Canada is now involved in a serious trade war with the United States, one that Canada cannot win

Incumbent members who have complied with certain conditions will not be subjected to nomination battles. This is consistent with Trudeau’s dictatorial tendencies. After all, Trudeau has never chosen candidates or cabinet members based upon merit which is one reason why the country is in such a mess. It has always been about gender equality and diversity and the current crop of Liberal MPs are just as diverse as they were when first elected in 2015.



There are several reasons why Trudeau might call an early election. His approval ratings began to tank during and after his embarrassing trip to India where the prime minster appeared to have spent more time changing clothes and posing for pictures than he did conducting affairs of state.



Canada is now involved in a serious trade war with the United States, one that Canada cannot win. Not just because Donald Trump is the master of “the art of the deal” but because the negative effects of new tariffs will hit Canada harder than they will the U.S. Trudeau is a child who cannot properly deal with Trump who, love him or hate him, is an adult. If the U.S. carries through with the threat to impose tariffs on the auto sector, the economic consequences to Canada will be severe. Initially a lot of Canadians, even those who don’t like the Liberals supported Canada in the trade dispute. But the longer this trade war continues while Trudeau poses for selfies, unable to properly protect Canada’s interests, the more Canadians will turn against him.



Secondly, Trudeau must be reeling from the recent Ontario provincial election that saw not only the provincial Liberal party destroyed but Doug Ford and the PCs winning a substantial majority government. Outside of hard core Ford Nation supporters, Ford was not a particularly popular leader even within the ranks of the Progressive Conservatives. The reason the PCs and not the NDP won was because of Ford’s opposition to a carbon tax. After his win, the premier-designate stated one of the first acts of his government will be to scrap the current cap and trade program put into place by the Liberals.

