In the category of wishful thinking: bureaucrats and provincial Liberals outside government have been telling us the premier's chief of staff (executioner) Martyn Brown will be leaving his post sometime next month for destinations unknown. Those sources also say Mr. Brown's replacement will be Andrew Wilkinson, the current deputy minister at Small Business and Economic Development and former president of the provincial Liberal Party. Mr. Wilkinson, a Rhodes scholar, also has a doctorate in medicine from the University of Alberta and a law degree from Dalhousie University. As you may know, Mr. Brown is a popular answer for those questioning why the provincial Liberals have mismanaged their 77 seat majority.