Jaime Watt

1 week ago | thespec.com | Jaime Watt

“The past is a nice place to visit. You just wouldn’t want to live there.”In the wake of a gruelling campaign, the problem is, too many political parties unpack their bags and take up residence. My advice? Keep the trip as short as possible. The real challenge for political parties isn’t figuring out what went right or wrong. That part’s easy. What’s hard is summoning the discipline to move on from the over-analysis, post-mortems, and endless internal score-settling.

2 weeks ago | wellandtribune.ca | Jaime Watt

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2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Jaime Watt

That headline would have trumpeted an expression of firm resolve and electoral clarity. It would have been supported by the usual language of triumph: “decisive victory,” “clear mandate,” “stable majority.”Pick your phrase. But almost anything would have been better than what we got. A country divided. A mandate diluted. A political leash far too short at a moment we need full stride. Of course, the people have spoken and there’s no arguing with that.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Jaime Watt

It’s the morning after election night and it is the tale of two profoundly different worlds. For one, no day more glorious. Power. A flurry of transition memos. Endless congratulatory phone calls. For the other, the brutal reckoning that there are no more possibilities. Just the sting of public rejection. And a search for that resume, which all of a sudden needs updating. But both, understandably, start off the day a little slowly. That’s the tradition.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Jaime Watt

Turns out, that’s an increasingly dangerous place to be. As the latest round of tariffs on our automotive sector prove, it’s an increasingly economically painful place to be. And if Donald Trump’s musings over a third term are to be believed — and they should — that may be the case not just for four years, but for at least eight. A near decade more of economic coercion and geopolitical volatility. So, the question is: what is Canada going to do about it?