Shannon Proudfoot: With all the pacing of a Facetime call with your grandparents, the Liberals survived a puzzling confidence vote of their own making
Andrew MacDougall: Welcome to the world of political damage control where the main goal is finding any explanation that can stand up for a news cycle
Paul Wells: The Prime Minister and his chief of staff laid out their arguments for how to defend this honker. There were just a few problems.
The Prime Minister’s appearance to explain his latest ethics scandal revealed conflicting priorities, and that chaos is still possible in Canadian politics
Tying other parties to WE won’t work unless opposition politicians or their relatives took money for their appearances. But that’s not discouraging the Grits.
Andrew MacDougall: Another ethics investigation is hanging over the PM. At some point, the Liberals will realize they’re being led by a dead man walking.