The time honored parliamentary tradition to chant of 'shame' is applicable if not nearly strong enough for this situation. Unbelievable that one of our elected leaders would say such a selfish thing.

I will stop now before I say something rather more appropriate and much less dignified, not because it is unwarranted but because I wouldn't know where to stop.

Hell no.

What about those of us in customer service jobs? I shake hands with hundreds of people weekly as well. Am I just as much a priority? Nope, because I'm a healthy adult in my 30s. I don't fall into the high-risk categories.

Fry and the rest of the politicians should be subject to the same rules.

Actually, I do. One thing you do want during the course of a pandemic is that your government keeps running smoothly. I would even support giving it to Tory MPs/Staffers.

'' I would even support giving it to Tory MPs/Staffers.''

the vaccine or the flu?

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Are you volunteering to share yours? What a disgusting comment for you to make. I can only hope Stephen follows Steve's lead and bans you.

Supported. Another vote here for a permanent ban.

Lighten up!!! Jeez can you never ever see humour in things. Then again as they say about angry tories.........

Terry1, enjoy your newly earned ban for a week. Come back on November 6th and give it another try.

Your next ban will be for a month.

*Surprised* that BCL would support Fry.

Why can't the Liberals and NDP do what they always do when health care becomes a personal matter and just visit a private clinic to jump the line?

bigcitylib,
It's funny you say you support giving it to the government and "even support giving it to Tory MPs" - the Tory MPs are the only MPs that are government. Hedy Fry and her opposition cohorts in the Bloc and NDP are not, and hopefully never will be, government.

Hedi Fry is above standing in a line with commoners....

She is entitled to her entitlements!

but, she works at a House of Commoners...

Thinking aobut this, some people are hesitant to get the shot, for whatever reason. It makes sense to me for all on the Hill to get vaccinated and to be seen getting it done, but do they need a special clinic? nope.

Moose

MPs should get their vaccine in their own riding so they can truly set an example for their constituents in person. Of course, they should line up with the rest of them. That's also how they vote, no?

Dear Hedy,

Don't shake hands. No one will care.
By the way Hedy, line up like the rest of us commoners if you are that concerned and then you can talk to REAL people as long as you never admit, who you are or why you thought that you were more important than them because after all Hedy, those folks ARE YOUR BOSS. You are NOT THEIRS!

Sincerely,
Bec

By the way, PM told Graig Oliver in an interview that he, the prime minister, and his family will not be seeking peferential treatment . The PM and family plan to stand in line like the rest of us canadians.

Dr. Hedi Frye and Dr. Bennett should stop behaving like lunatics and act more like doctors at a time like this by easing the public fears and not create a panic.

Here's a simple preventative measure, Hedy. Do like the rest of us and quit shaking hands and find another way to greet people. Nobody will think any the less of you. Most people are aware that this is a courtesy that is no longer in vogue given the circumstances.

Here's a list of common options, in case you need to refer to it:

- Smile, nod your head and say, "Nice to meet you. Nice to see you, etc."
- Hold your hand up and wave 'Hi'
- Say 'Hello' and explain why you don't want to shake hands - make an excuse if you have to (i.e fighting a cold, etc.)
- Wear gloves and perhaps, in your case, given your obvious concern, a surgical mask - that'll be sure to stop people from wanting to touch you
- Give people a touch on the shoulder instead of hand to hand contact
- Wash or sanitize your hands after every greeting

What a foolish, selfish woman and no, I don't agree with her. Let those who are most at risk due to real unpreventable health issues get the first doses.

Ha ha, excellent!

I was in a huge lineup today with my daughter and her 6 WEEK old and 22 month old. People just KNOW better than to touch during times like this but was my daughter having a meltdown because of the babies? No, she was acting like a well informed and intelligent Canadian, WAITING for their vaccination and enjoying the freedom and experience to do so.
We also thank our governments for providing the vaccine and the manpower.

Everyone need to just quit yapping and band together. Hedy Fry, is NOT the Canadian to emulate. She is completely disconnected.

Yes I agree with her. We all need the shot.

Yes, we do. However, we're talking about rationing limited resources.

If she wanted the shot first she should have gone to the jails in BC, seems prisoners are more important than MP.

From what I understand Liberals live in a bubble, thats where all their policies and ideas come from... they should be safe from catching anything from the public or anyone else residing in the "real world"

"I'm entitled to my entitelment flu shot!"

Considering the amount of lies and duplicious shenanigans the current Canadian government continues to get away with, this is barely worth mentioning. There are much bigger problems on the Hill, and they start with the lack of accountability of Harper and his cronies. This story is just a little something Tories like to pick up on to keep Canadians looking at "shiny objects" instead of the real issues. They are masters at this finger pointing game.

''They are masters at this finger pointing game.''

This isn't a game,
except to Liberals, who continue to politicize H1N1
(finger pointing)

with bodybag 10%ers (hedy Fry)

and accusing the government of Canada of killing people because the PROVINCES can't deliver vaccine fast enough in response to the media induced panic (Bob Rae)

with bodybag 10%ers (hedy Fry)
that should read Caroline Bennet

she won't be shaking hands with me

when will the liberals get rid of this woman. hedy,the burning crosses in you riding will kill the virus.and this woman is a doctor? god help us all if this is the best the liberals can give us.

What do you expect From NS. Fry

I am certainly glad a Liberal suggested this nonsense!

Like her colleague Carolyn Bennett this woman is a nut. So Fry thinks because they shake hands MPs should have priority for the vaccine while Bennett is busy sending out 10%'ers that show a sick aboriginal child and refers to body bags. Couples with this Bennett stands up in the House and looks like she is about to become unhinged and Fry just asks stupid questions. These two Liberals need some therapy not a vaccine.

couldn't ms. fry just forge another subscription (remember her compassionate insurance fraud), use her medical credentials and lie as she has before, and claim she's sick. I am completely in favour of her being a guinea pig for us all, she's too late for this though

I shake hands with lots of people everyday and I'm not getting special treatment for the vaccination. Why should she or anyone else in Ottawa be put in front of women and children or even me. Although I don't get an outrageous salary like she does, I do pay taxes.

Who the hell does she think she is?

Maybe the fumes from all those burning crosses has disoriented Hedy and she has her entitlements mixed up with her entitlements that she believes she is entitled too.

Thats right up there with crosses burning in BC as we speak. Where do they find these people.

Good grief ; some people never change.
If she wants to shake hands then wear gloves .
Of course they aren't special cases and if that nervous stay home.
Remember that this is the lady who said there were burning crosses on lawns in Prince George.
Such silliness.

Let's hope there is another election soon and Hedy gets "fried", she is obviously too stupid to be representing anyone and we are even dumber to be paying her!

I say vaccinate her immediately. Many people are waiting several weeks to see if there are side effects. She can act as guinea pig.

How will you be able to tell if there are any side effects?
This is Hedy Fry you''re talking about.

She's not worth a comment

She is not worthy of a comment on this. Grow up woman

Give me a break, its an opinion. You guys are fools.
Is this all you could come up with on you little boy blog today...
NIIICE STRREEEETCH
Stephen

I disagree that they should have a higher priority than anyone else. What about business people? A lot of hand shaking goes on there too and I suggest that an outbreak within the business community would prove much more devastating than if the politicians got it.

The liberals continue to show their true colours. Thanks to Our Prime Minister Harper and hopefully a future Majority Government to lead our great Country and put these Liberal idiots with their left wing ideas aside.

Hedy Fry's statement exposes her Liberal entitlement to entitlements beliefs. I find it interesting that Olympians have been discouraged from shaking hands to avoid distribution of influenza, yet this is not good enough for her. Again, what is good for the common wo/man, or even Olympians, is not good enough for some Liberal MPs like Ms. Fry. Always have to have those special entitlements, and if someone is not getting less, it's hardly an entitlement.

Hedy Fry is a disgrace. This is not her first case of "foot in the mouth" disease. Idiot is probably a better word to describe her grasp of ethics, common sense and public service.

Use Purell, like the rest of us peasants...........

Hedy shouldn't shake hands with anyone. She might infect them with liberal stupidity.

Hedy should get her shots the same day that we have film of the crosses burning!

Type your comment here.I hope to see this comment by Fry a thousand times on TV. She is such a disgrace I can't imagine how she keeps getting elected. Anyone who doesn't put the most at risk first is not worthy of any kind of respect. Shame on her.

Hedy Fry... Once again she opens her mouth and shows how accurate is the adage “The deference between a socialist and a capitalist is that under capitalism some thrive and some don’t while under socialism all starve equally except those who govern.”

She makes me sick.

The "Members of Parliament" suggestion came from the guy holding the microphone. Fry's remarks opened by saying "all workers on Parliament Hill".
But, hey, that's just me going for accuracy.
Her idea still sucks.

Hedy is a Flake - Why does her dubious assertion surprise anyone? ?

People vote for her......... !

Hedy (crosses are burning in B.C.) Fry is perhaps the most tangible personification of the continuing myth that the liberal party has a divine right to rule Canada and have first dibs at whatever goodies are available in the public trough. Not particularly surprising, given the Liberal propensity to regard themselves as entitled to their entitlements.

She sounds like a very cross woman.

The persons very likely to contact H1N1
are those clerks who grab your debit card for a swipe.

What a miserable, brain-dead, selfish, clueless...battleaxe, haggard, self-loathing...skanky, donkey raping, hosebag mouthbreathing...um...what was the story about again?

Hedy Fry is an MP. That means she was elected as an ordinary citizen, to represent the other ordinary citizens who elected her. Canada has about 32 million more just like her. Get in line like the rest of us Hedy. You are nothing special.

What proof does she have this time? Do pictures exist of someone actually shaking her hand?

I had a stint working on the Hill a few years ago, and there was a one-day clinic then for all MPs and staffers to get their flu shots.

Government has to continue and work - now more than ever. I don't think there should be a special advance clinic for people with House of Commons badges, but when the clinics open for vaccinations for normal people (which is on Monday, at least in Ontario), I've got no problems with a one-day thing on the Hill to get it all done.

I agree. Maybe midweek or something. But you don't complain in public while high risk people are waiting for their shots.

Flu-gate? Shotgate?Needlegate?Prickgate?

This bothers me - and it would bother me if a Tory or a Dipper said it too. We hear about the delay and even those in the at-risk groups being turned away for the vaccine, but Hedy wants the shot! Wait until it's your turn and then stand in line with the rest of us, Hedy. And lose the smug sense of superiority.

I'm a Conservative and I don't think what she's saying here is necessarily terrible. I mean, MP's run our country-- if they start getting sick (say if Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq got sick), it would be a throwback for our pandemic planning and leadership. That being said, I do find Hedy Fry to be a very distasteful and disrespectful MP in general.

And what I don't understand........ is that people still vote for this flake

A full grown healthy woman in her position that concerned about getting a flu should probably be fired.
People get the flu every year and very few if any healthy people ever die from it.
Though maybe the new vaccine should only be given to politicians so we can have a real test of its effectiveness compared with the general public?
Can you say PANIC!

Hedy Fry has proved and continues to prove that she is a pathological liar, a cheat and a self-centered individual who would steal a life-saving solution from a baby in order to satisfy her own "needs". I wonder if crosses are still burning on the lawns of Prince George?

maybe this from another blog (BCL) might help put some lipstick on the nonsense being posted here:
"In the midst of a pandemic of as yet unknown severity, one thing that you would think you would want to work smoothly would be your national government, wouldn't it? And since that in our case is a parliamentary democracy, said government would encompass MPs and their staff, wouldn't it? Since health care professionals are calling for a spike in workplace absenteeism as the 2nd wave of H1N1 kicks in, wouldn't you want to take precautions to avoid a situation where...oh I don't know...the government falls by accident because too many legislators are at home puking, or legislation deleterious to the well being of the nation gets passed?

I would hope so. I mean, the phrase "making government work" keeps echoing through my head. Dunno who said that first."

You're a whimp, lame where are my posts?
The government you support is falling, and corupt.
Climate change is causing these releases of viral threats.
Not Hedy Fry. You mongrels.
This is a much larger issue than an opposition mp's statement.
Publish this on your blog? Be real man!.

What can you expect from someone who was trying to convince people that there were crosses burning in Prince George . A classic case of someone who doesn,t belong in politics.

SHAME ,SHAME -Time to send Ms Fry into Retirement,
as mps are lower on the ladder then Prisoners.

Following that selfish comment, I suspect there will be a lot fewer people wanting to shake hands with Hedy in future!

Ms Fry has always has had a problem...she engages her mouth before her brain.

Do you think it would be a percieved as a "cheap shot" or appropriate rebuke to include the recent "gems" from the Liberals reminding Canadians they are playing games with such a serious matter?

The behaviour from the Liberals seems more erratic or desperate as of late but I don't see the CPC interested in "teaching them a lesson" through another official poll.

What is puzzling the Liberals polling around 25-28% in not unusual, they were polling around this range for before the election last October and have returned to their new level of support.

Don't forget that Hedy Fry needs to remain healthy so she can go out and count all those burning crosses...

Wasn't it Liberal Jean Chretien who said "I'm entitled to my entitlements?" Nice to see that attitude is still alive and well in the Liberal party.

It was Liberal David Dingwall

Of course MPs should get H1N1 vaccine first. In Hedy Fry's riding of Burnaby, MPs are shaking hands on front lawns...as we speak!

They have Hedy Fry, and we have Rob Anders. Each give the partisans a reason to live.

I think Hedy should get a double dose of it. Did you hear the fear in her voice.
Get a grip.
This person is there trying to run our country. (shakes head)

"CDC Encourages Flu Shots, Dispels Fears" Read it at http://wp.me/pC3Xj-8c

Must be Hallow'een with another Liberal acting as an IDIOT looking for a village.

This is the typical Liberal 'me first' attitude. Is Ms. Fry saying that she as a Liberal MP's should cut in front of pregnant women, the elderly and the sick to get this vaccine?

No surprise here...she's entitled to her entitlements! Kerry, I agree that I wouldn't even be able to stop either.

We are all equal but some are more equal than others...LOL

Tell her to carry a spray can of antibacterial foam to be used before and after each time she shakes hands.

Hedy Fry is a dingbat and how she has the "chutzpah" to put herself and the lying bastards that are supposed to represent us at the head of the line is a laugh. Lady, remember, your constituents will not forget this and hopefully you will be gone comes next election. She personifies the word "****"

I'm a supply teacher. I don't have to shake hands to be bathed in flying germs every minute. And bless 'em, but sometimes they aren't too big on preventative measures.
How on earth does this idiot keep getting elected? And why does she keep talking?

How on earth does this idiot keep getting elected

the same way the other liberals get elected With the help of the media.

Can you imagine Dr. Hedi Frye in the 'TITANIC'

Unbelievable. Sounds like the Liberal Government. ME FIRST. NO wonder they are down in the polls.

Hedy Fry is a total embarrassment to B.C. The people who voted for her should be ashamed.

Actually most of them could just stay slopping safely at the trough and get vaccinated later. What a pompous self indulgent, self important ****. Shows just who has the "panic" bug.

It's a valid point. There should be more clinics in public places like tourist attractions, government buildings and community centres. If you think that there are 306 MPs or so who shake and average of 90 general public hands per week (not including the staff they have around them) and assume each of those general public folks have 10 friends or family they are in contact with, that's 275,400 people a week which turns into 2,203,200 million people in 8 weeks...a conservative estimate. The point being, there should be more clinics and more vaccines available, especially to people who spend a lot of the time with the public; like MPs, Healthcare workers, Teachers, tourist attraction and hospitality/travel staff.

The "MPs before children, elderly and infirmed" certainly doesn't translate well and this would hardly be the first time Hedy has let her tongue move faster than her brain. She does at least have one valid point, the very nature of an MP's job requires them to come into contact with large numbers of Canadians, many of whom may be unsuspecting H1N1 carriers. Nevertheless, MPs are by no means in a special or unique class, bus drivers and other front line public works employees likely run a far greater risk of exposure and yet no one has been clamouring for them to jump the cue.

In any case Hedy when confronted with a constituent who might be eager to press the flesh should consider doing what I've observed a few Senators on the Hill doing recently, offer a polite and quick fist bump.

Ignatieff should put a sock in Bob Rae's mouth, Rae is causing panic when there is no need, makes me sick to see a MP politicising H1N1 at the expense of Canadians.

'FEAR' is what the liberals have always created and used on people to get votes.

Hmm, would have been nice to have this clip a little longer, makes me wonder what Kirsty Duncan's views are on the matter, she's a more credible spokesperson than her caucus colleague.

I guess she feels she is entitled to her entitlements.

I have no comment that falls within the parameters of decorum. However, I have many that come to mind which fall quite outside those boundaries. Suffice to say, I have 2 words for MP Fry, and they aren't Happy Birthday or Merry Christmas!

Wow.........why am I not shocked.

I mean Liberals already think that they know what is best for Canadians and want to engineer our lives. It of course follows that they are special and need to be protected better than the peons.

I believe that all MPs and MLAs who vote for giving the public untested medications should be mandated to take them at least a couple of months ahead of anyone else, particularly when there have been no real trials completed for public safety as is the case with the H1N1 vaccine.
Until we start hearing the numbers of deaths from ALL causes each day, quotes of how many die from Swine Flu are irrelevant as a reason to expose oneself to a drug that seems to escape the government's own mandatory listing of warnings and contra-indications in all promotional materials (noting the government brochure recently mailed out to all Canadian addresses at great cost - that lists no warnings, contra-indications, nor possible side effects).
Hedy can have my shot.

I am not surprised that politicians would put themselves ahead of the people of their country. If they are worried about handshaking then they should react like most Canadians and cease handshaking until this danger has passed. No one should put themselves against those individuals who are at risk medically. I work in the public system with children and I and my colleagues have not yet received the vaccination. I feel I must wait to allow those who need the vaccine can get it.

ya this figures. As the Calgary Flames have their doctor fired for giving them the vaccines. Why anyone thinks they are more important to "the public" than others is beyond me. I work in a school with adults and students why aren't i more special. Instead of making loud noises lets just do what we have to do and let the public health deal with this as best as they can, and all will work out.

Can't believe anyone would willingly shake hands with Hedy!