Eclipse Mania By Politicians Took Center Stage Yesterday

If yesterday’s overhyped Eclipse of the Sun proved anything—it was that Canadian Parliament is, in essence, one BIG , and not very funny ACT.

How else to explain that politicians on ALL sides of the House left work to stampede outside to look up at the sky like a giddy bunch of school boys, girls and transgender believers?

‘MPs with eclipse glasses stare at 'surreal' celestial event on Parliament’; ‘Dozens of elected officials gathered to crane their necks skyward’(CBC, April 8, 2024)

But wasn’t the parliamentarians’ mad rush outside to rubberneck the Eclipse even more surreal?

It would take a news outlet other than the CBC to note that the “MPs’ eclipse glasses” were more than likely made in China.

“Not even the vital business of Parliament was enough to keep MPs from slipping outside to glimpse celestial history” (CBC).

How “vital” can the “business of Parliament” be when average Canadians are crippled by soaring inflation and when many of them cannot afford to heat their homes?

And where was Conservative hero Pierre Poilievre when the sun-eclipsed world went kind of, sort of dark?

Right there with the rest of them, including PM Trudeau, that’s where:

“Dozens of elected officials, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, — from behind a pair of standard-issue eclipse glasses — described the moment as "surreal."

"It really does feel like a different world," Poilievre said as the air cooled around him.

"I hope everybody has a good time, that nobody stares too long at the sun — because we want them to be able to read their briefing notes when they get back to the House," he added with a chuckle.

Canadians are being sleep-walked through a danger-fraught nightmare as politicians, including Poilievre count on words rather than actions to bring Canada back to what it was before Justin Trudeau came into power.

None of the Conservative leader’s words “axe the (carbon) tax” or cut the painful sting of soaring inflation.

A grinning, waving to street crowds Trudeau was on hand during yesterday’s Eclipse of the sun:

“Justin Trudeau was spotted taking in the spectacle from the roof of the building that houses the Prime Minister's Office.

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“Standing on a small patch of grass, Liberal MP Jaime Battiste called it one of the biggest highlights of his time on the Hill. (CBC)

"It kind of humbles you," said Battiste, still wearing his eclipse glasses. "At this point, nobody cares what party you're in — you're just humans taking in a phenomenon.”

LOL, MP Battiste, Canadian humans in the Land of the Maple Leaf are currently tossed up in the “phenomenon” known as your leader’s carbon tax.

“Parliamentary activities were briefly suspended to allow MPs and their staff members to enjoy the partial eclipse, said Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, who smiled as he took in the sight.(CBC)

"Millions of people in this country are very excited," said Guilbeault, before promptly putting his glasses back on to catch another look.

“Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, his eyes toward the sky, simply said, “Cool."

“NDP MP Leah Gazan shared a laugh with fellow parliamentarians Lori Idlout and Jenny Kwan as they watched the moon drift across the sun.

"It seems like it maybe should be more exciting than what appeared," said Kwan shortly after she removed her glasses.

"But they say this isn't going to occur for another 300 years. I'm pretty sure by then I won't be alive, so it's now or never."

Idlout, meanwhile, had something beyond the sun and moon on her mind: "I'm really a lot more excited that it's my colleague Leah Gazan's birthday today.”

“Transportation Minister Pablo Rodriguez said witnessing the sight was a "big moment." But as a large truck attempted to drive past where Rodriguez was planted on the road, he moved out of the way in hopes of preventing another.

"That would be a bigger one if it hit me," he laughed.

“Further down Wellington Street, the foreign interference inquiry also paused briefly to let lawyers, witnesses and journalists watch the show.

“They stood outside the Library and Archives building in downtown Ottawa as the sky darkened, some sharing their eclipse glasses.”

The reaction to the Eclipse was not much better in our southern neighbor.

’People went nuts over the Eclipse’ (Fox News, April 8, 2024).

“Today politicians grabbed their silly glasses and looked at the sky.” (Jesse Watters)

Meanwhile, while Fox and other media were waiting for people to go nuts over the media-hyped Eclipse, it was the politicians that went nuttier.

Since the beginning of time, humans have seen solar eclipses as bad omens. But once the moon passes the sun, everything goes back to normal. It always does and it always will. But this year, Biden doesn’t want you to see what’s coming and he wants you to forget what happens next.… pic.twitter.com/scHk9bygcM

— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) April 9, 2024

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