A dismal heritage moment

In a successful attempt to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador, the provincial government once again exhibits all of the exemplary administrative and constitutional professionalism that 1930s could offer.

From the Ministry of Truth:

Chief Electoral Officer Anticipates More MHA Resignations
January 15, 2007

Chief Electoral Officer Chuck Furey says he's been advised that more MHA's may be vacating their seats in the House of Assembly prior to the provincial election in October. Furey is already preparing for upcoming byelections in Kilbride, Ferryland, and Port au Port and says more may be coming. Furey estimates the provincial general election will cost about 4 million dollars and says the by-elections will be expensive. He says the three byelections so far will cost well over 3 hundred thousand dollars. Meantime, Furey says he doesn't know yet whether Premier Danny Williams will change the electoral boundaries this year.

Interesting use of the passive voice there. "Been advised" by whom?

It is of dubious propriety that the Chief Electoral Officer would be notified of possible vacancies in the first place.

It is of no propriety at all that he would blab about it.

Then again, it's also of no propriety at all that an ex-partisan would be appointed Chief Electoral Officer in the first place.

Then again again, it's also of no propriety at all that he would engage in politics from his impartial, non-partisan, apolitical office.

Then again again again, this is also the same government that considers "all-partisan" to constitute non-partisan. (Boy, did that ever work out.)

Where's Duff Conacher when you need him?