Genuis says consuming alcohol ‘hardly’ the most important event from evening
OTTAWA — Federal Tories are fessing up to having a few drinks during a meeting on Parliament Hill Tuesday night, where the Liberals moved to oust new Conservative MP Leona Alleslev from her position as chair.
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says he did in fact drink some alcohol alongside Conservative staffers at the meeting of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association.
Genuis says there are regular events on Parliament Hill in which MPs, staff and journalists consume alcohol, but the key is that it’s consumed legally and responsibly, which he says was the case Tuesday night.
“However, I hardly think this is the most important or newsworthy event from the evening.”