The article discusses the stability and expected duration of Canada's current minority parliament following the recent election. While some Conservatives may wish for a short parliament to reclaim power, the broader sentiment among Canadians leans towards a longer parliamentary term to effectively address critical issues, such as economic concerns, international relations, and climate change. Historically, minority parliaments in Canada last about a year and a half, but the anticipation is set for the current parliament to last beyond that, despite its previous record of three and a half years being viewed as exceptional.
If you're a certain type of Conservative, you might be hoping and/or betting it won't be… long, so that your side can have a shot at forming government.
This parliament could go long. We need to immediately confront major overlapping and intersecting challenges including Donald Trump… tariffs, affordability, and climate change.
Three and a half years is long. Two months is short. For our purposes, let's call 'long' anything that runs more than two years.
Barring events of the sort that brought the Liberals back from the brink of devastation, the ocean looks if not placid then at least safe enough to sail.
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