... and there's so much other stuff in the news its been tough to keep up. Adscam, the Pope, Charles and Camilla, the world curling championship and now The Masters! Help!
The mood in this town right now is (pausing to think up a good word) frenzied. I attended Question Period Tuesday and you could just feel the electricity in the House. The Conservatives smell blood. Amongst the Tories I've talked to here (mainly staff) there seems to be a feeling that a non-confidence vote could come as soon as in a month.
I haven't read through all of the Breault testimony, but hope to do so on the weekend. Like all of you I've read and heard just the highlights. Of course I'm outraged, but most of this information was previously known. I remember hearing at the offices of the National Post months ago that the real story here was not the giving away of millions of dollars for no work at Quebec ad firms, but rather the enrichment of the Liberal Party with that money.
If Breault's allegations are true, the Liberals will be decimated in Quebec for at least two or three elections, maybe longer. And this whole debacle could have very ominous consequences for the future of the country.
As for whether this could finally mean a change in government, I will only say this: never underestimate Canadians' tolerance for this stuff. If an election were called tomorrow, I'm not even sure the Liberals would lose. They forgave the Grits for the billion-dollar boondoggle at HRDC, the gun registry, and more. Most people just don't care. History shows that until the economy tanks, and rank-and-file voters feel tangible pain in their wallets, they are reluctant to switch governing parties. We'll see if this time it's any different.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:45 AM
