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John Robson: The Rise and Fall of Prime Ministers

John Robson: The Rise and Fall of Prime Ministers
The chamber of the House of Commons is seen from the Speaker’s chair on Sept. 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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How much confidence do we have in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? No, stop with the heckling, or cheers, because I’m asking in a technical sense. Apparently we’re all supposed to have the self-help-staple psychological confidence in ourselves, and arguably many politicians do to excess. But I mean the kind where a ministry looks at a legislature then hums a happy tune or lunges for the Help Wanted ads. And if you have the good fortune to live in a functioning parliamentary system you should take confidence more seriously than we in Canada seem to.

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”