The drama of SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould is captivating the nation, but not for reasons most news sources are imagining. Most good governments constantly try to manage corporate excess and job loss in ways that are unenviable, we know that. That said, he clearly didn’t think about the kinds of respect across lines of difference such moves towards power-sharing require. Care and commitment to learning were not written in to Trudeau’s day-to-day manual of how to govern his party. Trudeau should apologize to Philpott and Wilson-Raybould, and offer them their pre-shuffle posts back on cabinet.

Source: thestar March 07, 2019 21:45 UTC