Heather MacIvor

Linda Diebel surveys the scene five years after Stephen Harper took power.

If you’re so interested, there are 2,400 words in this week’s magazine under this byline. The topic is truthiness. Namely, this government’s problems with same. Featuring guest appearances from the Prime Minister, Pierre Poilievre, Ottawa Citizen columnist Dan Gardner, Tony Clement, Peter MacKay, professor Heather MacIvor and an unnamed Conservative strategist.

So last Sunday, CBC asked Pierre Poilievre to come on the air and explain his party’s opinion of the in-and-out controversy. I missed it. But can only assume he said much of the same stuff he’s dutifully argued inside and outside the House over the last two weeks.