Trudeau better start getting ahead of the stories instead of fighting a continuous rear-guard action

That means responding quickly and forcefully to false opposition claims and moving aggressively on a progressive policy agenda.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a recent caucus meeting, is taking too long to react to negative news coverage. The whole business of who is allowed to fire a member from caucus was confusing because the Liberals took so long to respond to Michael Chong’s claim that the firing was questionable because of new amendments to the Parliament of Canada Act, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

April 15, 2019

OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau has obviously decided that his Kumbayah method of leadership needs a switch. He came out swinging in the caucus speech, announcing his decision to turf Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott. And then he moved swiftly by warning the leader of the opposition that Andrew Sche...

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