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Trudeau Jr.’s turn for a “walk in the snow”

Forty years on from his father famously resigning as Prime Minister following a solo walk through an Ottawa snowstorm, reports suggest Justin Trudeau is mulling the same decision after a tumultuous week within government. Whatever the verdict, the Conservatives look set to win the forthcoming election, meaning we can expect the carbon tax to be scrapped, immigration policy to potentially be tightened even further, and lower spending to fund tax cuts.

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