Mitchel Raphael on the Mp who just got an oxfoRd degRee and Ralph goodale as pM??? AN EX-HUSBAND. Shirley Bassey. Chong says he NOW THAT’S SCARY. and his wife, Carrie Davidson On the night before Halloween, (who used to work for Holt Ren­ Devil’s Night, Toronto NDP MP frew), would have liked to attend Olivia Chow held a thank­you Fashion Cares if there hadn’t bash for her re­election cam­ been a conflict. As it turned out, paign volunteers. At the party, only NDP Leader Jack Layton Jack Layton noted for the rec­ and Olivia Chow hit both events. ord that he and Chow were now Chow tossed her formal ball gown the House of Commons’ first into the coat check so she could “re­elected” married couple. The change into a shorter, shinier party theme was “What outfit for Fashion Cares. Layton is scarier than Stephen kept on his tuxedo jacket with Harper?” Someone tails and added a Barack Obama came as Death; one 2008 baseball cap. Liberal MP woman dressed up Mario Silva, who has just fin­ like her ex­husband. ished a master’s in international The entertainment law that he has been working was comedy drag queens on through Oxford University Donnarama (as Sarah Palin) for the past 2½ years, was at the and Daytona Bitch (as Hillary fundraiser as well. He says being Clinton) performing a dance in opposition allowed him to mix parody of the infamous Tina complete the degree, and that Fey Saturday Night Live skit. he is hoping to embark on a Meanwhile, in Nova Scotia for Ph.D. Also at Fashion Cares was Halloween, Green Leader Eliza- Grit MP Scott Brison, who says beth May dressed up as profes­ he will not run for the sor Minerva McGonagall from leadership this time the Harry Potter series. “I wore around. Brison was my old law gown, plus a lovely dressed for the occa­ wizard hat,” says May. sion in a smoking jacket “from my Con­ WE WANT RALPH!!! servative days.” The inside talk in some opposition MP circles is that the NDP and the THE BUZZ ABOUT Bloc will leave it to the Liberals PRENTICE’S NEW JOB to prop up the Conservatives Much pundit and Hill chatter once Parliament returns with the about whether cabinet minister hope that a non­confidence vote Jim Prentice’s move from Indus­ will pass soon. An NDP insider try to Environment was a demo­ who has consulted constitutional tion. John Baird has said that lawyers says if the government SCOTT BRISON (top); (middle left) Michael Chong and his wife, when he held the position, he falls within the first nine months, Carrie Davidson; (middle right) Jack Layton in his Obama cap; never had more public recogni­ Governor General Michaëlle (bottom left) Olivia Chow with Donnarama as Sarah Palin; (bottom tion in all his years in politics. Jean will have to ask the leader right) Jim Prentice; (insets) Shirley Bassey and Ralph Goodale And an old internal Conservative of the Opposition if he can form picked a new leader. No word yet attendance at the popular Chi­ poll showed that when Rona l a government. The NDP and if the Grits are even interested in nese community event. Tory MP Ambrose was environment min­ e a h Bloc would not support outgoing this option. Michael Chong read greetings ister she was the second­most­ P a 8 R Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion from the Prime Minister and recognized federal Tory in Can­ 0 ’ l e 7 as PM. He would have to step ballroom dancers dazzled the ada. (Stephen Harper was the SCOTT BRISON’S h 1 c . t i v down early and they would form SMOKING JACKET crowd. On the other side of the first.) Prentice is often cited as a M O a coalition with someone else: On one side of the Metro Toronto convention centre was Fashion future Tory leader. y n b s s top choice is former Liberal fi­ Convention Centre, the Cathy Cares, the glamorous fundraiser ’ h P N nance minister Ralph Goodale, Ball was raising money for the for the AIDS Committee of Tor­ a a ON THE WEB: For more Ottawa R E who, if this scenario plays out as Mon Sheong Home for the Aged. onto, hosted this year by Elton outtakes or to contact Mitchel g l O t c this NDP insider sees it, would Several parliamentarians, such John’s partner, David Furnish, Raphael, visit macleans.ca/ O a h m become PM until the Liberals as Liberal Derek Lee, were in and featuring singing legend mitchelraphael P 10 MAC45_010.indd 10 11/04/2008 08:28:43 PM.