For Garth Turner moving day came as a surprise. The former Tory, Independant and now Liberal hermit MP is trying to raise a fuss on his blog about being shifted away from the blue block in Ottawa.

His ramblings are long winded attempts at sympathy coupled with tax-spending Tory tales of the new letterhead, business cards, etc. that us taxpaying folks will have to be subject to.

I sincerely appreciate all of those people who have raised their voices in opposition to evil Jay Hill, the Chief Government Whip, who has ordered me to vacate my office and pull the plug on MPtv - just for the hell of it. The latest development is a letter I received this morning from the Sergeant-at-Arms for the House of Commons who plans to lower the boom during the first week of March.

Turner tries his hardest to spin the fact that the his broadcast follies are a thorn in the side of the current government by indicating that they want to pull the plug on his MPtv along with the order to move. Not the case. In a previous post he states that a move would sever his direct line into the house that was installed with much cost due to the fact that it is a heritage building (perhaps the same taxpayer cost):

But I do know that MPtv, which is an innovative joint venture between me and the House of Commons, offering the only original daily webcasting content out of our Parliament, will be jeopardized by this needless move. When I set the studio up (pictured below), we had a special data connection installed in the office, which routes directly into the House architecture. That will now be lost until the time and resources are found to connect it elsewhere (these heritage buildings are not so easy to wire, I am told). Seems like a waste, no?

The bottom line is (whether or not Garth gets it) he will be moved. There will be costs associated. Perhaps as a lower-cost alternative, his new office could be located in the fenced off section for homeless cats on the hill. Pity on Garth, pity on.