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Our Dear Premier today confirmed the second- or third-worst-kept secret in official circles this week, announcing that Our Dear Ambassador to Canada has left his post and will be taking on a new role in “research and protocol”.

(The latter duty, perhaps, will include excising cringe-inducing “jokes” about toilet paper from speeches given in the presence of royalty.)

Today, then, marks Day One of the Ambassadorial interregnum. For the record, the last one, from the announcement of Citizen Rowe’s departure, to the announcement of Citizen FitzGerald’s arrival, lasted 447 days.

That is, more than twice as long as Citizen Rowe was on the job in the first place.

Meanwhile, just like Danny, Stephen Harper is still in the hunt for a trustworthy person to fill a well-paying, appointed government job, complete with downtown Ottawa office and support staff, to represent Newfoundland and Labrador in Ottawa.