Official Occupation Fail: Peter Stoffer a “country gentleman” according to the Parliament of Canada
Nova Scotia NDPer Peter Stoffer apparently hails from a background as a “country gentleman” according to his official occupation on the House of Commons website. I suppose that it is good that all sectors of society are represented in the House of Commons, but I thought that old European aristocracy would be an odd fit for chaps in the NDP.
While at first I thought this would warrant a fail, I suppose its a rather classy way to identify oneself.
November 23, 2009
Tags: Peter Stoffer Posted in: Blog Content, Canadian Political Fails
2 Responses
Well, “country gentleman” does sound a lot better than “professional politician.”
One conclusion I can make, from looking at Mr. Stoffer’s website, is that he’s an extremely private individual; it’s pretty easy to see the line he draws between his professional life and his private one. His Wikipedia entry indicates he has a sense of humour. So my guess is, he doesn’t take the PARLINFO biography form all that seriously; it’s like writing ‘Jedi Knight’ in the Religion spot on the census.
In the name of privacy rights, I think we can cut him a little slack here; obviously his constituents do (why else would they keep him there for over a decade?).
I think your observation that it is akin to writing ‘Jedi Knight” for one’s religion on the census is an accurate comparison. Perhaps slightly un-parliamentary, but harmless enough.
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