Although I tend to think of myself as a skeptic, I pointed out a possible Conservative conspiracy during the 2006 election campaign regarding the Income Trust probe. During the probe, the Liberal finance minister's name was leaked as a possible suspect merely two weeks before voters went to the polls. During a lull in my insane ramblings, I pointed out that "the public needs to know the evidence behind this case now."
Using my trusty government conversion table, I soon found out that "now" equates to roughly two years in human time. Low and behold, the details surrounding the probe are finally becoming clear, and it now appears that the minister's involvement was non-existent, and even worse, the leaking of his name was contrary to RCMP policy.
The most unfortunate thing about this revelation is the timing of its release. Two years ago is considered ancient in the political timeframe, and this story is very unlikely to gain any traction beyond today's blip. In my opinion, the head of a government police agency falsely pointing the finger towards a finance minister in the heat of an election is no different than the alleged vote tampering conducted by the Bush administration. The only difference here is the immediacy of the accusation -- the Conservatives have once again successfully pushed more of their filth under the carpet, and stolen an election without a peep from the media.
To make sure the public isn't able to fully digest this new bit of news, the Conservatives clearly need to deflect some of the attention from themselves. Slander for political gain seems to be right up their alley, so maybe another false accusation about Obama's policy is in the cards.
