What’s next for the Liberal Party now that Trudeau resigned?

“She’s the only person who’s been in charge of their own jurisdiction. She’s a former successful premier, long time politician. She’s still very relatively young. She’s a fiscal conservative, but she’s got a strong progressive record as a B.C. Liberal premier. She’s a real wild card in this race, she’s something different. There’s never been an elected prime minister from British Columbia. We’ve had very few leaders from British Columbia of National Parties, so it’s going to be interesting to see how she does and how much support she can get, because she’s clearly interested in the job,” Beach said.

While Freeland, and others currently within the Trudeau government who may run for Liberal leader, would be expected to have the best shot at becoming the next party leader, Beach says Clark may have another advantage, at least in the public eye. Beach says the fact Clark has no ties to the current government may actually be a bonus for general perception, as Trudeau and his government have been steadily losing appeal and points in polls.

“It’s likely any of the cabinet frontrunners right now, like Chrystia Freeland and the rest, they’re going to be saddled with the the Trudeau baggage, right? They were part of the government, they were part of implementing the decisions that were mostly made by Trudeau, but also by themselves. They had some input, of course, as cabinet ministers. So they’re going to be saddled with a very unpopular government right now,” Beach said.

Regardless of who becomes the Liberal leader, Beach believes it will be an uphill battle, as Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada have built up a significant lead that is expected to be very challenging to overcome. the latest polls have the Conservatives sitting at 44.2%, more than double the Liberals at 20.1% and the federal NDP at 19.3%. While there is still time before the 2025 election in October and much can change in a short time, is the Liberal party leadership role attractive at the moment? Beach does not believe it is.

“They should appoint an interim leader who they know is going to get defeated regardless, it looks like in the polls. That interim leader with no long term ambition to be leader of the party can take that hit, that kind of punch across the chin, so to speak, and they can go down with the ship. Then after the election, they should do a well thought out, proper, longer term leadership contest to find the right leader for the party to rebuild it in the aftermath of what looks like it’s going to be a Trudeau wipeout,” Beach said, on what he believes the best path for the Liberals would be going forward.

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by Tommy Osborne

What’s next for the Liberal Party now that Trudeau resigned?

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