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Someone had to say it and midway through the press conference Justin Trudeau obliged.

“It’s all about Eve this morning,” the Liberal leader told reporters, as he unveiled Eve Adams as the latest addition to his caucus.

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He’s obviously never watched the Bette Davis movie — the ultimate tale of female ambition and betrayal. The reference undermined the impression he was trying to convey of a political ingénue, whose values and integrity had been compromised by, in her words, “mean-spirited leadership.”

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It was also misleading. This is not all about the defection of a mid-ranking, scandal-plagued MP — the more interesting sub-plot involves her partner, a human enigma machine named Dimitri Soudas, the former executive director of the Conservative party, who knows the most intimate secrets of the Harper government since it was sworn into office.

The Cinderella story presented by the Liberals was self-serving drivel. The reality is that the floor-crossing Ms. Adams had already been rejected by Stephen Harper — the”grumpy boss” — and the Conservative party.