Even the weather had turned on Justin Trudeau by the time Canada’s drama-plagued PM finally announced that he was stepping down as Liberal leader. The resignation itself was hardly a bombshell: with approval ratings at 22 per cent, Trudeau’s chances of electoral victory had snowballs in hell laughing. But his brutally timed departure leaves Canada with a lame duck leader to fight Donald Trump on trade negotiations and the Liberal party with a mere hot second to find a viable challenger to take on Pierre Poilievre. Here, a ranking of the key Toronto players: who’s winning, who’s losing and who’s “considering” in the early days of the post-Trudeau era. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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| Riley Murray, a creative director from the Annex, hosted a concert with celebrities including Lizzo and Macaulay Culkin—all while travelling on a Toronto streetcar. “The vehicle was decked out, with mood lighting and band posters,” she says. See more from our 2025 ultimate bucket list here. |
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| Mara Zigler has made a name for herself as a costume designer in low-budget, high-acclaim indie films. Her resumé includes recent festival circuit darlings Matt and Mara, Measures for a Funeral and the short Motherland. Here are the items she’s coveting for her eclectic Roncesvalles home. |
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What to see, do, watch and read this month |
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| Deadpan, dour and a master of the unimpressed stare, Romesh Ranganathan is one of Britain’s most beloved comedians right now. He’s back for the second coming of his Hustle tour, in which he asks whether the concepts of charity, goodness and hard work still hold water—or if they exist only to make us more productive. Jan. 22, Danforth Music Hall |
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| JANUARY 2025: BRAVE NEW YEAR |
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