After seven pages of coverage in today’s Globe, I’m sure everyone has already heard about Harper’s call for a probe into the Mulroney airbus affair by an independent third party (maybe they’ll bring Bernard Roy back due to his experience at the Gomery inquiry…).

I’ll give Harper credit for doing the right thing here. Given that Mulroney is a bit of a mentor to him and that many in his party are still loyal to the former PM, this certainly wasn’t an easy decision for Harper to make.