Pop quiz

Here's the NDP's readily-available public position on MP expense audits since last week:

Based on public feedback I feel confident the Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) will consider further discussion on this issue, reflecting public concerns, to seek a mutually agreeable solution to the auditing of MP expenses.

I am certainly not opposed to having the BOIE continue the dialogue with the Auditor General to improve public scrutiny of MP expenses.

Today's assignment: explain how the above passage results in the NDP being classified as "officially opposed to the Auditor-General's request" in comparison to two other parties also calling for "further discussion" between the A-G and the BOIE. And for bonus marks, explain how the NDP's agreement with the Libs' position constitutes evidence of some kind of backroom deal with the Cons.

Now, it might seem ridiculous to try to distort reality so painfully. But your future in Canada's corporate media may depend on it.