Why are we still talking about Trudeau’s Christmas vacation this close to Easter?

Most of the expenses associated with Trudeau's trip to the Aga Khan's island are 'institutional,' meaning not controlled by the PMO.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Aga Khan meet in Ottawa May 17, 2016. Angelo Persichilli asks why we're still talking about Mr. Trudeau's vacation to the Aga Khan's island at Christmas.Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

March 27, 2017

TORONTO—Defending the spending habits of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the best topic for a former director of communications of Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. But this is not about partisan politics. It is about the institution of the Prime Minister of Canada, the pr...

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