I Didn't Break With The Liberals For This.

Don't get me wrong, I've absolutely no regrets for breaking with the Trudeau Liberals. Ditto when I broke with the Harper Conservatives.

I've got my view of Canada, and more importantly, how a federal government should conduct itself and in my book, both Trudeau and Harper were found wanting. You all know why I broke with the CPC: my personal dislike for Harper not to mention a profound disagreement with much of his overly right policies.

With Trudeau, I actually liked the guy even if Garneau was my choice for leader. So, I got on board in 2015 and pretty much didn't look back. But then came the El Supremo prime ministerial test which Trudeau utterly failed by not putting caucus in its place. JWR and JP had resigned from cabinet and that should have been it. Their resignations were on principle and should have been respected by this Prime Minister. You know the rest of the story.

But as I've already suggested elsewhere, I didn't break with Trudeau to watch JWR be too cute by half: she knows precisely what the prime ministerial motivation was in pressuring her as AG. Let her and JP get on the record and speak that part of their truth. Enough of this bullshit of well, you'd have to ask them about their motivations. Please, get real.

What I want from JWR and JP is the whole story, not just the parts that put them in a good light or play to their version of the narrative. I want to hear from them the good, bad, ugly and most especially, their own mistakes that they have come to regret. That's how your star rises in politics.

It's too simple to brand them as the good guys and Trudeau as, succinctly, bad. What Trudeau did was wrong and he knows it. Frankly, taping the Clerk wasn't so hot an idea either. There are no angels in this story, only flawed human beings.

What I want from all of them is forthcoming and truthful disclosure, not shaded answers and oral tactical manoeuvring.

Are any of them living up to that standard? NO. It would be nice, not to mention refreshing, if politicians could Just Once, perform beyond my expectations. Sadly, I know I had better not hold my breath in the interim...