In Above His Head
Along with Steve Paikin, host of TVO's The Agenda, Don Martin on his CTV flagship political program Power Play tells us like it is.
Martin's most recent episode discussed Trudeau's "Appointments paralysis [as] internal dysfunction."
He elaborates on his blog:
...this PMO is failing miserably at filling important positions with strong people in a timely manner.He jokes that it might be time to get Sophie Trudeau to pillow-talk her husband into assigning appointments. But that is probably happening already and perhaps one of the reasons for this paralysis.
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But the most pressing and perplexing is this government’s appointment paralysis.
Judicial appointments are glacial, commission chairs are empty, boards like the CBC, Canada Post and Export Development Canada are depleted while top jobs at the RCMP, CRTC and Elections Canada are on the verge of being vacated.
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The efficiency of a government, even one with a friendly face, should be judged by the way it staffs itself and treats its people.
There are clear symptoms of internal dysfunction by Liberals failing to get that basic job done.
The main reason is of course, as many quietly and some clearly, including myself, have observed: Trudeau is in above his head with his new role as leader of this country.
He must be asking himself by now: "When will this dream-job-turned-nightmare end?!"