Sunday, February 16, 2025
February 16, 2025

Trudeau biographer up next at forum

“Will Trudeau’s resignation save the Liberal Party?” 

Featuring remarkable timing, the Salt Spring Forum will welcome author Stephen Maher to Mahon Hall Sunday, Jan. 26, in part promoting Maher’s new book The Prince: the Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau, which is the first comprehensive biography of Justin Trudeau as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. 

With Trudeau just having announced his resignation, and his government “lurching towards the abyss” –– with cabinet ministers resigning and the Liberal Party low in opinion polls –– Maher asks whether there can yet be a twist in the tale.  

The forum asks: Who might take over from Trudeau? Could anyone save the Liberals from defeat in the next election? Why did Trudeau stay on so long, ignoring free-falling opinion polls and the voices of his own caucus? 

These are questions not unlike those Maher has been asking since 1989, with decades under his belt covering Canadian politics as a columnist and investigative reporter for Postmedia News, iPolitics and Maclean’s –– bringing light to political corruption, electoral wrongdoing, misinformation and human rights abuses. Maher has also won many awards, including the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, the Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism and the National Newspaper Award. 

Maher’s event will take place the day before Parliament was due to resume; with Parliament now prorogued until March, organizers said, discussion can shift to the highs and lows of Trudeau’s leadership and an examination of where and why it all went wrong. 

Discussion begins at 3 p.m., and copies of The Prince will be available at a reduced price.

Tickets are available through eventbrite.ca or at the door.

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