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A few days ago I wrote this about Scouts Canada appearing before a Senate committee. I was working from an Ottawa Sun story that didn't go into great detail about why the Scouts were there. Rather than further research it (are you kidding?) I rushed to print, extrapolating wildly to take a cheap shot at the Senate. I regret this. The first part of it, that is. I live to take cheap shots at the Senate.

Anyway, Senator Joan Fraser left a comment on the post, which I reprint here:

The senators were just doing their job. That is, they were doing a committee study of a bill presented, at the request of Scouts Canada, by Senator Con Di Nino. Committee study is standard practice between 2nd and 3rd reading of any bill. This was the bill to enable the reorganization which the controversy you mention concerned. It has now received third reading and been sent on to the House of Commons for consideration there.

This has left me terribly conflicted. Should I be flattered that Senators take time from their busy schedules to read this fine blog? Or should I be angry that they have enough free time to read this fine blog?

I am torn.