Finally, a Vancouver Barbecue NOT Cancelled Due to Rain

The Globe and Mail reported this morning that what would be the 25th annual British Columbia Conservatives Barbecue (or the BCCB) was cancelled due to the unavailability of our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.

Though the PM is really too busy to make the event, other obstacles rose to challenge the annual event. Due to the Federal Accountability Act, corporate sponsors can no longer foot the bill of the popular barbecue, raising the need for more private donor dollars. And, of course, there is always the threat of heavy rainfall with a slight chance of tree-hugging British Columbians.

Senator Gerry St. Germain, the organizer of the event, seemed disheartened by the news. Citing that the barbecue has "historically... gone, pretty well, every year," the Senator even stated that he would front some of his own money for the event, a move that he has done in the past. And they say the Conservative Party isn't generous!

St. Germain isn't the only disappointed Tory in the west of the west. Dona Cadman, the widow of Surrey North MP Chuck Cadman, "will miss the barbecue," the Globe reports, stating that "You got to see the Prime Minister in a different light."

I suppose grilled as opposed to roasted puppy does lighten the mood.