The Liberal Party in Defeat and Victory

Patrice Dutil considers the fates of the Liberal Party of Canada since 2006 with Brooke Jeffrey, professor of Political Science at Concordia University and the author of Road to Redemption: The Liberal Party of Canada 2006-2019, published by the University of Toronto Press. They examine the special challenges of the Liberal Party as it adapted under the leadership of Stéphane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, Bob Ray, Bill Graham and Justin Trudeau. Many of the factors that have undermined the party since the 1980s are discussed as well as the search for the right mix of values that eventually led to the Liberal victory in 2015. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.