Stéphane Dion is cabinet’s weakest link

He’s a man of great integrity and intellect, but he’s a terrible communicator. Trudeau should shuffle him out of foreign affairs.

Stéphane Dion's communications these days are a reminder of Conservative attack ads against him when he was Liberal leader, writes Tim Powers. That's something that should make Team Trudeau wary.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

June 22, 2016

OTTAWA—Parliament has risen for the summer. By and large, the Trudeau government will be happy with its performance and that of many members of the federal cabinet. There is, however, one dramatic exception: Stéphane Dion, the minister of foreign affairs. Dion is the weakest link in the Liberal r...

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