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Jack Harris, NDP MP, Suffers Embarrassing Cellphone Fail In Parliament (VIDEO)

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First Posted: 06/20/2012 5:19 pm Updated: 06/20/2012 5:19 pm

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C'mon, Jack Harris, would it kill you to put your phone on vibrate?

The NDP MP for St. John's East looked a tad embarrassed when a shrill 'brrrrrrrriiinng' interrupted him during question period on Wednesday.


Shane Mackenzie
Jack Harris' phone goes off during his question in QP really loud in the microphone. Awkward.

Unsurprisingly, the flub elicited a chorus of boos from his fellow members of Parliament and a shocked look from fellow NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, seated behind him. Maybe next time Harris will remember that "the use of cellular phones is not allowed in the Chamber," according to House of Commons Procedure and Practice.

Defence Minister Peter Mack quipped back, "I think that was the honourable member's truth calling, but he's not answering." Harris had been asking a question on information related to the suicide of Corporal Stuart Langridge.

But hey, everyone has made this mistake once, right? At least he learned his -- brrrrrrrriiinng. That's right, Harris's cellphone interrupted his speech not once, but twice. Um, Jack, are you going to get that? Maybe he's screening what @pdmcleod described as possibly the "best CPC crank call ever."


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Jack Harris's cell phone keeps ringing as he tries to ask a question in QP. Can't help but think this could be best CPC crank call ever.

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C'mon Jack Harris, how hard is it to put your phone on vibrate? The NDP MP for St. John's East looked a tad embarrassed when a shrill 'brrrrrrrriiinng' interrupted him during question period on Wed...
C'mon Jack Harris, how hard is it to put your phone on vibrate? The NDP MP for St. John's East looked a tad embarrassed when a shrill 'brrrrrrrriiinng' interrupted him during question period on Wed...
C'mon Jack Harris, how hard is it to put your phone on vibrate? The NDP MP for St. John's East looked a tad embarrassed when a shrill 'brrrrrrrriiinng' interrupted him during question period on Wed...
C'mon Jack Harris, how hard is it to put your phone on vibrate? The NDP MP for St. John's East looked a tad embarrassed when a shrill 'brrrrrrrriiinng' interrupted him during question period on Wed...
 
 
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joannabells
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11:57 AM on 06/22/2012
Turn your gorram phones on silent at work people.
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Toad Stool
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05:29 PM on 06/21/2012
Wow. The Cons are such a bunch of cry babies, getting all upset because a phone goes off. It's ok for Bev Oda to p...ss away the peoples money, for Petey Mack to bungle a multi-billion dollar purchase, for Harpo to destroy the environment, for Vic Toews to try and pass laws to spy on everyday Canadians, but heaven forbid a f....king phone goes off in parlament. Get a grip people. Unbelievable, these are the people who represent Canada. Pathetic.
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CanadaStan
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10:33 AM on 06/21/2012
Being an NDPer isn't embarrassing enough all by itself?!
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fencerman
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10:39 AM on 06/21/2012
Unlike the tories, who are no longer capable of feeling shame.
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Jason Bullock
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12:42 PM on 06/21/2012
But it's ok to lie, cheat, and fall asleep during question period, right?
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Tyler Austin
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09:18 AM on 06/21/2012
"Hey NDpizza, I'll take 4 large deep dishes with everything, delivered to Stornoway, courtsy of Pieere Poutine. Mr Mulcair will get the tab when you arrive."
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butchcliff
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07:18 AM on 06/21/2012
Maybe a real important call....like ..pick up milk & eggs on your way home, honey
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Daisee
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11:54 PM on 06/20/2012
Any news is good news.
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Marcus Davies
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10:25 PM on 06/20/2012
We need to help that man pick a decent ring tone. If you're gonna broadcast your tone nation-wide, at least use it to improve your image. The poorly-times ring can happen to any of us, but you still have to figure the guy deserves to feel like a bit of a putz. Unless the call is traced to McKay's office.
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lilkitten22
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10:22 PM on 06/20/2012
at least that's all he did, can't really say that for the rest of the MPs
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Expatscoucer
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09:59 PM on 06/20/2012
What was the ring tone is the story. Scottish burrr or an angry bee orMoll of Kintyre ring tone? If you are going to report on a gaff instead of a real consiquential, impacting story then give us the dirt. I hate it when even gossip columnists get lazy, grinning. How'd I do?
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sdgreen
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07:45 PM on 06/20/2012
The NDP do not care about protocol! In fact the NDP do not care about democracy! Just look at those Ontario NDP who flaunt their responsibility and not even vote on a budget. All the NDP do is whine in the hope that some misguided Canadian will listen to their socialist propaganda.
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Jason Bullock
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12:46 PM on 06/21/2012
And the Cons do? They bend protocol over a barrel on a daily basis. O rhas that Right Wing selective memory kicked in, preventing you from remembering?
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Toad Stool
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05:38 PM on 06/21/2012
F&F
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Toad Stool
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05:40 PM on 06/21/2012
And yet, here you are whining about others. You must be a CON..... A whiner and a harpocrite.
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Warren Yuill
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06:55 PM on 06/20/2012
Just imagine if it had gone off in a crowded theatre.
Just imagine!
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fromdnorth
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06:43 PM on 06/20/2012
It takes a phone issue to get on HP, but the substantive issue is missed
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TheRenaissanceMan
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06:30 PM on 06/20/2012
But it on vibe, yo!
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