It’s summer, nobody’s paying much attention to the goings on, in Ottawa, even when the Prime Minister testifies before the Finance Committee on WE; a rare occurrence for the highest elected office-holder in the land.

I’ve got you covered. I can summarize what he said on Thursday in three simple sentences. I knew it was wrong. I did it anyway. I’m not sorry.

Trudeau knew it was wrong. He said he was briefed on it by aides as part of the cabinet agenda in early May. Aware of the perceptions because of familial connections to the Kielburger brothers, he ordered it sent back to have “due diligence” done. “Should I have recused myself? Maybe” he admitted.

He did it anyway. It returned for the full approval of cabinet, which included a yes from both himself, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Morneau is in a heap of trouble right now because he (cough) forgot (cough) to reimburse the organization for a trip to Kenya. How anyone can forget to pay $41,000 I’ll never know. Did the receipt get lost in the couch cushions? Thrown out by mistake? The dog ate it? The cat hid it in their litter box? Did he use it as a bookmark for one of his briefing binders and can’t remember which one?

I’m not sorry. If he were sorry, would we he be facing is third ethics’ investigation in as many years? Wouldn’t he have learned the first two times? Especially the second time when he potentially tried to influence an attorney-general. If he were sorry, then we’d be talking about Prime Minister Freeland by now.

And because he clearly hasn’t learned from his mistakes he’ll do it again. That’s not only problem for his government; it’s our collective problem.