Posted January 10, 2025
It took an avalanche of caucus discontent to get the Prime Minister’s attention
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.
Posted December 6, 2024
Donald Trump’s inauguration as president is a month away, but he is already governing relationships with other countries.
Posted November 22, 2024
Nova Scotia’s provincial election has none of the drama and uncertainty that surrounded the voting in the republic to the south. We should be grateful.