2025 is all about risk
Will he or won't he?
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We’re back! This break was anything but quiet, and if you’re someone like JUSTIN TRUDEAU, it probably wasn’t very joyful either. The Prime Minister is expected to step aside as soon as this week, and while it isn’t yet clear if he’s resigning as both federal Liberal leader and PM, he’s promising that any exit plan will maintain stability in the face of U.S. President DONALD TRUMP’s tariff threat.
For Queen’s Park, it means we’re headed into a year that’s shaping up to be just as politically chaotic as the last one. With questions swirling over the timing of federal and provincial votes, the Premier leaning into his national leadership role, and Opposition leaders jockeying for the spotlight — 2025 is all about how politicians will position themselves in the hopes of gaining power.
For DOUG FORD, Trudeau’s exit is a political blow. Ford has been effectively running against Trudeau for months — last year, the PCs devoted nearly every one of their friendly questi…