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Trudeau is Tru-done

Trudeau is Tru-done

It's too early for me to draw conclusions about the 2025 federal election, but it's just too much fun to pass up.

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Jun 25, 2024
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By-elections (“special elections,” to you Americans) are a funny thing. It’s not uncommon for voters to use them to let their freak flag fly and cast a protest vote against the party they usually support, only to return “home” in the next general election. Democrat Doug Jones’ victory in an Alabama Senate race a few years ago, thanks primarily to the GOP nominating an actual predator to replace Jeff Sessions, is a notable example.

So, I’m wary of drawing too many conclusions from a by-election result.

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Except for this one. This result is so shocking, I’m pretty sure it was measured on the Richter scale.

The Conservatives picked up a significant upset win against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the federal byelection in Toronto-St. Paul’s riding.

Conservative candidate Don Stewart pulled off the stunning upset, with 100 per cent of polls repo…

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