Popular Post naslund.is.king Posted July 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Warning: Story contains coarse language Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is alleging a member of Ontario's provincial Parliament spewed a profanity-laced rant to his face at a Rolling Stones concert just outside of Barrie, Ontario on Saturday, according to the Ottawa Sun's Blair Crawford. "So I'm just there, we've got families and friends in a small group and I'm surrounded by people from Ottawa - and I see from the corner of my eye somebody trying to bust through," Melnyk told the Sun in a phone interview Thursday. "I'm thinking, 'OK, might be a crazed fan' and that's fine. I've gotten used to it. And all of a sudden it's this woman and she yells at me, 'Do you know who I am?' "I can't place her so I said, 'I'm sorry. No.' And she yells, 'I am your minister and you're a &^@#ing piece of $&!# and you're a &^@#ing loser.'" Lisa MacLeod, the Conservative party Ottawa-based MPP who approached Melnyk, did not provide an account of the exchange to The Sun, but she did take to Twitter on Friday morning to address it. Lisa MacLeod✔@MacLeodLisa Let me set the record straight, I gave @MelnykEugene some feedback at the Rolling Stones concert and I apologized to him for being so blunt. I have serious concerns about the state of our beloved Ottawa Senators! We need to get our team back on the road to winning the cup Melnyk claimed he didn't recognize MacLeod but said he was familiar with Susan Truppe, MacLeod's director of public affairs and deputy chief of staff, standing a few meters behind her. Truppe had introduced herself to Melnyk and handed him her card just an hour before the incident. "So I said, 'Are you Lisa MacLeod? I just met your…' I didn't even get to finish my sentence and she said '&^@# you' and turned around and walked away," Melnyk continued. "I see Susan Truppe and she just kind of shrugs and puts her hands up, and they all just walked away," he said. "I'm 'Whoa. What just happened?'" Truppe told the Sun she saw Melnyk and MacLeod talking but didn't hear what was said. "I don't even know what he's talking about," Truppe said. "I certainly didn't hear that. I remember watching what it was, but I didn't hear that whatsoever." Melnyk said he wrote a letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, telling him he has a "loose cannon out there," referring to MacLeod. Melnyk added he later received a call from Ford regarding the incident. The Senators' outspoken owner has made headlines for all the wrong reasons as his team has toiled in the NHL's basement over the last couple of seasons. MacLeod, meanwhile, hasn't been perfect herself. She was criticized for her handling of the provincial autism file and was recently demoted in a shuffling of Ford's cabinet. she was representing her constituents well Edited July 5, 2019 by naslund.is.king 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post naslund.is.king Posted July 5, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2019 She wasn't exactly lying. Poor Melynk can't handle the truth 1 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fanuck Posted July 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2019 I'm confused - what exactly is the story Here? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Who cares and why is this a story? I know not much happens in Ottawa but damn... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butters Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, naslund.is.king said: She wasn't exactly lying. Poor Melynk can't handle the truth who cares how much truth a person says when they do it in a toxic way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alflives Posted July 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2019 Hey! She’s representing her constituents. Finally a politician who does what her voters want to do. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I just saw the same "news story" on MSN online. These homepages purport to be news outlets, but are really no better than TMZ. The culture of needing to know everything and punishing anyone that doesn't completely jibe with the menial way of thinking is toxic. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Melnyk says he's used to crazed fans. I don't believe that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Just another crazed fan in the life of Eugene. Guy's like a rock star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 buck a beer.... gotta expect some drunken interactions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 5/5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 A better question is... Who hasn't called him a f_ing loser? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Just another crazed fan in the life of Eugene. Guy's like a rock star. You obviously didn't know just how OVER Eugene was in the WWE.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Sounds like she had a few to drink and gave it to Melnyk. Funny, gotta love the passion for the game in the true north. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borvat Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 30 minutes ago, Where's Wellwood said: Melnyk says he's used to crazed fans. I don't believe that. Are there any other kind in Ottawa. Could you imagine these boards if he owned the Canuck's. I'm not sure he would be able to go out in public at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bissurnette Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 34 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: You obviously didn't know just how OVER Eugene was in the WWE.... Zack Kassian from his WWE days. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 thats ALL she called him? coward 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 Possibly the first instance of an honest politician. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 hours ago, butters said: who cares how much truth a person says when they do it in a toxic way. i suspect many ottawa fans believe that melynk is running the sens in a toxic way and his rude approach is never ending at least the rude words hurled his way were very brief and he could simply walk away he has nothing invested in that woman unlike sens fans in the team he owns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butters Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, coastal.view said: i suspect many ottawa fans believe that melynk is running the sens in a toxic way and his rude approach is never ending at least the rude words hurled his way were very brief and he could simply walk away he has nothing invested in that woman unlike sens fans in the team he owns ya, toxic people always come up with excuses for themselves or other toxic people. What else is new. But bottom line, if you walk up to somebody you don't know and start chewing them out over a sports team, you are a &^@#ing douche. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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