Talk:Steven Fletcher
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[edit] objection to wording in article
I object to the wording in the following sentence about Steven Fletcher:
"He is the first quadriplegic to sit in the House of Commons."
That is a particularly cruel joke: he can't exactly "stand" in the House of Commons, or "stand" for re-election, can he? :) Seriously though, I can't think of an alternative term. Are there any less offensive terms than "sitting" in parliament? Graham 06:58, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I have hopefully fixed that problem. The sentence now reads:
"He is the first quadriplegic parliamentarian in the House of Commons."
I have also changed "permanently disabled" to "having a permanent disability".
Note: My comments above were not meant to show any opinion I have about Steven Fletcher: I know nothing more about him than what is presented in the article. Graham 08:40, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Graham,
The phase "to sit in the House of Commons" was meant as a generic reference to membership in the house. It wasn't meant to refer to Fletcher's condition, although I can see how the phrase could cause offense. Thanks for catching this. CJCurrie 18:36, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] CASA
I've corrected the CASA reference: although the source says "the director" (not president), he was one of five elected members of the board. I've also deleted the gratuitous reference to CFS -- we don't say that he's a CPC member, "a conservative rival to the NDP," for example.
Thank you for the correction. I don't agree that the CFS reference was gratuitous, though I also don't believe it's important enough to start an edit war over. CJCurrie 03:57, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
