Mr. Johnstone’s great accomplishment today was bringing “honour” into the spotlight. Honour is a long lost aspect of Westminster democracy in Canada and it seems fitting that someone like Johnstone would be the one to remind us of that.
Johnstone had lost the confidence of Parliament and his appeals to fair play and decency were rebuffed. There was really only one option left and that was to resign.
I feel sorry for the man and really disappointed the way everyone used him for partisan reasons. Honour is hard to come by these days, but Johnstone leaves this sorry mess with his.
Gong show indeed. The Liberal strategy to deal with this crisis has now effectively failed. Do they finally cave to opposition demands and call a public inquiry to stop the bleeding?
I do feel sorry that he was treated so badly, and I think he is correct in that a public inquiry into classified information would not work.
I don’t understand why party leaders declined the opportunity to obtain access to the documents involved.
I am perturbed that it looks like we no longer live in a civil society. I also think it is time that someone took a look at the role of the opposition. In my view, it should not be to lower the tone of the discourse of government. I think it should be deemed a conflict of interest to use the leadership position to enhance one’s own political fortunes and to waste the public’s time and resources by distorting and shaping the house agenda to that end instead of enhancing the business of government.
Surely the House Leader should have made Pierre Poilievre stand in a corner for his bad manners
My impression was that Trudeau did ask for the opposition input into the original appointment.
Also Johnson did give a reasoned response to not having a close relationship with the Trudeau family.
Notable personalities in Ottawa or in any position that is in the public sphere would find it difficult to avoid contact with figures in the political arena. Academics who would volunteer their time to promote financial support for valid research projects should be congratulated (Trudeau Foundation).
I met Pierre Trudeau three times in my travels - does the make me a Liberal Party operative?
The self interested partisanship needs to stop and most reasonable Canadians just want these masters of hyperbolic theatrics to get on with it!
I can’t imagine anyone who would be foolish enough to subject themselves and their families to the abuse and derision of the crowd, and look forward to reading your final report, Wes.
Johnston fails to understand that his partisanship is the problem.
A Friday afternoon stunner.
Mr. Johnstone’s great accomplishment today was bringing “honour” into the spotlight. Honour is a long lost aspect of Westminster democracy in Canada and it seems fitting that someone like Johnstone would be the one to remind us of that.
Johnstone had lost the confidence of Parliament and his appeals to fair play and decency were rebuffed. There was really only one option left and that was to resign.
I feel sorry for the man and really disappointed the way everyone used him for partisan reasons. Honour is hard to come by these days, but Johnstone leaves this sorry mess with his.
Gong show indeed. The Liberal strategy to deal with this crisis has now effectively failed. Do they finally cave to opposition demands and call a public inquiry to stop the bleeding?
I was a little taken aback with " O'Toole as the adult in the room" but looking a various opposition members I see your point.
I do feel sorry that he was treated so badly, and I think he is correct in that a public inquiry into classified information would not work.
I don’t understand why party leaders declined the opportunity to obtain access to the documents involved.
I am perturbed that it looks like we no longer live in a civil society. I also think it is time that someone took a look at the role of the opposition. In my view, it should not be to lower the tone of the discourse of government. I think it should be deemed a conflict of interest to use the leadership position to enhance one’s own political fortunes and to waste the public’s time and resources by distorting and shaping the house agenda to that end instead of enhancing the business of government.
Surely the House Leader should have made Pierre Poilievre stand in a corner for his bad manners
Unfortunately the CPC does not want to be consulted and refuses to participate other than rage farming.
https://twitter.com/scoopercooper/status/1667304177935032321
“The problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.” —Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca
There's where the expression came from. Is "hill of beans" a family-friendly version of something else? Probably.
My impression was that Trudeau did ask for the opposition input into the original appointment.
Also Johnson did give a reasoned response to not having a close relationship with the Trudeau family.
Notable personalities in Ottawa or in any position that is in the public sphere would find it difficult to avoid contact with figures in the political arena. Academics who would volunteer their time to promote financial support for valid research projects should be congratulated (Trudeau Foundation).
I met Pierre Trudeau three times in my travels - does the make me a Liberal Party operative?
The self interested partisanship needs to stop and most reasonable Canadians just want these masters of hyperbolic theatrics to get on with it!
I can’t imagine anyone who would be foolish enough to subject themselves and their families to the abuse and derision of the crowd, and look forward to reading your final report, Wes.