We did it! Open Sources Guelph survived its first
election season, and now it's time for the post-game analysis. Canada is
back, said Prime Minister Designate Justin Trudeau, but what kind of
Canada will it be now that the Liberals are back in charge, is it change
we can believe in, or will they fall back on old habits? And what of
the opposition parties, and our own new Member of Parliament here in
Guelph? What is Canada going to look like in the next four years? We'll...
We did it! Open Sources Guelph survived its first
election season, and now it's time for the post-game analysis. Canada is
back, said Prime Minister Designate Justin Trudeau, but what kind of
Canada will it be now that the Liberals are back in charge, is it change
we can believe in, or will they fall back on old habits? And what of
the opposition parties, and our own new Member of Parliament here in
Guelph? What is Canada going to look like in the next four years? We'll
prognosticate; you decide.
This Thursday, October 15, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:
1) Seeing Red.
While not exactly a surprise that Justin Trudeau now sits as the Prime
Minister Designate, and head of a Liberal government, it was a little
surprising that the victory was so sweeping, and so decisive. To what do
we owe the young Trudeau's success, and the Liberal Party's
Cinderella-like story going from third place party to the government in
waiting? Was it the youth and vigour of the Grits' leader? Was it their
decidedly left-wing progressive policies? Was it Harper fatigue?
2) Harper Out. Mulcair Stays.
Almost as startling as the Liberal sweep was the crush of the Orange
Crush. The NDP are left with just a third of the seats they once held,
and their governmental ambitions were derailed thoroughly on the cusp of
them becoming a reality. How long will Tom Mulcair stay, or can he
leave when the NDP front bench has been decimated? And what of the
former Prime Minister? How long can Harper sit in Parliament looking
across the aisle at his rival in his old seat, and who might take up the
mantle as the Tories new leader?
3) Royal City Rumble.
Former Chamber of Commerce president Lloyd Longfield beat all
competitors to win a decisive victory for the Liberals in Guelph Monday
night. Longfield will be going to Ottawa thanks to the support of nearly
half of Guelph voters, doing even better in the polls than his
predecessor Frank Valeriote. Was Longfield caught up in the Red Wave and
the change vote? What happened to support for the NDP and the Greens?
And to what to we owe the increased voter turnout in the Royal City?
4) The Future.
So we've got at least four years of Trudeau Mania ahead, what can we
expect? Who will form Trudeau's first cabinet? Will the new Prime
Minister and his caucus be able to deliver on their promises? Is
electoral reform really in the cards this time? When will be see the
process to marijuana legalization begin? Will deficit spending be the
key to jump starting the economy? And how long can the honeymoon for
Trudeau last? It's murky future, and we'll get out our crystal balls.
Open Sources is live on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca at 5 pm on Thursday.
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