Justin Trudeau no longer has a mandate to govern, and he doesn’t care
Mandates to govern guide and legitimize political leadership, but Justin Trudeau has never cared about his mandate. Why would he now?

In politics, mandates matter. I remember when Justin Trudeau defeated Stephen Harper, and I lamented to a close political confidant that I wished the former prime minister had taken the opportunity to defund the CBC.
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