OPINION: Duffy trial teaches us what it means to be bored
The trial of suspended Senator Mike Duffy was supposed to be a salacious affair, filled with revealing details of political machinations at the highest levels. But journalist Nicholas Kohler says, sometimes, it has reporters and jurists in the courtroom nodding off, and contemplating existence.
The trial of suspended Senator Mike Duffy was supposed to be a salacious affair, filled with revealing details of political machinations at the highest levels.
While certainly there have been dramatic revelations and high-profile witnesses, there's also been something else.
Downright boredom.
Journalist Nicholas Kohler has been covering the trial for Maclean's. On one excruciating day, the trial became so boring, people began yawning and nodding off. The depths of boredom became so great, Kohler was forced to contemplate the nature of boredom itself.