Your job? Your family’s ability to afford basics? It’s all on hold until the Liberal Party picks Justin Trudeau's replacement.

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During the Watergate era 50 years ago, the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein popularized the phrase “the non-denial denial.” It meant a statement from a Watergate conspirator that, on the surface, sounded like a denial but which, on closer examination, was not. A non-denial allowed the speaker to avoid being called a liar.

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In that light, it’s clear Monday’s resignation by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in fact a non-resignation resignation. Trudeau said he was resigning (Yay!), but that he would not leave the Prime Minister’s office until his Liberal party has selected his replacement.

The typical way for a prime minister or party leader to exit is for them to resign effective immediately. Their party then appoints an interim, holds a leadership race and declares a new leader in approximately six months.

Given that Trudeau said he would break with that tradition and stay on until his replacement is sworn in, Canadians may have to endure his continued leadership until late March at the earliest and possibly June or July.

See what I mean about a non-resignation resignation?

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