One has to figure Harper is now wishing he'd either cut Gordon O'Connor loose by now, or at least let O'Connor keep answering for his own department's failings rather than bringing himself and other Con figures into the issue. Today, word comes out that Harper himself has been caught making false claims in an attempt to defuse the Afghan detainee scandal - resulting in the spectacle of Harper trying to spin an offhand comment by Stockwell Day about leg irons as a full disclosure of the allegations of torture.
What's especially striking is that Harper managed to get caught apparently misleading Parliament despite how frequently he and the other Cons have failed to even pretend to answer questions lately. And while we can figure on seeing a lot more Con diversions as they try even harder to avoid issues where they're not willing to deal with the truth, there's now all the less reason to think the Cons can get away with pretending that the rot stops anywhere short of the top.
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