The not-so-great reformer: PM Trudeau tone deaf and disconnected in handling of SNC-Lavalin kerfuffle

Instead of manning the barricades, Justin Trudeau is better off admitting he and his officials erred in the way they dealt with former minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided his way out of this mess is to invite Stephen Harper into the conversation, but he’s more mimic than foil, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

March 6, 2019

OTTAWA—To state the Liberal government is chasing its tail in figuring out how to respond to Jody Wilson-Raybould’s masterful performance at the Justice Committee would be understating it. The Trudeau Liberals have a tough job to do if they hope to lighten the impact of the former attorney gener...

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