Liberals comfortable playing the long game with policy agenda

Six months in, it’s cruise control rather than full throttle.

So far, the Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a May 4 caucus meeting on the Hill, have avoided some of the mishaps that have often attended the early days of past rookie governments, says Chantal Hébert.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY CHANTAL HÉBERT

May 11, 2016

MONTREAL—If one had to describe the mode of Justin Trudeau's government six months into its first mandate, it would be cruise control rather than full throttle. Whether by design or by necessity the Liberals are dealing with a heavy policy agenda by pacing themselves. In this fashion, 180 days a...

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