Well, Mr. Speaker, it is payback time. As the Prime Minister ends his 10 year exit strategy, he is looking after his friends. Patronage abounds.
Mac Harb is off to the Senate. His credentials? He helped the Prime Minister with the Liberal leadership 13 years ago and has stuck by his man ever since.
We all remember Georgette Sheridan, the Liberal MP whom the Prime Minister appointed as a Liberal candidate. Well, she lost her seat in 1997 and now is on the tax court at a cool $200,000 per year.
How about defeated Liberal cabinet minister David Dingwall? He collects $250,000 a year from the Mint. Hey, what is a quarter million between friends?
The prime minister in waiting keeps hinting at fixing the democratic deficit, but I will not hold my breath waiting. If I were a betting man, I would wager that he will do the same. That is, if Canadian voters let him.