Amid reports of a severely drunk 18-year-old woman, Ottawa paramedics responded to the prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive early Sunday.
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Last Saturday the prime ministers’ residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa was the scene of a “medical call and not a police matter,” according to RCMP.
OTTAWA—The RCMP is confirming that paramedics were called to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s residence early Sunday morning amidst media reports that an 18-year-old woman was severely intoxicated.
In a statement, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Lucy Shorey said an ambulance responded to 24 Sussex Drive She did not describe the nature of the call but said that it did not involve Harper or his family.
“This was a medical call and not a police matter. It did not involve any of our protectees,” Shorey said in a statement.
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A Quebec radio station reported that the emergency call involved an intoxicated 18-year-old woman, who was taken to hospital.
J.P. Trottier, a spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service, confirmed that paramedics took a patient to hospital but said he could not provide details about the gender, age or condition because of patient confidentiality.
“Because of the potential identification of the patient, we can’t talk about it,” he said in an interview.
It’s believed that Harper’s son Ben celebrated his 18th birthday on Saturday. Harper and wife Laureen also have a daughter, Rachel, who is three years younger.
Jason MacDonald, Harper’s director of communications, declined to comment on the report and would not say whether Harper or his wife were home at the time of the incident.
The legal drinking age in Ontario is 19.
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I’m no fan of Harper, but this incident might be no big deal in the end, nothing more than an unfortunate ‘accident’ at a teenage drinking party. If there’s nothing more to it than that, then why did the P.M. and those around him go immediately into their reflexive coverup mode? It leads reasonable people to suspect that there might be much more to the story. It’s the kind of suspicion that this evasive and dishonest P.M. always engenders.
Perhaps Herringbone was not the best choice of band for Ben’s party.
Too bad this didn’t happen at Justin’s residence, then it would be so cool.
@tedders WHAT?
The Conservatives are tough on crime unless it’s . . . you know, Rob Ford or underage drinking/alcohol poisoining at the PM’s residence.
@poindexter ‘PM’s House’ is 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa Ontario.
@poindexter : This tidbit has not been reported in any media outlet. How is it that you know?
House of the Rising Sun….
I do not like Harper, I despise his politics. But if anybody that has ever had teenage kid, a kid that has a party once in a while, like on a birthday, and some invited kid brings alcohol an over indulged, I am sure that they would understand. Kids not behaving are a way of life, do not blame the parents
When someone consumes so much alcohol that they end up in the hospital,I believe the term for that is ALCOHOL POISONING.
Parental supervision? Apparently not? Kind of like the way he runs the country. AWOL.
@tedders that makes no sense at all.
@off_the_bus Does to me. Since some of the Liberal comments are way off the mark. Might be they’re smoking up too much as per the second coming of the Messiah
party on garth … party on steve
@poindexter Keep smoking up JT.
Hopefully…young Ben Harper headed out back and lit up a big fattie…since most people know that Cannabis is way Safer than Alcohol.