It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that there was talk of the death of the Liberal Party and the ascendancy of the Political Right almost to the point of dynasty.
A day in politics, eh?
Rob Ford is still Mayor and Toronto is now an internationally recognized city, though the 15 minute hit isn't proving to be what it was cracked up to be. Meanwhile, less and less gets done while the Mayor retreats further and further into a delusional bubble of deceit, self and otherwise.
The same holds true for that Machiavellian master of political string-pulling, Stephen Harper. His allies are distancing himself and his reputation is irreparably tarnished. At the same time the explosion of Canada's Senate has put actual governing on hold, says John Ivison.
It's the role of Opposition Parties to stall the government's agenda, forcing nothing to happen enough to piss off and frighten voters/stakeholders into changing their allegiances. But now we have two of our most visible political leaders throwing the entire country under the bus.
Meanwhile, opportunities are being lost, structural problems are being left to fester and our brand, as a nation, has seen better days. Oh - and the people are starting to get angry.
And it's not over. This is going to get worse before it gets better.
The whole gory story could have been avoided, sadly; I've done my best to offer alternatives and point out what will happen should folk like Harper and Ford stay the course.
Prognosticators like me can but hold open the door - they have to choose to walk through.
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