He just rolled over

The late Clerk of the Privy Council, Gordon Robertson, that is.  He would no more have pressured a justice minister to do -- or not do -- anything than fly to the moon.  (I refer to Mr. Robertson because he is someone about whom I have inside knowledge because B worked for him.)

The outrageous display put on by current Trudeau-appointed clerk Michael Wernick was a disgraceful sideshow.  In anticipation of what Ms. Wilson-Raybould is about to spill, he came out swinging, saying she would probably disagree with his account of the "no pressure" conversations they had had.  To be called by the clerk and told the PM wanted this and that is obviously "pressure".  "I was informing the minister of context," he said.  Really?!  That's a real twist to the meaning of "context" in my book.

And to top it off, he hysterically said he anticipated an assassination during the upcoming election campaign!  Whaaaaat!!??!!  This is the top bureaucrat!  The head honcho!  Man, are we in trouble.  Oh wait, I forgot, Trudeau appointed him. 

Having been senior in the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs for many years, Wernick must have felt he could push an Indian around -- especially a female one -- because he had been used to pushing so many around when he was running that department.

Do you really think he would have pressured a white male AG like that?  I didn't think so.  That's my take on this whole sorry mess.  And as I have said, it's not over -- not by a long shot.  More heads -- such as Telford's -- have to roll or else we will have drip-drip-drip forever.  To find out what's going on, watch Don Martin's 'Power Play' on CTV every day.  He has it all covered.