Canada may be facing its biggest test in a generation

Any sense that Justin Trudeau was in a position to keep his minority government afloat this winter with a fairly low-key approach is now gone.

A rally in support of Wet'suwet'en land defenders marches in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 7. In the widest sense, the fallout from the opposition of hereditary chiefs to the natural gas pipeline is a reminder of the fault lines of the federation.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

February 19, 2020

OTTAWA—This month will likely be remembered as the defining moment of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tenure. It’s hardly worth mentioning the irony of the fact the national crisis over the Coastal GasLink pipeline blew up while the prime minister was in Africa and Europe trying to enhance hi...

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