By Joshua Errett

Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you, from doing all the things in life you’d like to. Just ask Peter Mackay. After he was named Sexiest Male MP for the last six years straight by political pundits at the Hill Times, his professional career took off and his love life has never been better. He’s now dating power-suit pussycat Belinda Stronach, and most recently played a key role in covering up Conservative discontent at the last convention in Montreal. Now, in his unprecedented seventh straight year, the Hill Times has named Mackay the Sexiest Male Member of Parliament.
Mackay’s main squeeze Stronach won Best Dressed Female hands down, but lost to fellow Conservative Rona Ambrose (pictured) in the Sexiest category. Half-Liberal Scott Brison won Best Dressed for males, and PM Paul Martin won Hardest Working MP. Opposition leader Steve Harper stepped it up this year, avoiding Worst Dressed with some style tips from Mackay. And with the Conservatives dominating this influential 34-question survey, Harper’s trademark “I’m a pervert and everyone knows it” smile could very well turn into the next hot look for Canadians.