Well those breakfasts are pretty awful, if you want ice cold camembert and broken crackers. Cold camembert and broken crackers small dead animals. Senator nancy ruth on the difficulties of icecold camembert. Senators complaint of cold camembert accidentally sums up senates problems. Nancy ruth says she billed the senate for breakfasts after refusing the free icecold camembert with broken crackers. Faster than you could say cheese for the cameras, nancy ruth entered the entitlement hall of shame. Good grief, i am not entirely uncouth unlike the auditors people. The senate scandal was back in the news with a report that the auditor general is looking into questionable expenses, while tom mulcair continues to focus on the issues that matter to canadians. Who is senator cold camembert, representing the riding of. If you want ice cold camembert with broken crackers, have it.
Breadsticks are also good for dipping, as are cheese crackers and raw veg the. The horror of the ice cold camembert is unfolding just as mr. Vancouver cheese monger cool to conservative senator. Ruth further took on an arrogant attitude by claiming that people dont understand what its. Use crushed goldfish and other crackers to add flavor and body to soups. Ndp hilariously delivers camembert to reporters at mike. Ferguson was invited by the senate in 20 to conduct the audit following embarrassing revelations about allegedly improper expense claims by former conservative senators mike duffy, patrick brazeau and pamela wallin and liberal senator mac harb, who has since resigned. Frontier 100k, ac se100k, ba gold, wn acp, hyatt globalist. Nancy ruth just referred in scrum to ag questions about breakfast on an airplane, mentions ice cold camembert. Icecold camembert with broken crackers could marie antoinette have said it any better herself. This is the official youtube channel of the beaver party of canada, featuring the canadian beaver band, canadas most popular political satire band. Tory senator grumbles about cold camembert airline food.
She was appointed by prime minister paul martin, on march 24, 2005. Auditors are examining the expenses of dozens of senators to check that their. A snobby food quote attributed to marieantoinette went. Stay informed the latest updates on the novel coronavirus and covid19. Perhaps she should not have provided an example of an awful airline breakfast. Canada tory senator grumbles about cold camembert airline food good evening all. Rich, creamy camembert is sliced in a crosshatch style, stuffed with garlic and thyme and then baked until bubbling. So cold camembert and broken crackers are good enough for our esteemed senator who notes that it was her staffer, not her, who filed the claim. Ruth said auditors had taken issue with a couple of.
The alternative, apparently, would have been a free airline breakfast of cold camembert with broken crackers. Senator nancy ruth on the difficulties of icecold camembert duration. Cold camembert and broken crackers by the canadian beaver. Cold camembert and broken crackers the red chamber blues during the fraud trial of mike duffy, and while police investigated several other senators in an expenses scandal that is still on the boil, the press asked senator nancy ruth why she was charging taxpayers for restaurant breakfasts when she had been served such meals in business class. Camembert, crackers and a whole lot of peanuts the globe. Now its time to break out the ice cold camembert and broken crackers. While initially appointed as a progressive conservative, on march 28, 2006 she joined the conservative caucus. Senator miffed by audit of expensed airplane breakfast instead of. There are a couple of times when my assistant put in for a breakfast when i was on a plane, and they say i should have not claimed because i should have eaten that breakfast those breakfasts are pretty.
The leaders of the ndp and liberal parties said they are looking forward to. If you want icecold camembert with broken crackers, you can have it. Christie blatchford on the curious, charmed life of. Senator nancy ruth defended her habit of expensing meals while travelling by dismissing the cold camembert with broken crackers offered. Nancy ruth annoyed auditor expects her to eat cold. If you want icecold camembert with broken crackers, have it, conservative senator nancy ruth told the country this week, sounding a lot like. Two of the soft cheeses that i opt for are brie and camembert. Cold camembert and broken crackers, she whined, were not acceptable breakfast fare for the likes of a senator. Senators who refuse camembert out of touch winnipeg free.
Nancy ruth, cm born january 6, 1942 is a canadian activist, philanthropist and former canadian senator. There were a couple of times that my assistant put in for a breakfast when i was on a plane and they say i shouldnt have claimed because i should have eaten that breakfast, she told reporters. Expense scandals distract from real malaise in parliament. Cold camembert with broken crackers built this country, tweeted columnist tabatha southey. Federal new democrats provided a taste of what the mike duffy case is really about when they distributed chilled camembert to reporters covering day 1 of the trial tuesday. If you want icecold camembert with broken crackers, have at it. Most people reading this probably have not heard of mary browns fried chicken restaurants, but it is more popular than kentucky fried chicken in the province of newfoundland and labrador, and has numerous locations throughout atlantic canada as well as in ontario and alberta. You can serve camembert with any kind of toasted bread from baguette to pitta for dipping cut the bread into small pieces or fingers to make this easier. Icecold camembert with broken crackers small dead animals. Sorta a humble brag but im super proud of myself being able to afford a business class ticket on my own. Cold cheese and broken crackers wont do for tory senator nancy. Nancy ruth, cm born january 6, 1942 is a canadian activist, philanthropist and former. Try these hacks for pleasing cheese that wont cost taxpayers a dime. The taste was the same, but i was disappointed that.
Get out the cold cheese and crackers winnipeg free press. There are a couple of times when my assistant put in for a breakfast when i was on a plane, and they say i should have not claimed because i should have eaten that breakfast, she said. Conservative senator nancy ruth says that there are a couple of claims her assistant put in for breakfast rather than her eating ice cold camembert with broken crackers on planes. Nevertheless, when i need to munch on something tasty and satisfying, i raid the fridge and would always find a block of cheese, olives in brine, maybe some cold meats, and my trusty old ritz crackers.
She is quoted as saying well, those breakfasts are pretty awful and if you want icecold camembert with broken crackers, have it. If you brought an instant cheesecake mix, add the crumbs to the graham cracker crust. Get out the cold cheese and crackersan editorial from the winnipeg free press, published april 7. Among other things, she has personally done more to hasten the long overdue, long necessary euthanization of the socalled red chamber than any person in recent memory. Mix soggy granola or cookie crumbs in oatmeal and pancakes for extra taste and texture. Vancouver cheese lady allison spurrell says she has little sympathy for nancy ruths cold camembert expense claims. Oliver then teased senator nancy ruth about her comments regarding the awful airline breakfasts that consisted of icecold camembert and broken crackers. If you want icecold camembert with broken crackers, have it. Fascinating post and, although i cant speak from experience, i am certain much more enjoyable than icecold camembert with broken crackers. If you want ice cold camembert with broken crackers, have.
Cold camembert is trending on twitter ottawa citizen. Conservative nancy ruth says auditors dont understand what being. Thyme and garlic baked camembert is incredibly easy to prepare and will look gorgeous sitting on any appetizer table this holiday season. Its a treat for hitting some personal goals over the past year both financially and personally. She retired from the senate on january 6, 2017, upon reaching the. Bake at 200c180c fangas 6 for 20 mins, or until the cheese is liquid in the centre. Senator nancy ruth slams auditors over breakfast claims cbc news. That comment set off a flurry of responses on twitter. Cold camembert and broken crackers by the canadian beaver band. Who is senator cold camembert, representing the riding of broken crackers. Senator nancy ruth set off a firestorm on twitter thursday after explaining to reporters that it was perfectly fair to expense breakfast after a morning flight because the icecold camembert with broken crackers served in executive class just doesnt cut it.
Senator miffed by audit of expensed airplane breakfast instead of icecold camembert with broken crackers the federal auditor general is demanding that. Air canada aeroplan first time in business class without points. In the end, i wonder if canada might get more than it bargained for in making merit a key criterion for appointing senators. Making fun of entitled canadian senators is trending on. Cold cheese the perfect appetizer for the senate scandal. John oliver jokes that senate scandal could not be any. That was all it took to set the canadian media machine on fire and pretty much every major media outlet in canada has covered the story as if she also mentioned that french canadians should stop eating poutine. Senator nancy ruths comment that she needed to buy breakfast on the publics dime because airline food cold camembert and broken crackers was beneath her station seemed to exemplify. In among a variety of cheese puns, many users pondered exactly what is considered an acceptable serving. Senators complaint of cold camembert accidentally sums up. Below are some of the best tweets and cheesiest puns. Tory senator nancy ruth annoyed auditor expects her to eat. Le creuset pg0075cb1467 stoneware tapas dish, 17ounce, cerise cherry red wildly delicious petite maison brie cheese baker in blueberry blue.
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