Animals are often at their most aggressive when they’re injured. It’s a survival mechanism: if you’re vulnerable and can’t do much about it, it’s safest to feign strength.
The same pattern can now be observed in Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, who, after months of floundering in the polls, are resorting to playing defence in the wake of a successful policy convention by their opponents. You know what doesn’t scream confidence? Sending high-profile MPs to scrum outside the Conservative Party of Canada’s convention.
