Why Tom Mulcair thinks David Johnson has to step down as rapporteur

Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the resignations at the Trudeau Foundation could lead to more questions for David Johnson.

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49 comments

    1. @Professor Akiba Yes, I would say he’s analysis is definitely based on fact and common sense and not on political lines.

    1. It’s not that he can’t! He won’t! Brian Mulroney stepped down for far less than Trudeau has and is !

    2. Narcissistic personalities like this sick individual are incapable of stepping down. They usually have unpleasant endings. Again history tells the story.

    1. you said a mouthful there are no morals or self respect for david johnson just how much tax free money will trudeau give me for this report.

  1. Investigate and audit all politicians and family for wrong doing. Where did their wealth come from? Why do they manage to stay in power?

    1. Regular audits of all politicians fundraising and personal finances should be required by law. Wrongdoing should come with real, punitive, criminal sanctions.

  2. It’s not complicated…just say no! Canadians want a very public and transparent enquiry. Why can’t we have it? Does trudeau need to hide something?

  3. Mulcair is only half right here.
    As a long term friend of the Trudeau family David Johnston was unqualified from the outset for this appointment.

  4. Given the Trudeau Foundation resignations, David Johnston can no longer be viewed as objective/independent and should resign immediately.

    1. He was never viewed as objective or independent however his resignation makes it appear as though he MORE objective and MORE independent.

    2. He wasn’t objective/ independent prior to the resignations. If he had integrity he never would have accepted the position to begin with.

  5. David Johnson is getting a HEFTY PENSION (Our tax money) because he was Governor General and now he gets an additional $1400 per day for being the Rappateur (our tax money)

  6. See how Tom talks about Telford, she’s the “gold standard “. He knows the game very well. And that’s what’s wrong with our politics.

  7. The problem is this government has had so many controversial issues over the last eight years it has become normalized behavior and unfortunately far to many Canadians don’t take seriously.

  8. It’s weird to me that the government stresses the avoidance of conflict of interest or the mere appearance of, but that doesn’t seem to apply to anyone else higher up.

  9. David Johnston puts his retirement in question from the mere audacity of him taking the job knowing he is a friend of jt. jt also hired his sister in law to protect Canadian Ethics but truly protect jt non-ethical ways.

  10. There was a controversy that speaks to this that I vaguely remember written about by Andrew Coyne in Maclean’s some years back.

  11. Don’t beat around the bush… Why not simply admit that Pierre Poilievre was right, from the very beginning… And for the right reasons!

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