I think he's got the qualifications - if you look at his CV, that's pretty clear.     But the Liberals messed up by raising his salary because he's a buddy.      Had they simply hired him at the usual rate, nobody would have heard about this guy (until he did something great - like ink a deal with a Silicon Valley firm to open an affiliate in Canada).       But Butts blew it.

My suspicions are that Sarkar was to serve in this position for one year, then resign and throw his hat into the ring as a Liberal candidate for 2019 - parachuted into a friendly riding.     So this was all meant to be temporary - at least that's my conjecture.

If I'm right - way to blow the long game, Butts.