meself, when Trudeau found out that Dan Gagnier had written the letter he let Gagnier (campaign co-chair) go. I expect Trudeau would have fired him had Gagnier not left of his own accord. Certainly that broke no laws but ti wasn't a good thing either. At the least it was morally reprehensible.

In Trudeau's defence, I don't think he knew. Trudeau has kept himself out of the Energy East thing. He is on the record as saying how inappropriate it was and beyond that I don't know what more he could have done.

We have not had a single one of the main parties get through the past decade without someone--make that many someones--getting caught breaking the law. I liken the situation to Michael Sona's actions in the robocall scandal. I don't think Harper knew that was happening.

What I do know is that for the first time in nine years and eight months I don't wake up each day wondering how much more of our democracy will get "thrown under the bus" to consolidate our government's grip on the law and the CPC's stranglehold on power. I too am sick of the plots and schemes that have been blatantly thrown in the face of Canadians and about how little we have been able to do to change that. I expected a minority Liberal government--indeed hoped for one. When the count came in at 184 seats I felt like Christmas had come early. Besides, I made a deal with god close to a year ago--and I am an atheist, but I was grasping at straws--that if Harper and the CPC lost this election I would go to church once a month. (Previously I went no more frequently than a few times per decade, and then only for hatched, matched or dispatched ceremonies.) I will spend the next few days looking for loopholes, but I don't think I have a way out. I can live with that. There are enough churches in the area that I won't get stuck with any one group of the faithful nor they with me.

Best wishes to you.