It害羞草研究所檚 taken a couple of years, but the chummy bi-partisan approach publicly displayed by Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr and his Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola Conservative counterpart Dan Albas has evaporated.

Fuhr went on Facebook over the weekend accusing Albas, now his party害羞草研究所檚 small business critic, of taking cheap shots at him over the Liberal害羞草研究所檚 controversial planned changes to Canadian tax laws.

害羞草研究所淪o Dan Albas decides to bring partisan politics home to the Okanagan,害羞草研究所� Fuhr wrote on his Facebook page. 害羞草研究所淚nstead of working together for the betterment of the community, he would rather take cheap shots at me.害羞草研究所�

In a column a few days earlier, Albas accused Fuhr of 害羞草研究所渇ailing to defend local businesses,害羞草研究所� in part by voting against a Conservative motion to extend the 75-day consultation period the Liberal government put in place to gather the thoughts of Canadians on the planned tax changes.

Albas said only one Liberal MP 害羞草研究所渉ad the courage害羞草研究所� to vote to extend the consultation period害羞草研究所攁nd that wasn害羞草研究所檛 Fuhr.

害羞草研究所淟iberal MPs, including Stephen Fuhr, are sitting in silence while (Prime Minister) Justin Trudeau and the Liberals attempt to push these tax hikes through,害羞草研究所� wrote Albas.

Given the partisan nature of politics these days害羞草研究所攁nd the controversy swelling around the planned tax changes in particular害羞草研究所攊t was just a matter of time until Fuhr and Albas, who both represent parts of Kelowna within their respective, adjoining ridings, fell out.

What害羞草研究所檚 a surprise is it害羞草研究所檚 taken this long.

For his part, Albas has been much more politically aggressive since he was first named deputy finance critic by former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose and then promoted to small business critic in the shadow cabinet by new Tory party leader Andrew Scheer. Of course he would argue he害羞草研究所檚 doing what an Opposition MP is supposed to do害羞草研究所攐ppose.

Fuhr, on the other hand, would also argue he害羞草研究所檚 also doing what害羞草研究所檚 expected of an MP who represents the party in power害羞草研究所攄efending its policies and political moves.

The Kelowna-Lake Country MP also has a relatively high-profile political side gig as the chairman of the parliamentary national defence committee.

Having settled into their roles害羞草研究所擜lbas having had more time as he was first elected in 2011害羞草研究所攂oth men are now starting to flex their politically partisan muscles and letting their respective political stripes peak out from under the dark suits and red and blue ties that have become the de-facto Grit and Tory uniforms for male MPs.

But the pair are actually just doing what they were elected to do害羞草研究所攕upport and oppose.

In the meantime, they may need reminding a thicker skin is required by those seeking, and gaining, public office. The nature of any job you害羞草研究所檙e voted into means in all likelihood there will be people who didn害羞草研究所檛 vote for you and you害羞草研究所檙e going to be criticized.

So being badmouthed by another politician is par for the course, not really fodder for Facebook.

Alistair Waters is the assistant editor of the Capital News.