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Chris Selley: David Eby's day-care scandal reveals ugly truths

Ample research shows it is not the people who need cheap day care the most who get it most

One of the most psychologically interesting pathologies political leaders can develop, often with professionally tragic results, is akin to hanging on to a rising balloon. There’s something about yourself that you (or your senior staff) know or should know could be politically explosive down the road. Best, clearly, to get out in front of it, or at least have some well-planned contingency to deal with it if it comes to light.

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But gosh, isn’t the view beautiful up here? We have a majority government. Maybe no one will ever notice “the thing.” We could just go to Earls instead of worrying about it.

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