Ep. 288: Don’t Puck with Canada: Canadian Election Preview

“You have an autocrat president next door who is threatening annexation of your country. And it’s not a joke anymore..”

In December of 2024, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned with an approval rating of just 22%. 

His centre-left Canadian Liberal Party had been in government for the last ten years - through COVID-19, the cost of living crisis, housing shortages, and party in-fighting. 

Canada was ready for a change.

And yet, with the federal election mere weeks away, Liberals are once again the popular favourite. Why?

Jack Milroy, a veteran political consultant and Canadian-Australian dual-citizen, gets Stephen Donnelly and our listeners up to date.

Follow Jack Milroy on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-stor.bsky.social

and at Progressive Breakdown on substack: https://progressivebreakdown.substack.com/

Mentioned:

Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

CHAPTERS:

00:00: Episode Start
02:08 Jack Milroy Introduction
03:56: Canadian Party Politics 101
19:11: Canadian Liberal Party Leader Selection
27:20: Mark Carney
34:24: The Threat from Below
47:06: Abundance Mindset
52:52: Campaigning in Canada

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