Refusing responsibility

David Emerson shows the Cons' idea of personal responsibility, claiming that it can't possibly be his fault if the softwood lumber deal is bad enough that producers prefer to keep pushing their winning streak in court. With Emerson refusing to seek any improvement to the deal, it will indeed be up to the industry to decide what's best for it - but it seems highly likely that "a federal government which can negotiate its way out of a paper bag" will be near the top of the list.