Steven Guilbeault tritt aus dem Kabinett von Mark Carney zurück

But hasn’t a cabinet reshuffle already started?

He’s just jumping out before he gets pushed in a couple of weeks.

I think the LPC tent was barely big enough to accommodate Guilbeault before, and under Trudeau it just made enough sense for him to be there, but perhaps the party is not his true best fit. The resignation from cabinet makes sense for him as he’s staked his career on climate change so personally for him it’s very difficult not to make a public statement of opposition to this. So in a way, good for him for staying true to his convictions. It will be interesting to see if remains in caucus or decides to sit as an independent or Green or NDP.

What happened to the talk that Guilbeault felt it was better if he stays at the table, rather than away from it? I guess we all have our limits. Carney was probably going to make him eat shit over the pipeline, and that’s not something Guilbeault was willing to do. I won’t lie, I saw this coming.

Anyways, progressive Liberals, whether you’re an MP, staffer, or just partisan loyalist, I urge you, don’t quit the LPC over this. The LPC is stronger with diverse opinions and ideas.

Better policy is produced when conflicting opinions come together to compromise. Your voice in the party matters to keep the LPC from going full Progressive Conservative.

Air your grievances while playing your partisan role. Politics is at the end of the day about the bigger picture, because if you leave, you’re only going to be replaced by yes-men more aligned with the direction Carney wants to take the party. And the last thing the LPC needs is to become saturated with yes-men.

I think a lot of people think this a good thing because they didn’t like Guilbeault or just view him as a Trudeau era minster that needed to be shuffled off. I think that’s pretty short sighted.

It’s clear that this further cements Carney’s shift rightward, and his belief that he knows best overall. Which, while everyone in this sub can act like was an expected outcome of electing him, I’d argue that it’s a bit more than people realized. I do think the fallout of that will come home to roost eventually with a rift in the party.

Carney doesn’t seem to like opposing idea’s being offered in his caucus, I think that’s an incredible weak point which will bite him. We saw how out of touch Trudeau got with an incredibly insulated PMO, I’d hope that the Liberals would have learned from that.

I also do also think that forcing a pipeline to be built over another province will have ripple effects in Quebec, who is set to have a provincial election soon.