Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Tony Clement had a terrible lapse of judgment when he sent explicit photos to someone he did not know online. The PC leader said there is a code of conduct in place for his MPs but that he doesn’t think anyone should need a code to know not to send such photos this way. Scheer said he is taking Clement at his word that he sent the photos to someone he thought had consented but said the behaviour is still extremely upsetting and unbecoming. Clement sent out a statement Tuesday evening saying the recipient attempted to extort him, threatening to release the photos if he didn’t pay a large sum of money in Euros. Such an act on the part of an MP is astonishing and would seem to end Mr. Clement’s capacity to assume responsibility for much of anything.
