The old left-centre-right political axis has been replaced

Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre looks on at an event in Ottawa, on Jan. 30, 2023.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Preston Manning is the former leader of the Reform Party of Canada and a former leader of the opposition in Canada's Parliament. Many Canadians, including most Canadian political commentators, continue to view the political landscape through old lenses that no longer provide a clear vision of present-day realities. Those old lenses are aligned along a left-centre-right axis, leading to descriptions and analyses of parties, leaders…