George Soule
George Soule is a former director of communications for the NDP and a principal at Syntax Strategic.
History won’t only remember Justin Trudeau for the early triumphs or the transformative programs like pharmacare and dental care that Jagmeet Singh squeezed out of him. It’ll also be for his resignation made too late and the effects it caused.
Fighting for Canadians should be at the top of the agenda. Instead, we’re stuck in scandal and sideshows.
Trump’s re-election reflects a troubling global trend: the return of anti-government governments.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking too many head-on attacks to be able to afford spending any more time focused on internal party drama.
The Conservative leader’s threat accomplishes three things: paints the Liberals as weak, the Bloc as solely interested in keeping their jobs, and Jagmeet Singh’s exit from the NDP-Liberal deal as posturing.
Building on Jack Layton’s legacy, Jagmeet Singh is betting that his vision—rooted in affordable housing, good jobs, and expanded health care—will resonate with voters who feel left behind by the Liberals and Conservatives.
In Montreal, Justin Trudeau is putting his leadership on the line; in Winnipeg, Pierre Poilievre is testing out his cosplay routine as a ‘regular guy,’ and in both cities, Jagmeet Singh and the NDP are fighting to strengthen their national position.
If Justin Trudeau thinks he can pull the rope-a-dope on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—like Muhammad Ali did to George Foreman in 1974— he’s got another thing coming.
Until we next go to the federal ballot box, beware of people say they know how the story ends. In every election there are candidate upsets that prove the final say happens in the ballot box—not in a polling summary. As it should be.