It's Happening

Even as I write this, the first of the Gomery reports is hitting shelves near you. This first edition, handsomely bound in Liberal Party skin, can be used for good or for evil: Good, if it's used to stop further corruption, good, if it's used to unite Quebec more tightly to the rest of Canada, good if it's used less for finger-pointing and political capital than as a prescription.

But I don't think Stephen Harper's going to let me down. So let me remind you, Mr. Harper, of the vulnerabilities to which you are heir: Ever heard of Oerlikon air? How about Airbus? Is the name Mulroney familiar to you?

Of course not. And besides, those scandals were years ago, under a previous party leadership. Hell, the Conservative party of Canada isn't even the same party anymore. Nobody could blame you, Mr. Harper, for the sins of the fathers of your party.

Of course the sponsorship boondoggles took place almost a decade ago, under a previous administration, and neither the Liberal Party nor the Bloc Quebecois are the same either.