In fast-moving political reality, Trudeau uses Incident Response Group to seek ‘quick resolutions’ to complex problems

The Incident Response Group has met multiple times in recent weeks to discuss the coronavirus outbreak, Iran’s downing of the Ukrainian passenger flight, and ongoing rail blockades across Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on his way to a media availability to discuss the current blockades, support for families of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines tragedy in Iran, and the coronavirus situation at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020, the same day he held a meeting of the Incident Response Group. Mr. Trudeau was accompanied at the press conference by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

March 2, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ad hoc cabinet committee, the Incident Response Group, has regularly met in recent weeks to discuss and to quickly communicate the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, Iran’s downing of the Ukrainian passenger flight, and ongoing rail blockades acr...

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