Harper's Chief of Staff on the Way Out.

[nicky10013]

Guy Giorno, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s most senior adviser, is stepping down, as the Conservatives seek to recalibrate after a politically troubled summer.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/pms-top-adviser-leaving-after-months-of-tory-turmoil/article1694725/

I guess we'll see who replaces him.

[waldo]

Guy Giorno, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s most senior adviser, is stepping down, as the Conservatives seek to recalibrate after a politically troubled summer.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/pms-top-adviser-leaving-after-months-of-tory-turmoil/article1694725/

I guess we'll see who replaces him.

recalibrate? Again?

when Harper shut down Parliament (uhhh...the most recent time), Dimitri Soudas trotted out this gem:

More than 30 bills will die on the order paper, with more than half of them part of the government’s tough-on-crime agenda. But the Prime Minister’s Office said the goal is to continue focusing on the economy, with consultations on budgetary matters in the next two months. “This is the time to recalibrate, consult and deliver the next stage of our plan that we outlined last year in Budget 2009,” said spokesman Dimitri Soudas. He said that Canada has done relatively well during the recent global recession, but said “we’re not out of the woods yet.”

that there sure is a whole lotta recalibrating goin on!

[nicky10013]

So could this be cover for Harper to install someone new and reverse himself on such measures as the irretrievably boneheaded census decision? Giorno's not leaving immediately, so maybe not.

Could also be about staving off internal grumblings and morale issues as Parliament is set to resume this month. Who knows where grumblings can lead after all. Can't imagine many Conservative MPs and cabinet types were too pleased by that poll yesterday and how things are going even though they'd not dare utter a public word.

Or it just may be as simple as Harper not being able to stand the perceived upswing for Liberals. That projected seat count showing a Liberal minority must have really burned. That might have been a breaking point.

The bottom line, despite a likely chorus of commentariat about to tell us otherwise, Harper's in political trouble, he knows it and he's reacting, immediately. Message to opponents? Sent. But whether there's a whole new political dynamic shaping up that's turning away from Harper...that's an open question. It sure feels that way at the moment.

http://impolitical.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-guy.html

[msdogfood]

http://impolitical.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-guy.html

CPC MP are Not happy with the PMO!