Interim Conservative Leader Bakes Hash Cookies On Live TV

Rona Ambrose
Interim Conservative Leader & Leader Of Canada's Official Opposition

Toronto, ON

It has only been four days since Rona Ambrose assumed the role of interim Conservative leader and Leader of the Opposition in Canada's House of Commons, yet she is already making waves and raising eyebrows.

Mrs. Ambrose, Member of Parliament for the Alberta riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, was voted in as interim leader shortly after Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned following a crushing defeat by Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party on October 19th.

Already, the 46 year old, who has held prominent portfolios in the government including Minister of the Environment and Minister of Health, has been signaling to her party and to Canadians that she plans on moving the Conservative Party in a different direction.

One of her first announcements came on Friday, when she shocked Canadians by saying that she would support a public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and children, something Mr. Harper had refused to implement for years despite an outcry from indigenous leaders as well as opposition parties.

But no one saw this morning's appearance on CityTv's Breakfast Television coming.

Mrs. Ambrose, a native of Valleyview, Alberta, appeared on the popular Toronto-based show during its weekly baking segment. When asked by host Kevin Frankish what her favourite holiday treat was and if she would be willing to "show Canadians her special touch," Mrs. Ambrose proceeded to produce two vials of hash oil from her pocket and pour the contents into a large bowl which already contained chocolate chip cookie dough. While pouring the oil into the bowl, she looked up and smiled at the crowd, saying "Come on, ladies, we all know how stressful Christmas can be. We do most of the cooking, the dishes, minding the kids. At some point you just have to chill out."

At that point, producers quickly cut to commercials. CityTV has not made itself available for comment to The Sentinel Dispatch as of press time.

The appearance marked a sharp turn-about from her vocalized outrage in June after the Supreme Court of Canada expanded the definition of medical marijuana beyond dried leaves, to include cannabis oils, teas, brownies and other forms of the drug.

From Our Toronto Bureau