Trudeau may be guilty of over-reaching, but Scheer needs to reach further

The prime minister may apologize too much, but Andrew Scheer also needs more than words.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the closing ceremonies of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls June 3. In his rush to show empathy, be healer-in-chief, trying to react to the mood of a particular group in the moment, Trudeau over-reached in his response to the inquiry's findings, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

June 12, 2019

Over the last week, Canadians saw the two main federal party leaders make mistakes which showcased some of their key vulnerabilities. Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer demonstrated points of strategic weakness their respective parties will look to exploit during ...

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