As the federal Liberal leadership race takes shape, it’s looking increasingly like a two-way race between Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney.
With the Liberals lagging significantly in the polls, the party is clearly looking for a saviour. But with a shared elite pedigree and apparent inability to defend anything resembling a coherent progressive vision, both Freeland and Carney are uniquely ill-suited for these populist times.
Economic inequality is at a record high and home ownership is increasingly out of reach for most young Canadians. The public is searching for both answers and help.
