Once is happenstance; twice is coincidence; three times is enemy action.

This, by the way, is the event for which Diane Ablonczy was punished by the PMO. Note the presence of contingents from three federal political parties, police, firefighters and the Canadian Forces.

The fact that the evangelical Stephen Harper has opposed same-sex marriage from the get-go—and his phrasing here warrants some attention—is not immaterial to the subsequent unfolding of events.

[H/t Blunt Objects]