Does Canada Have a Future?

<![CDATA[It has finally happened. Canada’s disreputable, incompetent, and palpably immature prime minister has finally decided to step down. The dancing queen of the political scene will not be missed. The problem is that he has decided to hang around like a dirty shirt by proroguing Parliament (previously due to resume on January 27) until March 24. This means all Parliamentary business is suspended and no legislative work can be undertaken while the Liberal Party presumably reflects on its platform and vets a new leader among a slew of contenders. The country is basically adrift. In the interim, Trudeau escapes question period, opposition scrutiny, non-confidence votes, or any degree of accountability. But he nominally remains prime minister for the next three months.]]>