Trudeau vs. Trudeau

The idea that Justin Trudeau would raise his voice in anger at one of his MPs—especially a female MP—is totally at odds with his sensitive, empathic, compassionate public persona, writes Gerry Nicholls.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, pictured on Feb. 4, 2019, at a Black History Month event at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, three days before The Globe and Mail broke the explosive story on SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

March 18, 2019

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yelling at one of his MPs shouldn’t be news. After all, given that politics can be a stressful business, a business which often puts people’s emotions on edge, yelling is basically a normal part of political discourse. Indeed, I’ve been yelled a...

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