A year of political whiplash showed why polls, power and confidence can evaporate overnight

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If 2025 taught us anything about politics, it’s that you shouldn’t be too sure about yourself – things can change.

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That’s something that Liberals who feel like they are riding high right now and Conservatives who are feeling in the doldrums should remember.

A year ago, Justin Trudeau was still Canada’s prime minister. No one would have bet as 2024 closed that he would resign, leave politics and be dating Katy Perry and following her around the world.

At the end of 2025, the conventional wisdom was still that Pierre Poilievre........

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