Opinion

Someone, get the Liberals a common sense whisperer: Robyn Urback

The PMO needs someone who can advise the prime minister against, say, secret private island vacations and cash-for-access dinners with billionaires.

Dinners with billionaires, private island vacations, praising a dictator: did no one think about the optics?

An Image of Justin Trudeau and the Aga Khan
Was there no one around who could've told the prime minister that his secret vacation on the Aga Khan's private island probably wasn't the best idea? (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Forget about the government's other infrastructure plans: if there's one thing the PMO should consider investing this year, it's someone from outside the Liberal bubble who could recognize a bad scene before it happens.

That would include, but is not limited to, hushed cash-for-access dinners with billionaires and secret island vacations with the guy who heads a foundation that has received millions of dollars in federal aid. Check out the video below for more on this suggestion.

Robyn Urback | 'Common Sense Whisperer'

8 years ago
Duration 2:56
OPINION: With the prime minister facing criticism and a conflict of interest investigation, CBC columnist Robyn Urback wonders if Trudeau needs a 'common sense whisperer'