It is an ex-reference. It has ceased to be ... has removed all references to the British comedy troupe's iconic "dead parrot" sketch from a recent class-action certification decision in B.C ...

After searching through the Herald's database, the first reference to our Jones as The Parrot, occurred in 1994 ... artist in London who cuts costs by drawing in the dirt on the back of delivery ...

Toward the end of his opinion, McAfee appeared to reference the famous sketch where a pet store owner attempts to tell a customer that a dead parrot he sold him is actually alive. “If this ...