Pipeline conflict tests Trudeau’s tenets

The problem with Trudeauology, is that its inherent philosophic shallowness makes it ill-equipped to combat an ideologically determined foe, like John Horgan, writes Gerry Nicholls.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with B.C. Premier John Horgan on July 25, 2107, on the Hill in Ottawa. If nothing else, the current pipeline dispute pitting British Columbia against Alberta has exposed the basic weakness of 'Trudeauology,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

April 16, 2018

OAKVILLE, ONT.—If nothing else, the current pipeline dispute pitting British Columbia against Alberta has exposed the basic weakness of “Trudeauology." In case you’re wondering, “Trudeauology” is my name for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unique brand of political philosophy, a philoso...

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