Mr. Speaker, the government offers excuses just like it did with the firing of Russell Mills from the Ottawa Citizen. However Canadians still have their suspicions.
The Prime Minister has a pretty long reach given his concentration of power in that office, and there is ample evidence that he likes to use that power to advance his personal agenda. We also know he is not above pulling the levers of power to thwart the former finance minister's efforts to replace him.
Why is the government sending a not so subtle message that no one can say anything critical about the Prime Minister without the fear of job repercussions?