Summertime no vacation for party leaders, MPs

Bigwigs in each party will be doing their best to polish their public image, while MPs will be scrambling to touch base with voters in their ridings.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Toronto's pride parade on June 25. Mr. Trudeau will have to balance style with substance this summer, to ensure he doesn't alienate Canadians focused on pocket-book issues, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

July 5, 2017

OTTAWA—Summer is upon us and so is a new political season. It is one that matters a lot for different reasons to our biggest political parties. For the opposition Conservatives, the Andrew Scheer roadshow begins. The new leader will be trotted out in communities across the country to, first and f...

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