@Kady: Lifting the curtain on Harper's covert exit strategy
First off, we should note that we still have no details on exactly how—or even when — Stephen Harper notified Rideau Hall of his intent to officially resign.
What day, exactly? What time of day? Who was present? How long the discussion lasted? All those question remain unanswered.
But as of today, we can state, with reasonable certainty, that Harper has indeed served notice to Governor General David Johnston that he would voluntarily cede power to the incoming Liberal government on Nov. 4. As unfathomable as it may seem in a modern, functioning parliamentary democracy, right up until Wednesday, there was no hard evidence that it actually happened.
Even now, no official notice has been released to the media or posted to the Rideau Hall website, nor has Harper’s office issued a statement confirming that he will resign.
The only reason we know is because a Rideau Hall spokeswoman finally took pity on — or got fed up with — being pestered for a clear answer to what seemed (at least to us) a fairly simple yes-or-no question: Has Stephen Harper resigned as prime minister, or not?
http://ottawacitizen.com/storyline/kady-has-stephen-harper-resigned-yet-no-one-will-say
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