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The impossible office: why Canadian prime ministers fail

  • The Canadian prime ministership is an impossible office, demanding that its occupant simultaneously pass three unforgiving tests: political, managerial, and collegial. Fail one and
FeatureBY PATRICE DUTIL, STEPHEN AZZI | September 29, 2025
Top left, left to right: Carney, Trudeau, Harper, Martin, Chrétien, Campbell, Mulroney, Turner, Clark, Trudeau, Pearson, Diefenbaker, St. Laurent, Bennett, King, Meighen, Borden, Laurier, Tupper, Bowell, Thompson, Abbott, Mackenzie, and Macdonald. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia, Government of Canada

The impossible office: why Canadian prime ministers fail

FeatureBY PATRICE DUTIL, STEPHEN AZZI | September 29, 2025
  • The Canadian prime ministership is an impossible office, demanding that its occupant simultaneously pass three unforgiving tests: political, managerial, and collegial. Fail one and

The impossible office: why Canadian prime ministers fail

FeatureBY PATRICE DUTIL, STEPHEN AZZI | September 29, 2025
  • The Canadian prime ministership is an impossible office, demanding that its occupant simultaneously pass three unforgiving tests: political, managerial, and collegial. Fail one and
Top left, left to right: Carney, Trudeau, Harper, Martin, Chrétien, Campbell, Mulroney, Turner, Clark, Trudeau, Pearson, Diefenbaker, St. Laurent, Bennett, King, Meighen, Borden, Laurier, Tupper, Bowell, Thompson, Abbott, Mackenzie, and Macdonald. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia, Government of Canada
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