Canada’s Corrupt Liberal Government

That disgruntled Liberal members of Parliament lack the ability to remove their leader is entirely their own fault. It is they who decided to deny themselves the ability to do so.

Fairly late into its decade in government, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives passed something called the Reform Act. Introduced as an amendment to the Parliament of Canada Act as a private members bill by Conservative MP Michael Chong, its purpose was to enhance the power and influence of MPs, ensure none of them could be evicted from their caucus without the approval of their peers and—most important—grant them the power to remove their party leader.

One characteristic of a failed state is that it has no functioning national government. By that standard, Canada is failing pretty badly.

At the very moment when the country faces an existential tariff threat from the incoming administration of president-elect Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are self-consumed with division, leaving the Prime Minister essentially powerless.

Donald Trump doesn’t think much of Justin Trudeau. The president-elect has been needling the Canadian prime minister for weeks, amusingly calling him “governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” During the June 2018 Group of Seven summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, the president called Mr. Trudeau “meek and mild” as well as “very dishonest and weak.”

With Mr. Trump’s help, Mr. Trudeau, who has flirted with political disaster for years, came close to hitting rock bottom on Monday. This was because of the stunning resignation of Chrystia Freeland as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Often dubbed the “minister of everything” because of her influence in the Liberal government, Ms. Freeland expressed her anger and frustration with the ineffectiveness of Mr. Trudeau’s response to Mr. Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce eight new cabinet ministers Friday and change the roles of four others in a cabinet shuffle designed to ensure the government can function properly, CBC News has learned.

The shuffle comes days after former deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigned suddenly, spurring an emboldened movement within the Liberal caucus to push Trudeau out of the leadership.

One senior government source told CBC News the timing and size of the shuffle should not be taken as a signal that the prime minister has made up his mind about his future, adding Trudeau is still “reflecting” on his position.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have hit an all-time low in public opinion since coming to power in 2015, with more than two-thirds of Canadians saying it’s time for Trudeau to step down, a new poll says.

In the Dec. 17 Abacus Data poll, 67 percent of Canadians said Trudeau should resign, while 19 percent said he should stay on as the country’s leader.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Friday, multiple sources have told CBC News.

He’s got big gaps to fill on his front bench after a series of resignations in recent months, including Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell departure earlier this week.

While Trudeau is facing pressure to resign from some caucus members who accuse him of mismanaging his relationship with Freeland, his former right hand, he still has to deal with the immediate task before him: governing the country.

HALIFAX—In politics, the only thing harder than winning power is making a graceful exit when the party is over.

Justin Trudeau, paralyzed, perhaps, by delusion, misplaced confidence in his ability to bounce back, or simple, garden variety stubbornness, is giving Canadians a master class in how not to exit the public stage.