see, it's not just the snc-lavalin thing that just happened.

the party also just fired john mccallum, and broke with a historical foreign policy in venezuela. the cabinet shift was caused by the resignation of scott brison. these are big, paradigmatic changes in the liberal party.

to have gerald butts - a richelieu type character - walk out like this is either a forceful reversal, or the next step in a process.

i've been calling for the former and will be ecstatic if i was heeded, through whatever ether or zeitgeist i'm communicating through. but, i actually suspect it's the latter - that this is a palace coup spearheaded by the party's right, which wants to put chrystia freeland in power.

we'll find out soon.