There is no reliable sign that anyone else in Liberal-land can cure what ails the party, even if Trudeau is doomed to lose
Put yourself in the shoes of a Liberal MP hearing grumbles that Justin Trudeau should go. There have been assertions he was spoiling for an election fight with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, assurances that there was still time till the next election, and, as polls suggest a national case of Trudeau fatigue, repeated questions about whether he can hang on.It’s not just that the Prime Minister might dig in.
Mr. Trudeau’s entourage tells Liberal MPs there is still time to turn things around, but there are few forces in politics more potent than a groundswell for change. And polls say even a lot of Liberal voters want him to go. The Liberals would be wagering with much higher stakes if they replace Mr. Trudeau with a new leader from outside Quebec. And if the party realizes what a wild gamble that would be, the field of potential replacements would effectively be limited to two: Ms. Joly and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne.Fred DeLorey, who ran the 2021 Conservative election campaign for then-leader Erin O’Toole, wrote an article in August arguing that Mr.
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