Trudeau facing ‘confluence of extremely challenging problems’ in ‘unprecedented’ situation, say pollsters

Stakes are ‘very high’ and any missteps to handle this ‘daunting inventory of challenges’ could potentially derail the government, says pollster Frank Graves

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Feb. 21, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, has been in self-isolation, but is still working from the Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa after his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, tested positive for the coronavirus on March 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 16, 2020

The daunting set of challenges for the Trudeau government in the first few months of its second mandate—the downing of Ukrainian Flight 752 by an Iranian missile that killed all 176 onboard including 57 Canadians, the Wet'suwet'en solidarity blockades, the coronavirus pandemic crisis, the meltdown...

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