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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But why did Trump hand the election to Liberals?[/quote]

Canadian here. I have no idea, but I am grateful. Six months ago I was convinced Poilevre had it in the bag. Then Trump got involved. [/quote]

A couple of other important events happened before that. Freeland stepped down because she wasn't happy with Trudeau antics. That was bold. Then Trudeau had the grace and foresight to step down early as leader to give the Liberal party a chance to find another leader. That paved the way for Carney.

But I'll admit that the tariffs, and then the talk of 51st state, helped to return Canadians to voting Liberal.

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Freeland stepped down as she wasn’t earmarked to be the successor. I assuming as a political move, she was hoping distancing herself from her position in the government would allow her to run on her own platform. This is where Harris got stuck - she couldn’t say anything negative about the current government’s policies as well, that included her. Freeland honestly wouldn’t have brought a Liberal win. Trudeau resigning and The party picking Carney, despite him being off the radar in so many ways, was a brilliant tactical move. [/quote]

The piece that is missing here is that Freeland and Carney have been good friends for decades - her son, his godson is in 10th(?) grade. In a TV interview last night she said that she didn't have a crystal ball in Dec. but she knew that there needed to be change in the party and precipitated it by resigning. She had a strong hunch that Trump is going to be a threat to Canada (see her book "Plutocrats" and her dealings when negotiating the USMCA) and Trudeau was dead in the water. I assume that she realized that she couldn't influence things with Trudeau in place, but could if either (she) or (Carney, with her in a support role) were at the helm.

Pundits in Canada are talking about whether Carney will be able to do the politics of leading a minority government - he doesn't have to. Freeland is genius at working with leaders across political colours, and has been instrumental in getting trade barriers between provinces removed even as Carney & Co have been campaigning. She is a backroom, late night phone call, operator and she has the skills to get disparate people singing from the same hymn sheet. Freeland knew she couldn't bring a Liberal win, but she also knew that she has the skills to make sure that a political-novice, economic wonk, can do politics successfully. I wonder whether Carney would have even run for the leadership if he didn't know that Freeland would stick around to do the politics. Anita Anand and Sean Fraser are staying on and I assume that they are parts of the jigsaw too. 
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