David Lametti resigns as MP
David Lametti, who was dropped as justice minister from the federal cabinet last July, has resigned as MP for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, effective at the end of the month.
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carswell 10:55 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
Led by the self-enamoured Trudeau, the LPC is circling the drain and doesn’t seem capable of doing more than titanically rearranging the deck chairs. This puts the country’s future at risk (imagine Trump returning to office in the States followed by Poilievre acceding to power in Canada).
In the past, a chunk of the Libs’ votes have come from people who held their noses and voted strategically to keep the Cons out of office. My WAG is that Trudeau’s personal negatives are now so high and most people’s lives are so much harder they won’t be able to bring themselves to do that in 2025.
It’s past time for a reset.
Ian 18:54 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
Probably. It seems like every time the Conservatives get it it’s meant as an FU to the Liberals more than an embracing of the Conservatives, and by the end of the Conservative swing everyone is so unhappy they are thrilled to vote the Liberals in again. Swing of the pendulum of outrage.
The problem with Trudeau’s unpopularity is that the Liberals stayed out of power longer than usual because they kept fielding unlikeable candidates until finally someone realized anyone with an ounce of charisma would do. Who will step in? It’s a shame Singh is so sophomoric or the NDP might stand a chance. Even the conservatives realized if they could rebrand L’il PP as a “regular guy’s guy” instead of “irritating smug nerd” they would perform better at the polls.
What does WAG stand for? Something-something guess? I only know it as “wives and girlfriends” in sports chat.
Kate 19:36 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
Wild-ass guess?
I can’t imagine Chrystia Freeland becoming Liberal leader. What happened to the rumour about Mark Carney?
Ian 20:26 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
To be fair Freeland was the first person that came to mind, but yeah.
Wild-ass guess works 😉
Tim S. 22:22 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
I’m eally hoping for Rachel Notley to take over the federal NDP, but doesn’t seem in the cards.
Singh has a lot of the pieces, but it’s taking him a really long time to put it all together.