Josee, you write, "This is a mess. All of it. Trusted former Gov Gen."
I agree, this is all a mess, but I don't know how it could be otherwise. Further, it seems to me that the only way that a mess could have been avoided would have been a) to ignore the whole issue and simply bury it - a totally different mess, no? or b) set up an enquiry that would have been so broadly mandated that it would have looked at everything for ever so long and would have no practical impact before the next election, i.e. a different sort of mess. In other words, I cannot see how a mess could have been avoided.
I think that one of the difficulties here is the time frame but, yes, a mess and, yes, pretty much unavoidable given the foolish messing around by the government to this point. If only the government had taken this whole issue seriously ever so long ago!
Finally, your comment of, "Trusted former Gov Gen." I infer from that that you trusted David Johnston and his report. I didn't, I really didn't. Quite apart from the issue of "too close to Justin" which I think had a surface appeal to some folks but was actually foolish to my thinking, it seems to me that his report was far, far too long on, essentially, "trust me; trust the government."
It may well be that the government was correct in many ways but I think that the "trust me" type of thinking was Laurentian elite thinking run amok when that sort of approach is wildly unpopular, so, no, I didn't and don't trust him.
I suspect the government wanted first of all to "rag the puck" for a few months, which it looks like they have managed to do. It is my cynical opinion that governments (of all stripes) don't like these types of inquiries because they sometimes tend to uncover relationships and activities that the governments in question wold prefer not to have subject to public scrutiny. The feds are probably hoping that the report will tell us things we already know (China is bad, the Russians have said nasty things on social media), and that the government needs to be more vigilant. I completely agree with Wesley that what we need is not another anodyne report, but a serious and thorough review of our intelligence agencies with respect to their competency and capability.
Gov Gen Johnston impeccable reputation. As for friendship with Trudeau, I do believe that it is possible to have acquaintances and not sell your soul.
Very interesting timing - eh? Or is the flurry of announcements from the Libs while the CPC Policy Convention is on just a coincidence?
This is a mess. All of it. Trusted former Gov Gen.
Hmmmm......
Josee, you write, "This is a mess. All of it. Trusted former Gov Gen."
I agree, this is all a mess, but I don't know how it could be otherwise. Further, it seems to me that the only way that a mess could have been avoided would have been a) to ignore the whole issue and simply bury it - a totally different mess, no? or b) set up an enquiry that would have been so broadly mandated that it would have looked at everything for ever so long and would have no practical impact before the next election, i.e. a different sort of mess. In other words, I cannot see how a mess could have been avoided.
I think that one of the difficulties here is the time frame but, yes, a mess and, yes, pretty much unavoidable given the foolish messing around by the government to this point. If only the government had taken this whole issue seriously ever so long ago!
Finally, your comment of, "Trusted former Gov Gen." I infer from that that you trusted David Johnston and his report. I didn't, I really didn't. Quite apart from the issue of "too close to Justin" which I think had a surface appeal to some folks but was actually foolish to my thinking, it seems to me that his report was far, far too long on, essentially, "trust me; trust the government."
It may well be that the government was correct in many ways but I think that the "trust me" type of thinking was Laurentian elite thinking run amok when that sort of approach is wildly unpopular, so, no, I didn't and don't trust him.
This is a HUGE mess. The non-Liberal parties have some great expectations about what's going to happen.
I suspect the government wanted first of all to "rag the puck" for a few months, which it looks like they have managed to do. It is my cynical opinion that governments (of all stripes) don't like these types of inquiries because they sometimes tend to uncover relationships and activities that the governments in question wold prefer not to have subject to public scrutiny. The feds are probably hoping that the report will tell us things we already know (China is bad, the Russians have said nasty things on social media), and that the government needs to be more vigilant. I completely agree with Wesley that what we need is not another anodyne report, but a serious and thorough review of our intelligence agencies with respect to their competency and capability.