Still putting lipstick on new Liberal pigs, eh Chris "in Ottawa".

Lets try for a smidgen of honesty, shall we?

This government more than any Canadian federal government in modern history has downplayed merit in favour of identity politics' diversity and political calculations in its appointments starting with the PM, his cabinet, the judiciary and so on down the line.

Merit is now but one of several factors determining who is appointed to critical government positions.

I daresay this PM and most of his government can't even define let alone give priority to the merit principle.

To help them out, here is a working definition of merit - education, experience, accomplishments and proven abilities directly and critically relevant to the performance of the job to be filled.

Trudeau 2.0 likes to say "diversity is our strength".

But in senior appointments, "merit is our strength"!

Merit has always been underrated in Ottawa but never to this extent.