Scandal-plagued Liberal Minister GONE!

Finally, Immigration Minister Judy Sgro--now simply the Member of Parliament for York West--has resigned (been fired?) from her post following a series of revelations indicating that she was trading her Ministerial prerogative (with respect to granting asylum and expediting work permits) for volunteer assistance on her campaign during the June federal election.

Never mind that she granted a work permit to a stripper. Never mind that she offered to prevent the deportation of a man in exchange for providing campaign volunteers and pizza. The million-dollar question is:

In a riding like York West--where the Liberals are the only party to win since 1962, and where Sgro won 62% of the vote--why would a Liberal go to such great lengths to secure volunteers for a campaign? It's likely that, even if she didn't put up signs, she still would have won an outright majority.

The answer? Stupidity. Plain and utter stupidity.