Analysis-Canada's Trudeau political deal offers stability in raucous times

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - After a raucous start to the year and on the heels of a pandemic election that most voters did not want, a deal between Trudeau's ruling Liberals and their leftist rivals to keep power until 2025 may offer a measure of political stability for Canadians, analysts said.

Already this year a trucker protest brought gridlock to Canada's capital and blocked trade at a vital border crossing, prompting Trudeau to invoke rare emergency powers just after the main opposition Conservatives ousted their leader.