‘Political chaos can be wrestled into submission’: veteran Liberal backroomer Pat Sorbara reflects on a life’s work in politics

The longtime provincial and federal Grit backroom operative talks byelections, advice for Justin Trudeau, leadership races, and her new book Let ‘Em Howl with The Hill Times.

Veteran Liberal political backroom operative Pat Sorbara, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2020, writes that she takes 'pride in the many times I’ve managed to demonstrate that political chaos can be wrestled into submission, and that lost causes can be turned into successes,' in her new book 'Let 'Em Howl: Lessons from a Life in Backroom Politics.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

March 5, 2020

Pat Sorbara is perhaps best known for her work behind the scenes with the Ontario Liberal Party, from working in the transition office following the election of former premier David Peterson in 1985, all the way up to heading the fourth straight election of the party under former premier Kathleen Wy...

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