Trudeau and the Liberals won the most seats in the 2015 federal election, which took place on October 19, 2015. This came after one of the most protracted battles in more than a century. The Liberals won 184 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons and 39.5 percent of the overall vote, making them the most seats. They were able to establish a majority government because of this. When compared to the 2011 federal election, their total number of seats increased by 150.
The Liberal Party’s election results were the second-best in the party’s history. They fared particularly well in the eastern portion of the country. They gained all the seats in Atlantic Canada and Toronto, as well as 40 seats in the province of Quebec. Since Pierre Trudeau’s
victory in the 1980 election, they have won the most seats in the area of Quebec. In addition, it was the first time since 1980 that the Liberals gained more than half of the seats in the province. The party gained 150 seats in the election, which was the largest increase for any party in a Canadian election since Confederation. The fact that a party rose from third place in the seat count to a majority government was another first.
Did Trudeau’s administration fulfill commitments from the election time?
The Liberals under Trudeau have taken several steps forward since that initial step, including passing legislation to ensure pay equity in the federal sector, making the national anthem gender neutral, establishing legal protections for transgender people, and requiring gender-based analyses to be conducted on major policies. As part of its commitment to improving women’s health internationally, the Liberal administration has expanded the status of women portfolio to include a complete Department for Women and Gender Equality (WAGE).
All of these are developments that future administrations may find difficult to reverse without receiving a great deal of public criticism and explanation. Susan Smith, a long-time Liberal and partner at BlueSky Strategy Group, said the tone established by the first cabinet lineup “had a tremendous reverberation in corporate Canada, in Canada writ large.” “It had a significant reverberation in Canada writ large,” she said.
“It pushed the rest of the nation to take a little bit closer look at what they were doing, and it compelled the rest of the country, not by diktat, but by emulation, because if the prime minister can do it, why can’t we?” says the minister.
..”It has contributed to the development of the nation,” she said.
However, there is still space for development. Trudeau’s self-assigned feminist label has been called into doubt throughout the course of his presidency, particularly in the wake of the contentious expulsion of two prominent female Liberal MPs from the caucus: Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould after the SNC-Lavalin scandal in the fall of 2015.And, given the present
pace of female MPs being elected to the House of Commons, it may take another 89 years for Canada to achieve gender parity in the chamber.
We have made modest progress toward more female participation in politics, whether at the federal or provincial levels. However, this development has been slower than many would have liked to see.” As Equal Voice spokeswoman Nasha Brownridge said to CTVNews.ca, “we’re not quite there yet.”
Why the delay in cabinet formation after elections?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s can’t-wait campaign for historic change has resulted in a government operating at snail’s pace, with a cabinet that has yet to be appointed, a bureaucracy waiting for instructions, and no timetable for the return of Parliament insight.
In the meantime, political animals are left to speculate about which Liberal MPs will be lucky enough to receive Challenger-jet booking privileges, a chauffeur-driven car, double-sized paychecks, and the adoring staff bestowed upon all ministers, even those operating on a mini ministerial level.
The reality about the growing concentration of prime ministerial authority is that the federal cabinet serves as a conduit for Trudeau’s PMO objectives, not as a catalyst or incubator for new ideas. Selecting the best candidates for administering the government is a quaint cabinetmaking concept since merit plays such a small role in the selection process. Gender, location, ethnic origin, party allegiance, and friendship with the leader are the primary elements contributing to this political mosh pit formation. And after the lineup is finalized, new ministers are handed comprehensive mandate letters outlining the do’s and don’ts in their portfolio for the next term.
If you refuse to toe the line or dare to question the Prime Minister’s whims, even if they are immoral, you run the danger of being the next Jody Wilson-Raybould. This leads us to the question of what should happen when Trudeau finally decides on a new inner circle — and presumably eliminates the duds. The most pressing demotion is Harjit Sajjan’s removal as Minister of National Defense, a position he seemed to be well-suited to handle as a distinguished military reserve but rapidly deteriorated into a total catastrophe, lurching the military from one humiliating problem to the next. His botched watch was marked by sexual misconduct allegations raging in senior ranks, including a new investigation into allegations made against the incoming head of the Canadian Army just this week, the wrongful dismissal of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, a failure to upgrade military equipment, and our humiliating absence from the UN peacekeeping mission. Combined, you have irrefutable evidence that a poor pastor may do serious harm when left unsupervised by an adult.
Others should be sent to the backbench after they have passed their best-before date. Carolyn Bennett’s tenure as Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations is dwindling. Patty Hajdu failed to rise to the pandemic challenge in health, and David Lametti’s tenure as Justice Minister has been continuously disappointing. Naturally, certain ministers seem to have influence, if not
independence. Apart from Finance Minister Chrystie Freeland, approving glances should go to vaccine procurement minister Anita Anand in Public Works, compassionate Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, outstanding Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, and the vibrant François-Philippe Champagne in Innovation.
However, nothing will improve significantly overnight, even if a fresh blood influx of unexpectedly high ability occurs. For all the changes that will occur after Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is sworn in, the Governor-General might spend another month abroad before returning to reshuffle the cheerleader seating in Justin Trudeau’s echo chamber.