The Liberal Party’s evolution

As writer Patrick Luciani recently put it, 'Canada’s major parties are converging on shared liberal terrain where their battles are more stylistic than substantive.' Perhaps this is why it’s so easy for opposition MPs to cross the floor and join the Liberals.

How you like me now? Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured March 10, 2026, has basically gutted many of the policies of his predecessor Justin Trudeau, especially those connected to the environment. He also scrapped the carbon tax, pushed for building oil pipelines and done away with the EV mandate, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

March 19, 2026

OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the fascinating things about Canadians politics these days is how the Liberal Party of Canada seems to be evolving, changing before our very eyes into something new.

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