ABOVE THE FOLD
BACKROOMS TO BIG LEAGUES — I’ve been scouting the unsung heroes of Queen’s Park (catch up on past Star Staffers), and stay tuned to tomorrow’s edition for the latest crop of shout-outs. Now it’s your turn: I’m putting together an annual list of up-and-comers and I want your intel. Who’s the staffer grinding behind the scenes, keeping their boss on track, or just running the show without the credit?
Green, Liberal, PC, NDP, Leg staffer — shout them out below and I may pull together a shortlist for readers to vote on (anonymously, of course):
DOWN BUT NOT OUT — It’s official: MARIT STILES is still captain of the Official Opposition NDP ship — but she’s taking on water.
Delegates handed her a measly 68 per cent in the weekend’s leadership review — just over that unwritten 66 per cent “you’re safe, but barely” line. Sources tell me caucus huddled in Niagara Falls for an emergency meeting after the vote. Not exactly a victory lap.
One NDPer in the room didn’t sugarcoat it: “We …