After a fairly  good 1st year in office, our PM seems to be forgetting that the Liberals spent many years in the wilderness after the scandals linked to party financing. The story with the fund-raising with wealthy individuals from the Chinese community, the Agha Khan story and the blatantly dismissive attitude linked to the Sherbrooke incident show how fast a political figure can squander the goodwill he or she had built up. And now this acquisition of a security-sensitive Montreal company by a Chinese firm will  obviously put the spotlight on the fund rsising activities and the poor reputation of the Liberals when it comes to defense.