With social media a key player in political landscape, the roles of Canada’s political institutions need to be redefined, says Savoie

Canada needs to debate the merits and challenges of cabinet government, says Donald Savoie, in his new blockbuster book. He also says Canada is the best country in the world; the only victims left in Canada are Indigenous Peoples; and we all need to give politicians a little bit of a break or we'll wind up with low-calibre candidates in the future.
The Prime Minister's Office, pictured. Donald Savoie says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not been able to deliver on a 2015 promise to bring back 'cabinet government,' adding that no prime minister can achieve this goal unless the merits and challenges of government in the new era of social media are redefined.

Canada's political institutions are in dire need of reform to meet with the demands of changing times, and politicians and Canadians need to have a comprehensive debate on the merits and challenges of cabinet government in the ever-evolving political and communications ...

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