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When Justin Trudeau was confirmed as Liberal Party leader six years ago, he made clear in his victory speech that the infighting between so-called Chrétien Liberals and Martin Liberals was over. “The era of hyphenated Liberals ends right now,” he said.

The slight has never been forgotten by those still hankering for the glory days when they were kings.

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A piece Tuesday by respected Toronto Star columnist Chantal Hébert suggested a group of Liberal “insiders” had been strategizing on a conference call to replace Justin Trudeau with the current governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, in the event the party fares badly in October’s election.

The generally accepted explanation among Trudeau loyalists is that the group is made up not of Liberals “insiders,” but rather comprises people left out in the cold by the prime minister’s conscious efforts to distance himself from both the Chrétien and Martin eras. Hébert mentioned the first of two pre-conditions for past leadership tilts has been “a critical mass of malcontents, made up of movers and shakers who feel ignored or shunted aside by the current leadership team.” There is no shortage of those people — even with stakes through their hearts, Trudeau would be advised to wear a clove of garlic around his neck.