That's one tough woman

Late Thursday morning, she said the problem appeared to be either an ovarian cyst or a kidney stone, and said she would seek an injection to deal with her severe abdominal pain.

"Come hell or high water, there's no frigging way I'm going to let one ovary bring the government down," Parrish told a reporter for the Canadian Press news agency.

— from CBC coverage of independent MP Carolyn Parrish, earlier today.