By removing Wilson-Raybould and Philpott from caucus, Trudeau has channelled Trump GlobeDebate
Andrew MacDougall, a former director of communications to Stephen Harper, is a communications consultant based in London.In showing Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott the door weeks after they both expressed a lack of confidence in Justin Trudeau over his handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair, the Liberal caucus is finally hoping to put the worst of the scandal behind them before this year’s election campaign gets under way.
If you find that comparison a little tart, think again. Mr. Trudeau and the Liberal caucus have been channelling Donald Trump and the Republican Party, with Ms. Wilson-Raybould and Ms. Philpott jointly playing the role of former FBI director James Comey, ejected from the President’s orbit for refusing to play ball on the Russia investigation.
Nor has the quality of the response improved over time.
After all, would notorious hard man Stephen Harper have tolerated Ms. Wilson-Raybould or Ms. Philpott’s behaviour? Would Mr. Harper have permitted, say, Jason Kenney or Lisa Raitt to stay in caucus had they criticized his actions on Mike Duffy? I mean, didn’t he boot out Garth Turner for the comparatively minor sin of sharing caucus discussions on his blog?
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