Marc Garneau would have been the right PM for these times

If the former Liberal MP had a brand, it was ‘consistency’—which Canada could use right now.

In these perilous times, former Liberal MP Marc Garneau, an engineer with a military background and respect from Americans, would been a calm hand on the tiller, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

November 15, 2023

MONTREAL—Political pundits on Parliament Hill used to say of former Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield that he was “the best prime minister Canada never had.” The description could apply to Bob Rae, Tom Mulcair, or Marc Garneau.

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