His finance minister has quit in disgust. He seems only able to come up with increasingly bad ideas. His government is in disarray, with crises in immigration, housing, the cost of living, deficits, debt and more. And the United States is about to hit Canada with economy-killing tariffs. Yet, as Brian Lilley discusses with Postmedia columnists Lorne Gunter and Chris Selley on our year-end political panel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems determined to tough it out and stick around as long as he can. The trouble is, Trudeau’s refusal to admit to his disastrous defeat — and his party’s unwillingness to force him out — is seriously hurting innocent Canadians. (Recorded Dec. 19, 2024.)

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   Chris Selley: Justin Trudeau's political instincts were always atrocious. Some people are only noticing now
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   Ivison: Trudeau's 'unfathomable level of incompetence' this week