Justin Trudeau’s moment of truth coming in December

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet must decide, by Dec. 18, whether to approve the politically-divisive and environmentally-reckless Trans-Mountain pipeline project. Either way, someone is going to be mad.

There is no win/win here. Trudeau either believes climate change is an urgent crisis, requiring immediate change, or a political problem to be managed. Smart money is on option two, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake wrihgt

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

May 30, 2016

GATINEAU, QUE.—An issue that will be the first real test of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s credibility was elbowed aside recently by a trivial dust-up on the Commons floor. Some day Trudeau may look back on “elbow-gate” with fond nostalgia. That’s because a far more serious crisis looms....

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