Trudeau’s ‘what if?’

What would have happened if Justin Trudeau hadn’t announced his resignation in January of 2025? What if, despite his languishing in the polls and despite his general unpopularity at the time, Trudeau had, for whatever reason, decided to stick it out for at least a few more months?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured Feb. 5, 2025, at a Black History Month event at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., a month he after announced he would resign as prime minister and party leader after the party elected a new leader. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

June 29, 2026

OAKVILLE, ONT.—I love to ponder the counterfactuals of history.

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