Written Statement: David McGuinty

The Liberals Dept: His written statement capped a day in which Liberals had been scrambling to contain the damage from his ill-timed remarks, which came just days before a byelection in Calgary, where the Liberals have high hopes for an upset, according to The Star. My words in no way reflect the views of my party or leader and I offer my apology to them, as well as to my colleagues from Alberta and ottawa MP David McGuinty abruptly resigned as the Liberal party s natural resources critic Wednesday after suggesting Conservative MPs from Alberta are shills for the oil industry and should go home. I would like to unreservedly and unequivocally apologize for comments which I made with respect to parliamentary colleagues from the province of Alberta, said McGuinty, whose brother Dalton is premier of Ontario. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.