This is the first April 28, 2025, federal election edition of Doorstep Postings, the political column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN.

Donald Trump claims he 'totally changed' the fortunes of Mark Carney's Liberal party #cdnpoli https://t.co/Z6AVk8IAPb

Being a hockey guy himself, Mark Carney should be aware of the bizarre ritual that takes place every playoff season, where Canadians engage in an unofficial primary to decide on ‘Canada’s Team’, and then cheer their brains out for that team until they are defeated.

The closer that team gets to the final round, the more unhinged the homerism gets. Then, after the inevitable loss to an American squad, everyone forgets the mania—and goes back to their regular daily routine.

Carney missed on an open net. Is that what he means when he says "NetZero"?pic.twitter.com/MLp0qCv7JV

If Mark Carney doesn’t understand that this is what is happening to him, then he’s set himself up for an even bigger failure than it currently looks like. Rest assured, and despite his limited skating skills, he is far better at his job than every Canadian NHL team since the days of PM Brian Mulroney, not to mention the average Canadian politician. He might even be once-in-a-lifetime scarily competent. He is still dooming himself to failure.

Ok, this is getting ridiculous. Carney can recall Parliament or call an election–I don't care–but he needs to stop flagrantly defying the constitution. If you want to exercise the full powers of the office, earn them. Where is the Clerk in all this?https://t.co/8Ey6aglwgv https://t.co/dvlnn695CN

First, let us assume that Carney remains prime minister after the next election and we enter a golden age of competency—neither of which are assured. All that proves is that the last guy wasn’t able to rise to the challenge, and when you consider that the last guy had been groomed for the role since birth, that doesn’t bode well for anyone else gunning for the role.

But Canadians are nothing if not persistent........

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