The fallout from the David Johnston debacle

In one sense, Trump’s “swamp” has come to Parliament Hill in the form of the extraordinary partisan polarization that has engulfed it. Johnston is its most noteworthy casualty. 
David Johnston is an honourable man who was treated dishonourably, subjected to unwarranted slings and arrows by the opposition parties.

TORONTO—David Johnston is an honourable man who was treated dishonourably, subjected to unwarranted slings and arrows by the opposition parties. Criticism of Justin Trudeau’s government for its initial failure to call a public inquiry, or questioning Johnston’s report ...

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