Canada PoliticsYouTube video shows Conservative MP falling asleep in the House of Commons
Conservative MP Rob Anders is getting some Internet buzz, this week with a YouTube video that shows him falling asleep during a recent question period in the House of Commons.
In the video you see the Calgary MP struggling to stay awake while his Tory colleague, John Duncan, addresses the parliament.
It's not the first time and it won't be the last time a member of parliament has fallen asleep in the House of Commons — after all with their heavy travel schedule, parliamentary duties, community events, and constituency work, MPs work very long days.
Viewers of the web video at CBC News, however, weren't very sympathetic.
Reader descanter wrote: "Incorrigible. If any other worker was that seemingly tired, he or she would be facing serious consequences."
Juanfamilyman had this to say: "What a Cushy job,and beside,the Minister John Duncan addresing the House of Commons. While many of us struggling to make ends meet!"
And finally, timj01 chimed in with this gem of a comment: "Good grief, as a politician, he's already sucking on the public teat for hundreds of thousands of dollars, now he's falling asleep at it just like a baby does."
