Somewhere out there today Kathleen Wynne has been dancing a happy-jig and smiling the biggest smile she has had in weeks due to Gord Downie's untimely passing.

His death has, rightfully, been the #1 headline dominating all the media attention.  It has pushed all political stories to the back pages.  It has the editors and op ed columnists up all night writing their tributes to him rather than scrutinizing the details of an accounting scandal.

The Ontario Liberals are experts at creating their own distractions to take attention away from their scandals (see, as a perfect example, the announcement yesterday afternoon to rush through the abortion clinic safe-zone bill after denying such a move just over a week ago... this timing was not accidental), but the passing of a Canadian icon is much better deflection of attention still.

Now all they need is for Trump to say something stupid and/or offensive and the deflection will be complete.