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'MacHarper' duels 'MacDuffy': Ches Crosbie rehearses the Shakespeare skit that may have cost him his candidacy

Ches Crosbie and actor Paul Wilson rehearse their McHarper vs McDuffy Shakespeare skit.
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Ches Crosbie (centre) in Shakespearean garb performing his send-up in April. (cpimages / Melissa Royle / cpimages)

On Canada Day, John Crosbie told As It Happens he was 'astonished & insulted' that Conservative Party brass rejected his son as a candidate in Avalon, Newfoundland. The former P-C cabinet minister and lieutenant-governor of the province, thought the party was not happy with his son's attempt at being a thespian.

Let us explain. 

Back in April, Ches Crosbie and other lawyers tackled Shakespeare in a fundraiser at the Bella Vista club in St. John's. In one scene, Ches Crosbie plays MacHarper duelling MacDuffy. It included a jibe at Stephen Harper's former chief of staff - Nigel Wright.

Well, as luck would have it, actor Paul Wilson and Ches rehearsed that very scene. And CBC's St. John's Morning show aired a clip. We've got the tape...take a listen. 
 

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