PM’s iron-willed decision to expose Jaffer-Guergis scandal intended to protect his conservative base

But the strategy could backfire and lead to new questions about backroom government pressure on public servants.

A top Conservative commentator says Prime Minister Stephen Harper's iron-willed decision to "cut the cancer out" by exposing Rahim Jaffer's undeclared lobbying over the past year and throwing Helena Guergis overboard is intended to end the brewing scandal before it spreads.

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