Chaos in Ottawa: One Month Into the Graffon Government, Canadians Ask: What on Earth Is Going On?

It’s been just over a month and a half since Initius C. Graffon was sworn in as the 88th Prime Minister of Canada. After a whirlwind collapse of the Coolrhorace Conservative government in late May, Canadians were promised clarity, structure, and forward momentum under the newly formed Liberal-People’s Party coalition.

But today, as Parliament sits idle for yet another week with no legislation introduced, the reality is hard to deny: this government has stalled.

The Prime Minister, once praised as a moderate voice of reason, is now struggling to hold together a shaky coalition with Stocktrader21’s PPC, with internal Liberal unrest mounting. CBC sources confirm that murmurs of a possible vote of non-confidence are already circulating within Liberal caucus meetings. Several MPs are quietly questioning whether the Prime Minister still has the authority or support to lead. And the numbers tell a damning story. Despite holding a minority government with 8 Liberal seats and 2 PPC seats, the Graffon administration has only passed 1 piece of legislation since being sworn in. On June 20, the newly appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General—none other than disgraced former Liberal cabinet minister Gigm15—released a statement acknowledging the findings of the Royal Commission on the State of the Judiciary, which called for immediate reforms. Since then? Radio silence. Which was no surprise to the CBC. Two bills have made it to Senate committees: the National Firearms Act of 2025, the CSIS Act of 2025. But none have passed both chambers, and insiders say most of them were "recycled" legislation with minimal changes. "This is all for show," said one caucus staffer, speaking under condition of anonymity. "The goal isn’t reform. It’s survival." Having only one bill coming form the People's Party Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Stocktrader21 with his RCMP Exchange Act, which allows mounties to be deployed to foreign nations to provide aid. Last week, only the Prime Minister and the interim Minister of Immigration, PERSl4N, showed up from his 8-seat caucus, with "big surprises" as the newly appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General Gigm15 has attended ZERO sittings since his appointment. And the PPC so far has had 100% attendance, with Deputy Prime Minister stocktrader21 sitting every sitting. In a last-ditch effort to shift focus, Prime Minister Grafham delivered a lengthy statement blaming the current paralysis on the collapse of Canada’s civil service. He pointed to a 95% decline in public service staffing since 2023, and called for sweeping reforms to rebuild the bureaucracy from the ground up. "This isn’t a partisan issue; it’s a structural one," he said. "Bureaucracy, once bloated, is now brittle... We must rebuild the Public Service with purpose."

But critics say the Prime Minister is simply deflecting. Instead of owning up to his own lack of leadership or urgency, he's passing the blame to the machinery of government that his own party failed to support for years. And no one is letting him off the hook.

Leader of the Opposition Jacob H. Webster issued a scathing public response, calling the past month "a total meltdown of governance."

"There it is, folks. The Liberal Party has effectively signed its own political death warrant - penned and officiated by its own leadership. Prime Minister Initius_OPFOR's activity approval rating is in the gutter. His cabinet is fracturing. Canadians deserve better."

Webster also laid out a clear vision for what his party would do on Day One if given the chance to govern again. Among his goals:

"We will not let Canada fall into silence," Webster added. In sharp contrast to the ruling coalition, the Conservative Party is seeing a resurgence, with 100% attendance ratings and a united caucus. Rebuilt from the ground up after the Coolrhorace and Wubbersordie debacle, the Tories are now poised as the frontrunner should this fragile government collapse.

The bigger question? When can Canadians finally get a functioning government?

From the flaming wreckage of the Conservative collapse in May, to the incoherent drift of the current Liberal-PPC regime, the past several months have left Canadians without effective governance, meaningful reform, or even basic transparency.

If there is one constant in Ottawa today, it’s this: nobody is in control.

And Canadians are done waiting.

Stay with CBC for continuing coverage as Parliament teeters on the edge of yet another breakdown.