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It shouldn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out who leaked the story.

The Liberal explanation keeps changing. Their story has been confusing and, at times, unbelievable. Trudeau should have told his complete side of the story first and taken the initiative. And now the story continues to drag out because the government fails to be consistent and complete in its account.

It’s the classic case of death by a thousand cuts.

While the PMO has floundered, the supporting cast has been worse. The Chair of Justice Committee and the Liberal committee members let their party down. Their performance was inept. All cabinet ministers need to be fighting like it is for their political lives. Instead, it’s too little, too late.

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This brings us to Andrew Scheer, who looks like he is running for high school president instead of prime minister. Calling for Trudeau’s resignation was as equally inept as the Liberals’ performance.

Napoleon said, “Never interfere with your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Scheer apparently wants to get rid of the gift that keeps on giving.

Don’t you want this drama to keep going on as long as possible? He should be calling for procedures that will drag this out even longer. Many Conservatives I spoke to this week were disappointed with Scheer’s performance.

Remarkably, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had the best week of the federal party leaders. Perhaps because he is also a lawyer, he seemed knowledgeable and measured in his response. He looked smart by calling for a national inquiry, his second victory of the week after winning his byelection.