Trudeau needs to get loyalists back on side if he wants to win next election

To win, Justin Trudeau needs the Herb Gray crowd. He should listen to political elders, privately spilling their guts about feeling excluded. A small tent reaps a small voter turnout. A small turnout spells defeat.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 8, 2019, at the Canadian War Museum for the National Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau better hit the reset button to reverse his fading fortunes. That should include mending fences with long-time Liberals who believe Trudeau’s quest to do politics differently has been exclusionary not inclusionary. It is one thing to want new faces to reinvi...

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