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Our prime minister, re-elected but not humbled, has virtually gone to ground since his vainglorious victory speech, his itinerary jam-packed with “private meetings” until he flew off over the weekend to again surf off the Vancouver Island town of Tofino.

And, should someone ask, he no doubt bought some carbon credits (or his party did) as a penalty for his jetliner’s damage to the climate.

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It’s almost magical, this making pollution disappear by throwing carbon-credit money at it to offset any eco-damage to the planet — a little cash for a tree here, a tree there, and it’s as good as gone.

Cynics will say it’s like having a second set of books, but it’s become the Liberals’ typical way of doing business because it works.

Let’s face it. The Liberal Party has dominated federal politics for the majority of Canada’s history, holding power for almost 70 years in the 20th century, a record on its own, and now has a slightly lesser grip as the 21st century approaches its second decade.