Another embarrassment for the NDP

Ruth Ellen Brosseau found herself in the spotlight again on Tuesday. It was revealed that the NDP incorrectly claimed in a biography that the controversial MP had a college diploma. The false claim was removed from the party’s website and the officials take full responsibility.

They say Brosseau never made the claim to them and had only said she had been a student at the college. A party worker inadvertently changed that by writing in the biography that she had a diploma in Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications from St. Lawrence College in Kingston. After removing the claim, the party also replaced the picture of Brosseau on the website with a more professional one.

This development is the latest embarrassment for Brosseau and the NDP. It was previously reported that she took a vacation in Las Vegas during the campaign and never set foot in the Quebec riding she won. She’s been shielded by her party from explaining to Canadians through the national media why she didn’t campaign for the seat she won. She only provided one interview to Le Nouvelliste newspaper last week.

She said her French was rusty and she’ll work on improving her language skills and visit the riding in the days ahead.