Reduced to a minority and with a ‘balkanized’ country, Trudeau’s ‘in a political shark tank,’ say political players

‘If version 1.0 was Sunny Trudeau, version 2.0, to be successful, will have to be a Pragmatic Prime Minister,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 23, 2019, won a second mandate in last week's election. 'When it comes to the federation, the reality is he won’t be able to impose his will. If version 1.0 was Sunny Trudeau, version 2.0, to be successful, will have to be a Pragmatic Prime Minister,' says pollster Nik Nanos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA, AIDAN CHAMANDY

October 28, 2019

With Justin Trudeau reduced to a minority government, shut out from two Western provinces, and the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois winning almost half of the seats in his home province, the prime minister needs to adapt to the new realities of the election result, and rise to the occasion to meet the...

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