Things we've learned

Random things learned while reading letters to the editor in newspapers around Canada:

• One person wasn't surprised when Peter Van Loan spilled water all over Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week.

• One MP is handing out big cheques. By big, we don't mean big dollars.

• One  woman  has an answer to this season's favourite political question: Who is Canada's Barack Obama? Answer: Governor-General Michaelle Jean.