In crummiest year in living memory, a look at who’s up, who’s down in federal politics

Justin Trudeau's honeymoon has turned into a stable marriage. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has guts. Dominic LeBlanc needs to get back his mojo. Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are future leadership material. Maryam Monsef needs to get better.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured earlier this month leaving the National Press Theatre in Ottawa after holding a year-ender news conference.
TORONTO—As the crummiest year in living memory grinds to a close, it’s time for the report card on your elected representatives in Ottawa. Every other member of the punditocracy is doing one, so why can’t Your Humble Narrator? It may be a cliché, but it’s al...

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