Deceit 1 Truth 0 – Changing the Score by Tim McGrady

Reading the Globe and Mail a few days ago, I came across a quote by Thomas Flanagan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff. In the context of Flanagan’s assessment of Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, he said, “…once you get into politics your task is mostly to conceal the truth. The truth becomes a gaffe.” Ignatieff responded the next night by explaining to reporters that telling the truth was important but that sometimes telling all the truth isn’t always the best strategy.