Posted February 14, 2025
The Liberals have the wind at their backs
As 2024 came to an end, Canada’s Liberals faced grim prospects. Dozens of MPs, including many ministers had resigned or indicated that they would not be offering for the 2025 election.
Posted January 24, 2025
Justin Trudeau’s departure is a blessing for Canada, but the resulting Liberal leadership race comes at a most inconvenient time.
Posted January 10, 2025
Trudeau and the Liberals were painfully aware of the deteriorating support for him and the party. The January 5th report from poll aggregator 338 had the Conservatives leading the Liberals by 25%.
Posted December 20, 2024
Former Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland had to choose a response. The Prime Minister had told her that she would no longer be Minister of Finance and would be replaced by former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. Would she accept the demotion, and if not how would she respond? Her resignation letter response was a bombshell with implications affecting all of the political parties.
Posted December 13, 2024
Former Liberal leader Zach Churchill’s swan song included a plea for changes to the electoral process, noting that his party had 23% of the vote but received less than 4% of the seats.