Three years in, a government can’t blame the last guys for its problems

We’re often told predecessors caused the problems facing those in power. But once halfway or more into a mandate, the government of the day owns everything it does.

Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi recently complained the court decision to block the Trans Mountain pipeline was the fault of the National Energy Board review process in place under the former Conservative government of Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

September 12, 2018

Every politician likes to use humour to warm up a crowd; most like to use it to skewer their opponents. One of my former bosses used to flout convention by telling stories that were self-deprecating or provided insights into the ironic side of politics. One such story we referred to as the “three...

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