A look at Maxime Bernier’s musings, headlines over the last 10 years
OTTAWA — Aside from calling for an end to supply management in the dairy sector and privatizing Canada Post, the man dubbed “Mad Max” has a history of making headlines, often with colourful — if not contentious — commentary. Here’s a look:
April 2008
Bernier touches off a diplomatic row during a visit to Afghanistan by publicly urging the country’s government to replace the governor of Kandahar, linking him to rampant corruption: “I think (the Afghan government) can work with us to be sure that the governor will be more powerful, the governor will do what he has to do to help us, and there’s the question to maybe have a new governor.”
May 2008