With new responsibilities comes the need for help

As it prepares for the next session of Parliament, the NDP which has gone from parliamentary conscience to opposition party in one fell swoop of voters apparently has a rather large job ahead of itself.

With such an influx of MP's set to descend on the corridors of Parliament Hill, the need to staff their offices, as well as that of the larger co-operative of the opposition is in full swing.

To that end, (and no doubt much to the horror of some Canadians convinced that the rebels are at the gates) the NDP will apparently be offered the assistance of Canada's union movement, with its members set to take up the challenges of providing assistance to the newest participants in our Parliamentary democracy.

To that end as the Globe and Mail puts it, the unions are set to offer up the cream of Canada's unions towards the machine that will become opposition.

However not everyone thinks that the process will offer up quality candidates for the political back room,
Gary Corbett the President of the Professional Institute of Public Service offered up this sage advice for the new leader of the Loyal Opposition when it comes to hiring on staff, "Even unions have bad staff. Which ones are they offering"

One thing is certain we suspect that one union fellow won't be receiving an invitation to join the new Layton team.