It has been quite a month for the Canadian Parliament, so where do we go from here?  For the sake of the country, I hope that in October, the Liberals do not elect enough MPs to form government, but form the Official Opposition.  The NDP must be kept in the corner until they drastically improve their policies and rid themselves of their dangerous radicals.  Too bad that some of their best MPs are not running again. 

My desired outcome would have the Liberals in Opposition, and that Trudeau is forced to resign as Leader.  Then the Liberals can go through a proper leadership convention, and choose someone actually qualified this time to be a PM.  The Liberals are so badly led, and the Caucus is so weak and voiceless, that a major policy and leadership renewal is required.

Conservative Andrew Scheer would make a good Prime Minister for two terms, then all predictions are off.  The Conservatives have a Membership driven policy process and are not captive to a ridiculous leader.   Internally the Conservatives are more consultative and democratic within the Party, which can only translate into better governance.  However, in the next months, the Liberal manure machine will be ugly with lies about Andrew Scheer and will try every tactic imageable.  Observe it now in the social media with the trolls.

Justin Trudeau has no shame.   Caught in wrongdoing, he blamed and smeared those who refused to “go long to get along”.  SNC-Lavalin Corporation has been a serial business offender for years, and saw a weakness to be exploited.  It saw a Liberal government without a moral compass, so they schemed to do an end run around the law, by schmoozing the Liberals with enticements and threats, to change the law to permit their "get of jail card", the Deferred Prosecution Agreement. 

The Liberals made a secret deal, and changed the law in a sly maneuver.   But as the required process unfolded, the independent Public Service bureaucracy did not go along with the Liberal sleaze.  Then Trudeau directed a plan to put illegal pressure on the Attorney General to overrule the decision politically.  The AG said no, and then was demoted by Trudeau. 

What kind of government does those things?   Canadians do not approve of "special privilege" before the law, reserved for government favourites.  That’s the kind of political behaviour found in China.   Most voters understand what track the Liberals were on when they created a special law for their connected insider.  Fortunately, the Liberals did not get away with their scheme.  Lavalin should receive the full consequence of the current legal process against it.

The Liberals are still peddling the merits of a DPA.   Their behaviour says much about poor judgement.  For SNC-Lavalin, if it means bankruptcy (most doubtful), other Corporations who operate legally would fill any short-term community need.   Lavalin brought the legal consequences upon themselves.  If “deals” for corporate offenders becomes operational, there will be no end to Corporate offending in the marketplace.  The backstop of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement as a safety-net, would promote a culture of cheating and bribery in business.   The Courts must take care of Lavalin.   It is now up to voters to take care of the political offender -the Liberals.