Good God almighty. She is in way over her head. Comapred with the Harper automatons, the Trudeau front bench seemed like a shining light while in opposition. However, there's nothing like handing someone a government file to see what they are made of. In Maryam's case, it's mostly platitudes and a willingness to obey the party's PR strategists. The math stunt was straight out of Harper's PMO. 

That said, some of the criticism direcetd at the committee is just. It's luncay to have a referendum on substantial issues in the social media age. The process is just too open to disruption. Look at Britain. The last referendum they had before the "Brexit" debacle gave them an arctic research vessel called "Boaty McBoatface"