Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary-Nose Hill, AB) called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pancake making photo-op “a politician's worst Stampede nightmare.”.“Instead of a flip, it was a flop,” said Rempel Garner in a blog post. .“Zero out of 10 stars.”.Footage has emerged on social media of Trudeau’s failed attempt at flipping at Liberal MP George Chahal’s (Calgary-Skyview, AB) Stampede Breakfast on Saturday..While Rempel Garner is in opposition to Trudeau's government, she said the failure made her feel bad for him..Watching the video, it was clear Trudeau was in trouble before he did the flip. Before he picked up the flipper, his advance team did not catch the grill was glistening with the sheen of too much oil. .The grill was too hot, as the oil had begun to smoke, and burnt half-cooked pancakes littered its surface. This pancake was raw and required more time to cook before being ready to flip. ."But Trudeau had been pushed onto the grill and was surrounded by cameras and thousands of people," she said.."He scooped up the pancake and over-executed the flip, with the pancake re-entering the grill with a splat sending batter across the grill." .As a Calgary MP who was once a rookie at flipping pancakes, Rempel Garner admitted she has experienced the flip fail before and provided a list of tips for the perfect political pancake experience. .She said the first element to remember is "no one comes to see a politician." People want a pancake. .If politicians feel they have to take a photo of themselves flipping a pancake at one of these events, they should do it with a pre-cooked one. Otherwise they are pulling a volunteer trying to cook hundreds of pancakes in an hour off their cooking rhythm..Learning on the job is a no-no..For first-timers, Rempel Garner advises a Stampede breakfast grill line is not the place to learn..If people need to learn how to judge and adjust the grill’s temperature, the batter’s consistency, and where the hot and cold spots are on the grill, they should not get on it. .She said people have to love their grill. She added they "need to get that sucker in the sweet spot and keep it there while figuring out where its hot and cold spots are." .Beware of premature flipulation..She said people should not prematurely flip. If they flip too soon, they will get batter splatter everywhere and waste time scrapping and cleaning the grill. .Remember, too much oil causes explosive or split pancakes, she advised, adding don't try to be fancy. .If people flip a pancake up in the air and end with it on the ground, she said they have wasted a person’s breakfast. .Finally, people should leave it to the professionals..Many people in Calgary get their safe food handling certifications to be able to volunteer on the grills at breakfasts. .Rempel Garner concluded by saying any politician should consider themselves warned before cooking at a Stampede breakfast. Pancake splatter, wastage, and failure are preventable. .“The future is in your hands,” she said.
