Michelle Rempel, Conservative Member of Parliament for Calgary Nose Hill, was the best guide you could have had to the Throne Speech. First, she set the scene from her seat in the House of Commons.
Sitting in the HoC waiting for the Usher of the Black Rod to bang on the door.
To help explain the convoluted ritual, she pointed people to an excerpt of Who Runs This Country, Anyway?. It's a kids' book from Scholastic targeted at kids ages 8 to 12.
This is exactly what is happening in centre block as we speak https://t.co/9aIcqXSIAQ
Do you not think highly of our reading comprehension, Michelle?
Friendly reminder: DON'T CLAP.
You might get shushed!
Rempel really found her footing with an Usher/Usher of the Black Rod joke.
"Usher! Usher! Usher! Usher!" ~@Usher, also 330-some MPs in the HoC
They're different dudes, OK?
Want to learn more about the Usher of the Black Rod? The folks at Scholastic can help you out.
Rempel then spent time reading about all the different kinds of ushers on Wikipedia.
So many different ushers. https://t.co/vkYPECC5jN
She tweeted ~breaking~ news.
Someone just broke a chair in the HoC gallery. It was not the usher.
People really started getting into her updates.
@MichelleRempel sounds like u're doing a play by play there, Michelle.😊😊
So she shared what really goes on between MPs as they wait to be invited to the Senate to hear the speech.
.@mjdacua - @TonyclementCPC is singing Taylor Swift to me.
Breaking usher news!
THE USHER HAS ARRIVED
A moment of sincerity.
Ps. This is always cool to be part of.
As things really got underway, Rempel and a colleague were seen roaming the halls looking for a copy of the speech.
Hilarious - @MichelleRempel and @CandiceBergenMP roaming the Senate foyer looking for a copy of the speech #SfT15 #Watchthethrone #cdnpoli
Where was the usher to help her?
Then she did her job in opposition by cracking a joke about how short the speech is this year.
.@l_stone @CandiceBergenMP found it! It was so thin that we missed it. ;)
Rempel concluded her riveting coverage by throwing some perfectly executed shade at the Liberals.
"This ambitious plan is the result of conversations with Canadians". SIX FULL PAGES OF AMBITION! https://t.co/kEXU8L2ojM #SFT2015
Aaaaaand scene.
