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BLAKE NEWTON: Trudeau is finished – he hasn’t grasped that concept. He will. But it's going to be when there's no rope left to cling to.


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December 17th, 2024

Another nail in the coffin.

The latest from political prognosticators Tom Mulcair is that he believes that a few things will happen.

Number one is that in late January Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will prorogue parliament as NDP and Bloc support will climb, probably not much, but enough to challenge for the official opposition -- which is the best they can hope for given the lackluster performance of Singh as leader.

The point is that it's apparent that Trudeau is finished. His poll numbers are in the toilet.

Initially he hoped that a Trump presidency would shock people into voting for him. That never happened.

Then he hoped that the GST holiday would give him a modicum of support. That again was a forlorn hope.

The next gambit was the expansion of the Order in Council, which if anything outlined a precedence of property right intrusion... And people saw through that.

Then a senior cabinet minister (Chrystia Freeland) quit because Trudeau was going to sideline her (as well as her wanting to run for the leadership of the Liberal party). Then Liberal MP and Housing Minister Sean Fraser walked away from the Liberal Party, saying he was retiring to spend time with his family and children.

Finally this.

There's no doubt in my mind that Trudeau is finished. Should he try to hold on, even that will be the end. It's rather like what happened to Kevin Falcon, except that Falcon knew that if he challenged John Rustad’s Conservatives, BC United would be completely wiped out. Trudeau, however, has not grasped that concept.

He will. But it's going to be when there's no rope left to cling to.

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