#parl42

While he’s as guilty of it as anyone, and as guilty of not saying anything while they were the government as any Conservative, I generally speaking agree with Kenney here.

That said, read to the end for some interesting questions about how Question Period is going to work. Trudeau seems to imply that person-to-person retail politics is more important than facing the House, to him.

Trudeau did not promise at the time that he would be present in the Commons at least three times a week to answer questions.

"I'm not going to make commitments about staying away from Canadians," Trudeau said. "One of the things that is extremely important for prime ministers is to stay connected to the people that they're serving."

The king is dead, long live the king.

“Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the quick response of officials in Canada to several bomb threats that caused three planes to be searched in Halifax this week shows how well the country and its partners are able to respond to emerging security incidents. 

Speaking in Halifax at the conclusion of a three-day international security conference, Sajjan said despite the geographic separation between Canada and recent militant targets overseas, Canadians need to remain vigilant in the face of such threats. 

"We need to trust in our security forces, from the police all the way to the military, and trust in our system to be able to manage the level of threats, as we're doing that on a daily basis," he said.  

Finding the connections between terrorism, criminality and social issues will be crucial to staying ahead of threats and addressing them, he said. 

"How we connect those dots is going to be key," Sajjan said. "And get better at finding the indicators early on so we can deal with the threat when it's at its infancy. That's how we're going to be able to move forward. And Canada is very good at that." “

So how serious a breach was Friday’s lovefest? Savoie, who describes it as inappropriate, says it was also understandable. Civil servants likely felt “there was a great opening of windows and doors” with the election of a new government, he says. “They felt a certain degree of, ‘Let’s celebrate.’

”Still, Savoie hopes the display is not repeated. “I think there are some role models left in the public service who will say, ‘Hey guys and gals, let’s not do this again.’ ”