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Premier Kathleen Wynne’s former deputy chief of staff Patricia Sorbara tweeted five rather peculiar messages on Saturday that shed light into the cut-throat world of Liberal politics. Just before the charges were laid, she had taken a leave of absence to become party CEO and 2018 campaign director.

She had left her position under a cloud, charged with bribery under a provincial statute for an incident in Sudbury. But under our justice system, a charge doesn’t displace the presumption of innocence unless and until a court finds the accused guilty. She was acquitted a few months ago and expected to rejoin Wynne’s team.

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Saturday, however, she tweeted that Wynne slammed the door on her. So much for the “Fairness Premier.” Sorbara, clearly disappointed in Wynne, tweeted that politics is “not for the faint of heart … if you work as political staff, you serve at the pleasure of the leader … but decisions re-integrating into the the existing team proved too tough to overcome. The leader made the decision she felt best and I am no longer part of the campaign. I am very saddened by her decision but I defend the leader’s right to make it.”