To vet, or not to vet? That’s the question Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie and her advisers didn’t ask themselves enough before the provincial election started — or at all.

This Shakespearean-inspired quote first came to mind when the Progressive Conservatives unearthed some controversial social media posts made by several Liberal candidates. Some contained bad jokes and were in poor taste. Others were either disgusting or bigoted. All of them should have raised — ahem — red flags.