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Conservative Inky Mark says he's one of a few who have been offered a job by the Liberals, essentially to take away votes in the House of Commons. Outstanding analysis here.

According to Mark, the unnamed minister first offered to make him an ambassador. When he turned that offer down, it was implied he could opt for a seat in the Senate, if he wanted it.

Cabinet Minister Joe Volpe says the Conservatives are like the KKK.

The Opposition party is made up of racists, Volpe said Tuesday, calling members recognizable "notwithstanding that they don't have their cowl and their cape." "The Klan looks like it's still very much alive," the minister added. Volpe made the comments in response to a poster prank in which two Conservative MPs refer to the Liberals as the The Liberanos, a mocking reference to the television Mafia show The Supranos.