Liberals call on Guergis to resign over tantrum

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CBC Article

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Not sure why you posted this.
I'm a Canuck too.
She had a meltdown, I recognize my meltdowns in her.
But I have something that she obviously does not -
self-knowledge (which I got here at WP).

Just wondering...if she is on the spectrum, wouldn't the liberals be discrimnatory since they would be suggesting she resign because of something that is a result of her being on the spectrum? It would be just as close as saying autistics shouldn't be allowed to be in cabinet. If she is an aspie, the liberals should be suggesting she go to a therapist...unless they really want to lose an election.

This makes me want to keep my vote in favour of the Conservatives just to spite the LPC. Im renewing my CPC membership.

basically, the liberals think its ok to stuff brown envelopes with taxpayer cash during Adscam, but heaven forbid, a possible aspie conservative mp has a meltdown.

I don't think it adds up like that. Let's assume she has Asperger's, that she knows it, and that her superiors know it. There's still nobody that can grant immunity in case of meltdown. She and her employer should tweak her job so that it does not contain meltdown triggers. That's what she has a right to, an adjusted job. Having a disability does not confer the right to abuse others.

But I think what we've really got there is just you and me thinking that woman is disabled.

Would coming out of the autism closet wreck a politician's career? Oh yeah. Real quick.

I hope I don't offend but maybe its PMS, cause wow did she ever flip the f**k out.

If it's not PMS, it's one heck of a power trip. :p

I'm offended too that I have to go through a million security checks, some of which will soon be potentially dangerous to health, when I fly, simply because federal intelligence agencies don't have their sth together. Rather than work smarter they push it further downstream to the general population, where they're not even effective. It's insulting and if I had any say in it, there would be mass purges of federal employees.

That said, she's a real b****.

if she were an aspie, her skillset still does not match her job. i had one meltdown with a chronically incompetent teacher who just did not belong in the teaching profession. she made no effort to learn, which is always amusing in a TEACHER, new ways in dealing with problem behaviors in kids and all of the staff, myself included, were very helpful in giving her ideas. We always supported new staff who were willing to learn. yes, i verbally corrected her during a very difficult moment.

very soon afterward, I went to her with a formal apology, as well as to my boss. and i left the job for a less stressful position in which i was no longer a supervisor. it just wasn't the right fit for me

Agreed, there are certain jobs people with AS do not seem cut out for, and these include supervising/mentoring others, teacher, police officer, pretty much anything heavy on people.

I don't see anything in the article that even hints at her being on the autism spectrum. I'm not Canadian, but if I were I certainly wouldn't stop voting for Liberal candidates because they called on someone to resign for insulting people. What if the people she insulted were on the spectrum or disabled in some way--would it make it right for her to do so?

Is her meltdown even typical of an Aspie meltdown? She sounds more like an NT with a bad temper and a huge sense of entitlement.