leanlearnlead, Strong words from Steve Paikin, someone who understands #onpoli better than most and has a lot of respect for those that choose public life:
"Politics has become such a phony business: government members constantly trumpet achievements, while opposition members constantly feign outrage that authenticity — normally, the coin of the realm — is in increasingly short supply. Some days, it’s non-existent."
https://www.tvo.org/article/an-anatomy-of-a-bungled-press-conference