As crazy as it seems, this weird government will likely prove durable

Short of brazen skullduggery, stupendous incompetence, or scandal most foul, this government could last a lot longer than people think.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 23, 2019, walking back to his office after holding his first press conference since winning the election on Oct. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

November 4, 2019

HALIFAX—It was the upside-down election. The ones who gained seats lost, and the ones who lost seats won. And as crazy as it seems, this weird government will likely prove durable. Maybe that’s why Justin Trudeau isn’t looking like a PM who has just lost his majority...

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