Warning signs of waning Liberal fortunes in Atlantic Canada

We are too far away from an election to emphatically state that the Liberals' Atlantic fortress will fall, but it is corroding now and in need of repair.

It is no coincidence that the day immediately following the cabinet shuffle, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went east, as did his finance minister and other senior government figures, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

August 9, 2023

OTTAWA—Nothing is as sweet as summer in Atlantic Canada, unless, that is, you are currently a member of the governing Trudeau Liberals. The natural governing party—perennially a dominant force in the region—doesn’t have the mojo it normally does there. It appears to ...

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