Apology?

Keeping up with the media surrounding Lisa Raitt's gaffes is pretty much a fulltime job these days.

Lisa Raitt recently made extremely insensitive remarks about cancer, referring to the medical isotope shortage as 'sexy' and relishing the possibility of furthering her political career by 'rolling the dice' and 'getting all the credit'. She didn't realize that she was being taped at the time, which leads me to believe that her remarks show her true character.

This tape has been making headlines and top news stories all week. When asked about it during Question Period, Raitt went on the offensive showing no sign of remorse or humility.

Three days into this 'scandal' Canadians get to hear her tearful apology.

I wonder just how sincere this apology really was. It was scripted; not spontaneous. It was contrived to make us sympathize with Ms Raitt by including her own personal cancer stories. Quite the contrary; knowing that she has lost loved ones to cancer, makes me question how she could equate the isotope shortage with career advancement. What kind of person so easily forgets the people who are suffering with cancer, and thinks only of how to use that situation to their own advantage?

And today we discover that there is even more damaging information. On the tape Ms Raitt contends that Jim Prentice (Conservative Environment Minister) redirected money that was intended for Wind Energy and instead spent it on Tar Sands research and development.

When will the revelations end? There are over 5 hours of tape and we have only heard a few minutes...

So far Ms Raitt has apologized to Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq for comments questioning her ability to handle 'hot' issues, and to Canadians for using the word 'sexy' in reference to the isotope shortage. Will we be hearing of yet another apology to Environment Minister Jim Prentice? Or is it Mr Prentice's turn to apologize to Canadians?