The oped is a bit hyperbolic, but it gets the facts and the risks right:
Mr. Trudeau’s initial moves were encouraging. He organized a common front with the premiers and met with Mr. Trump in person at Mar-a-Lago.
But then, as he so often does, the Prime Minister lost his focus. … When Ms. Freeland retaliated by resigning and releasing that excoriating letter, Mr. Trudeau reacted by disappearing on a three-week vacation. Pondering his own future was clearly far more important to him than the one thing that truly mattered: the tariff threat.
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Two polls this week showed no change in the Liberals’ deep unpopularity. The Conservatives are almost certain to form a large majority government after the election. By late May, we should finally have in place a prime minister and a cabinet with a mandate to speak for Canada. Heaven only knows what state the economy and Canada-U.S. relations will be in by then
Original link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-voters-are-unlikely-to-forgive-the-liberals/
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Let’s hope we can break the “liberals bad, we most vote for the cons” mentality.
The converse is true as well. Both Conservatives and Liberals have been coasting on “we’re not the other guy” for far too long.
it’s horrifying to learn this; i always had the impression that canadians were somehow better than the democrat-republican vacillation that characterizes american politics.
We have 5 parties that get seats every election. However the leadership in Canada is dominated by the LPC and the CPC, for better or worse.
And in 5-10 years they won’t be able to forgive the Conservatives.
People like to think humanity is civilized, but the vast majority of voters are still using emotions rather than logic to decide their choice.