Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Jan. 6. Trudeau announced his resignation, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader.DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images

Had Prime Minister Justin Trudeau done what his caucus, members of his party, the polls, the Canadian people, his horoscope, and that guy screaming obscenities outside the Winners at Parliament Hill all suggested six months ago and stepped down then, there might have been a way for the Liberal Party to avoid total annihilation. The by-election in the St. Paul’s riding in Toronto back in June was about as clear a sign as the electorate is capable of delivering outside of a normal election that there is no way back – not without a change at the top – but Mr. Trudeau, nevertheless, persisted.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign after nine years in power

Had he resigned in June, there might have been a way for the party to save the furniture (furniture that took several highly paid outside consultants and seven months to procure, but I digress). But now it’s too late: the........

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