Did CBC lie about whereabouts of Mansbridge’s chair?

I originally thought that Brian Lilley had gone a little too far in trying to uncover waste and secrecy at the CBC with his article on the disappearance of the National’s Peter Mansbridge’s chair which was used on set prior to the recent make-over. The format now has everyone standing.

Lilley was told by CBC that the chair in question was of so little value that they don’t track it. End of “story” right?

Well, Lilley maybe knew a little more about where that chair was when he first inquired as it turns out that it had been donated as an auction item to support a political insider-type magazine, the Walrus. This was confirmed on a Tweet from Mansbridge’s producer Leslie Stojsic:

“Investigation reveals chair was donated for a silent auction in January”

A question remains though. Was the CBC trying to hide that it was giving away taxpayer-funded inventory to support this private company? (see here)

Idiotic MP “up-and-comers” list

Generally, I detest year-end lists which the media produce to fill space but this one by Postmedia’s Meagan Fitzpatrick of “up-and-comer” MPs is the most ridiculous one I’ve run across so far.

It includes:

- Liberal Justin Trudeau who, no matter how much the fawning Ottawa media pushes will remain vapid unless of course one is in need a good laugh

- Liberal Mark Holland who likes to play fast and loose with the truth and will more than likely get smoked in the next election by Con candidate Chris Alexander

- Liberal Siobhan Coady gets on the list for her questioning of Rahim Jaffer. No way anyone who actively participated on that committee should be considered a rising star.

- And how exactly does Bloc MP Diane Bourgeois who has been an MP for 10 years be considered at all? (see here)