What a year for Justin Trudeau and his government! Weighed down by polls, each more catastrophic than the last, the federal Liberals are beginning to show signs of wear and tear, disconnection and lack of inspiration.
Between the issue of Chinese interference in our democracy, housing, immigration, Roxham, inflation, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and increasingly precarious public finances, the federal government was constantly managing crisis, constantly on the defensive and constantly on edge.
Asynchronous
Throughout the year, the Liberals had problems getting on board, adopting a position and sticking to it. Too often decisions were either late or hasty. For example, the issue of Chinese interference: it took several months for the government to understand that only an independent commission of inquiry will satisfy the opposition and civil society, who were legitimately concerned about the revelations published by the media.
In the case of the assassination of a Sikh Canadian by the Indian government, the government rushed into a solemn declaration before parliamentarians without a landing strategy. He rushed to publicly declare the Modi government guilty of assassination, without having the political strength, the evidence, or the allies to support such accusations.
Easy for the opposition
These strategic errors of execution suggest that we lack political insight, that the compass is demagnetized. The proof? Pierre Poilievre does not seem to be bothered or pushed around, even though he is leading the polls. The liberals seem so disorganized that they fail to demonstrate that beyond the slogans, populist attacks and fiery speeches, the conservative proposal is thin, if not non-existent.
Pierre Poilievre is favored by voters and the population because he seems to have made the correct diagnosis of our ills. But will he be able to offer the right treatment? The question remains!
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