Author: Farhan Mujahid Chak

The recent federal election in Canada delivered one of the most astonishing political turnarounds in our country’s modern history. Just months ago, the Liberal Party of Canada was languishing in the polls, burdened by scandal fatigue and a plummeting approval rating for then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – at one point dipping below 20%, his worst ever. Beset by internal dissent and mounting public frustration, Trudeau stepped down. The Conservative Party and the New Democratic Party (NDP) were quick to mock the implosion, already measuring the curtains of power. With the Liberals adrift, they turned to a little-known economist with an…

The notorious political theorist, Hans Morgenthau, once forewarned that “all nations are tempted – and few have been able to resist the temptation for long – to clothe their own particular aspirations and actions in the moral purposes of the universe.” His words, once frowned upon for their shrewd observations of political deceitfulness, have become the norm. The global order, which for decades clung, albeit tenuously, to the principles of human rights, diplomacy and international law, is unraveling at breakneck speed. We are witnessing the abrupt desertion of the rule of law and the unruly collapse into an era of…

Despite what detractors may assert, Canadian politics is full of intrigue, rapid twists and turns and unabashed backtracking. Especially now, as preparations are underway for the looming 2025 Canadian Federal Election, politicking is at its finest. With the resignation of Canada’s former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, politics in Canada was thrown into a dizzying tailspin. Worse, the vultures were circling, and they swooped down to ensure former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political future ended abruptly. Of course, he tried to put up a fight, but he was struggling against the wrong opponent. He had no choice but to capitulate.…