Blazingcatfur

Justin Trudeau is brimming with confidence. Nothing seems to get him down – not byelection losses, not dismal polling numbers, not the end of the supply and confidence agreement with the New Democrats, and not the departures of key ministers and staff.

The Prime Minister insists on leading the Liberal Party into the next election despite the growing sense that his personal brand is the Liberals’ most insurmountable ballot drag. Abacus Data reported earlier this month that 22% of people have positive views of Trudeau compared to a whopping 61% with negative views. As Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes has said when speaking of her constituents’ attitudes toward the Liberal leader: “It’s a very generalized … ‘we’re tired of his face’ kind of thing,” Mendes has also said she’s “not confident” the Liberals can win the next election.

If there’s one thing Justin Trudeau’s government knows how to do, it’s waste tax dollars. Whether it’s $60 million on the glitchy ArriveCan app, $61,000 on pricey hotel rooms during a two-day anti-poverty summit, or $3 million on a gun buyback program that hasn’t bought a single gun, wasting money is what this government does best.

Right now, my expectations of Trudeau are so low that it’s hard to imagine how things could get any worse.