Share this Story: Kelly McParland: Nova Scotia election shows how Trudeau could meet his doomKelly McParland: Nova Scotia election shows how Trudeau could meet his doom The provincial Conservatives came from behind in a surprise win Photo by Andrew Vaughan / Canadian PressArticle content When Nova Scotia’s Liberal premier chose to call an election in the midst of the pandemic, word on the street was that federal forces might want to keep their eye on this baby, just in case something unexpected arose. Article content “A weak performance by the Nova Scotia Liberals would be somewhat concerning to the federal Liberals,” a political science prof at Cape Breton University told The Canadian Press. Try refreshing your browser, or Kelly McParland: Nova Scotia election shows how Trudeau could meet his doom Back to video Turns out the prof said a mouthful. The Tories started the Nova Scotia campaign so far back in the polls they were deemed to have little, if any chance. In Nova Scotia it was Houston, who won his party’s leadership in 2018, who saw the opportunity for some real pivoting and moved to seize it.

Source: National Post August 18, 2021 17:01 UTC