Trudeau has right to express preferences for local candidates

The support should be transparent, avoiding any kind of discrimination against the opponent. And if the latter wins, they shouldn’t be penalized.

Justin Trudeau openly supported former Conservative-turned-Liberal Eve Adams in her unsuccessful bid for a Liberal nomination before the last election, and he was within his right to do so, writes Angelo Persichilli.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

March 13, 2017

TORONTO—The Trudeau Liberals have been called hypocrites lately because of their meddling in the democratic process to nominate local candidates. Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hypocrite? According to the political rhetoric and some statements made by the Liberals during the last campaign and...

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