Did the Grinch deserve a second chance after breaking into every home in Whoville on Christmas Eve to steal every present, ornament and even the roast beast?

This rather unserious question has crept into Newfoundland and Labrador's political forum following a Christmas parade in the Trinity region.

Local Conservative MP Jonathan Rowe had a float in the parade featuring the famous children's character behind bars beneath the slogan "jail not bail."

Port Rexton business owner John Fisher called it "good politics, I guess," but said the float felt out of place in a parade geared toward children.

“I know democracy is all about different points of view, but it demands facts and fairness and kindness, and surely exaggeration and fear have no place in a Santa Claus parade," Fisher told CBC Ra

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