Freeland’s chaos-inducing resignation brings ever more uncertainty in the face of Canada’s trade emergency
Chrystia Freeland’s dramatic move has thrown the ruling Liberals into disarray, and raised new questions about the stability of Trudeau’s minority government.
A people pushed will push back
A system of exploitation results in anger and a rejection of democracy and capitalism.
Does ‘Team Canada’ need a new captain?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must think he’s politically invulnerable. And who could blame him? He brought the Liberal Party back from the brink when he took over as leader more than a decade ago, and has managed to weather a spate of missteps, own goals, and outside calamities that could have hobbled other politicians. This […]
Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics
The results of The Hill Times’ 2024 year-end poll are in. Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ title for the second year in a row, while Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre divides respondents.
‘The timing is right’: Stephen Greene bids farewell to Senate
The now-former senator recently sat down to talk everything from ‘herding cats’ in his early days as chief of staff to Preston Manning, to ‘plotting’ Senate modernization.
Holiday break unlikely to bring relief for the Trudeau government as election looms large
Expect a revival of the David-and-Goliath narrative to be dusted off and presented to Canadians.
Trudeau has lost the room
Chrystia Freeland gave us all a valuable lesson on what happens when you lose the support of your star players.
‘She knows how to make a splash, and knows how to get things done,’ says author of new Freeland book
Catherine Tsalikis spent four years researching Chrystia Freeland’s life. She tells The Hill Times that she sees two constants in the former deputy prime minister’s life: principle and loyalty.
Trudeau’s isolation and arrogance will be his undoing
Did Freeland’s firing expose Trudeau as a fake feminist? To some, this is an irrefutable fact, but Trudeau has also humiliated male ministers, including Bill Morneau and David Lametti—anyone, really, who dares question his supreme wisdom. The underlying problem is that he attracted accomplished individuals to cabinet, then treated them like wallpaper.
PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he’s not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs
Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, on Dec. 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’ from MPs that it’s time to move on, a Liberal MP told The Hill Times.
