Memo to Liberals: Canada needs another Trudeau, but without the baggage
Liberal Party members have much to consider after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign as party leader and then as prime minister after they select a new leader.
The Trudeau legacy
In the lead-up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement on Jan. 6, The Hill Times has gathered commentary, kept under embargo until now, from Canadian historians, political scientists, partisans, and public policy experts.
After intense caucus pressure, Trudeau announces plans to resign as Liberal leader, prorogues Parliament
Justin Trudeau has faced calls from an increasing number of MPs, including the Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada regional caucuses, to step down as Liberal leader.
Liberal leadership normally a three-to-six-month race, but under party constitution’s ‘political circumstances,’ it could be a 30-to-45-day contest
Thanks to the necessity of prime minister’s departure now, the only way to provide stability to this nation is allowing a new Liberal leader to take their place and face the Trump administration for its first several months. After that, all bets are off.
Legitimacy in wielding a non-existing sword
A review of the rules on how to oust a party leader, the history that influenced its evolution, why caucus ousting its leader is illegitimate and pointless, with some extreme examples from other countries.
Chrystia Freeland’s resignation changes nothing
Until now, Justin Trudeau has proven incapable of letting go of power—and Chrystia Freeland’s resignation won’t change that.
Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds’ fiscal update’s public service-related measures
The Dec. 16 fall economic update offers no further details on planned savings tied to ‘natural attrition’ in the 2024 federal budget, but noted that effort ‘will begin showing results in 2025-26.’
Note to Trudeau: do not fire your most senior minister by Zoom
With zero prime ministerial strategy, Chrystia Freeland seized the narrative, and dealt a deadly blow to Trudeau’s future. The Prime Minister’s Office is solely responsible for this crisis.
Prime Minister’s Office confirms it cancelled year-end media interviews following fallout from Freeland’s bombshell mic drop
The PMO cancelled interviews with at least seven outlets: Global News, CBC, CTV, Radio-Canada, TVA Nouvelles, and a joint interview with CityNews and OMNI Television. Spark Advocacy’s Bruce Anderson says if ‘your plan is to challenge Canadians to follow your leadership in an impending economic/trade crisis, as a way of saving your leadership, you do not give up these communications platforms.’
Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future
Former Liberal staffer Jeremy Ghio says Justin Trudeau is offering a ‘perfect demonstration’ of how letting things linger only makes them worse, and only the prime minister can ‘clear the fog of war’ by talking directly to Canadians.
