Corbella: In the days before Morneau’s resignation, anonymous leaks from the Prime Minister’s Office to Parliament Hill reporters revealed that there was a rift between him and his finance minister. Peter Donolo, the former communications director for Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien, told CBC’s Power & Politics Tuesday that the “undermining of a sitting finance minister” was “disgraceful” and “shabby treatment” and that “political game-playing when the country is in such an economic bind, I think, is a mistake and it’s detrimental to the country.”
Trudeau’s office was working overtime last week to embarrass Morneau, says Bratt. His days were numbered. The PM wanted him gone and he obliged. But why did he stick to the PM’s unbelievable talking points?
“Morneau’s a good political soldier and he’s being a good Liberal team member even though he was publicly humiliated by the prime minister,” said Bratt during a telephone interview Tuesday.
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