Time to redefine liberalism

With Trump's return and the Liberals’ sagging poll numbers, that brand of progressivism seems to be a spent force. This is why the party will need to do what they always do: adapt their ideology to reflect changing trends.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien, pictured on Jan. 10, 2024, once said: 'When ... the left says of you you’re a right winger, and when the people on the right say you’re a left winger, you’re a good Canadian Liberal.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

January 27, 2025

OAKVILLE, ONT.—The federal Liberals aren’t just in the process of picking a new leader, they’re also on a political journey to redefine what it means to be a “Liberal.”

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