Donald Trump usurps Canadian election

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The Trump Administration is the best thing that has happened to the incumbent Liberal government of Canada.

Polling conducted in early January suggested that the Liberal Party could win as few as 21 seats in the 338-seat parliament at this year’s election.

Canada election polling

Canadians had endured a decade-long decline in their living standards. Per capita GDP had stagnated for a decade.

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Real per capita GDP

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.