Whenever a politician insists on the phrase “Let me be clear,” the one thing anyone within earshot can be assured of is that clarity will be in very short supply. The only phrase that foretells an even foggier utterance is the worrying assurance that a politician is being “absolutely clear.”

And so enter Jagmeet Singh who, in recent days, has been very adamant about being very clear on the meaning of his tearing up of the supply and confidence agreement he and the NDP had with the Liberals until Wednesday.