I always am amused that Canadians seem to still believe politicians and go ape when they change course.  The world is more complex than ever and if they didn't have the guts to say "things have changed we need to adjust," I would be more worried about them being pig headed.  For example, given the trump experiment in the US, it would be absolutely foolish to say "we are ignoring that, we have campaign promises to put thru" if the promise flies in the face of change in the US.