Let’s not shoot our own leader in the foot, opposition parties ready to do it for us

Power has an incredible influence on party discipline and members are loathe to put a sitting prime minister into an embarrassing position.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and cabinet are in the midst of a major parliamentary pushback in their plan to pass assisted dying legislation before a June 6 court-imposed deadline.
OTTAWA—The loss of an election can be incredibly liberating. Leaderless and powerless, party members are suddenly free to speak out without favour or fear of political backlash. With back-to-back political conventions last weekend, the governing Liberals and the Conservatives had a chance to str...

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