Trudeau and the Liberals are burning time on themselves that they can't afford to waste

The lesson of the 2011 federal election was that nothing about the Liberal Party’s success, or even survival, is assured. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself attributed that fall directly to the party’s turn inward, toward its own squabbles, disagreements and intramural competitions.

Trudeau and the Liberals are burning time on themselves that they can't afford to waste
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

The lesson of the 2011 federal election was that nothing about the Liberal Party’s success, or even survival, is assured. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself attributed that fall directly to the party’s turn inward, toward its own squabbles, disagreements and intramural competitions.