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Let’s get a little dystopian. There is a non-zero chance that United States President Donald Trump tries to cancel the mid-term elections, wherein 100 per cent of the House and one-third of the Senate are up for election and re-election.
Like others, my immediate thoughts upon watching Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “Forward Guidance” video was a comparison to former United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” during the 1930s and ’40s. FDR used these chats for several purposes but, like Carney, most importantly they were a way of communicating directly with voters without the filters of media. FDR’s chats...
If the PM were to call an election now, he would almost certainly be punished. Despite some stellar polling, what certainly feels like a collapsing opposition leader and the foundations of some policy wins, Mark Carney must not give in to those advising him to go the polls to secure his majority.
Do you think Mark Carney regrets being Prime Minister yet? Despite having clearly coveted the role since he was in short pants, based on his speech Wednesday night, one could be forgiven for thinking that he’d rather be getting a root canal from a proctologist than doing his current job. It was impossible to reach any other conclusion after watching...
There should be no denying that, for Canada and for our allies, we have a unique chance to diversify and expand our economic and security relationships that will be of mutual benefit.
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.
