Trudeau has every right to call for an end to blockades

It is one thing for the hereditary chiefs to demand reconciliation from the rest of us. But they need to show their good faith as well.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Feb. 8, 2020, shortly before holding a cabinet meeting in the West Block on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

February 24, 2020

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's conciliatory approach to the barricades is wearing a little thin. It is fine to ask Canadians to exercise patience, but when more than 1,500 people are to be laid off because of illegal occupations, patience comes at a heavy cost. Trudeau’s decision to ex...

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