With the resignation this week of Justin Trudeau, all eyes are on the leadership race in the Liberal Party of Canada, which promises to be a major milestone in Canadian political history. If the party finds a replacement with enough popular appeal that it can avoid being completely eclipsed in the upcoming election, it will be in a strong position to compete in the future; the Canadian electorate is, despite its present dissatisfaction with Trudeau, not very conservative. On the other hand, if the party continues on its present course, it may be reduced to a permanent minority. Voters can always turn to the Canadian New Democrats instead, the social democratic party that has already threatened to eclipse the LPC once this century.
