Ep. 288: Don’t Puck with Canada: Canadian Election Preview

“You have an autocrat president next door who is threatening annexation of your country. And it’s not a joke anymore..” In December of 2024, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned with an approval rating of just 22%. His centre-left Canadian Liberal Party had been in government for the last ten years - through COVID-19, the cost of living crisis, housing shortages, and party in-fighting. Canada was ready for a change. And yet, with the federal election mere weeks away, Liberals are once again the popular favourite. Why? Jack Milroy, a veteran political consultant and Canadian-Australian dual-citizen, gets Stephen Donnelly and our listeners up to date. Follow Jack Milroy on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-stor.bsky.social and at Progressive Breakdown on substack: https://progressivebreakdown.substack.com/ Mentioned: Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson CHAPTERS: 00:00: Episode Start 02:08 Jack Milroy Introduction 03:56: Canadian Party Politics 101 19:11: Canadian Liberal Party Leader Selection 27:20: Mark Carney 34:24: The Threat from Below 47:06: Abundance Mindset 52:52: Campaigning in Canada The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au Support the show Socially Democratic is an opinion-based political and campaign podcast that facilitates discussion on a range of topical issues. The opinions of guests are not an endorsement and do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff at Dunn Street and Socially Democratic. Access ad-free episodes and send in questions by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SociallyDemocratic If you like the show, rate and review us on your favourite podcast app. Follow Us on Socials: Facebook (https://tr.ee/9jGIOy) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sociallydemocratic) LinkedIn (https://tr.ee/YxyYJh) X (https://x.com/SocialDemPod) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DunnStreet) The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au