My Little Corner of Canada: Predictions for 2002

The past year has been a tough and unpredictable one, but with any luck, 2002 will bring change and renewal in the realms of federal and territorial politics and, of course, sports.

• Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar will both be found.

• Saddam Hussein will be the next target in the war against terrorism.

• There will be more floods and droughts around the world as the effects of climate change become more evident.

• There will be more evidence that Jean Chrétien should retire — soon.

• Brian Tobin will emerge as Paul Martin’s main challenger for the leadership of the Liberal Party.

• Canadians will get bored with the Canadian Alliance as the party agonizes over which political midget should become their leader.

• Joe Clark will resign as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party as reality finally sets in.

• The New Democratic Party will finally realize that they need to reinvent themselves.

• Bernard Landry and the Parti Québecois will be desperate to keep separatism alive in Quebec.

• The Bloc Québecois will start to run out of gas.

• Nunavut MLAs will begin campaigning for the election in 2003.

• NTI’s leadership will continue to be surrounded by unsettled waters.

• Lennox Lewis will knock out Mike Tyson in the fourth round in their championship fight.

• The United States women’s hockey team will win Olympic gold at Salt Lake City.

• The Detroit Red Wings will win the Stanley Cup, defeating the New York Rangers in six games.