From MP Sloan’s comments to PM briefings, tiresome patterns amid COVID-19

Tiresome is not the exclusive preserve of Conservative MP Derek Sloan, it is also time for the government to shake things up, specifically, can we bring an end to the daily prime ministerial sessions on COVID 19?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during his daily COVID-19 briefing outside of Rideau Cottage on April 14. These daily sessions are now starting to feel like a little bit of overkill and a vehicle to brandish the prime minister’s image, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

April 29, 2020

OTTAWA—Tiresome is a sentiment that has more potency in this time of COVID-19 containment. Many of us are tired of our house-bound routine and desire some return to what we had seven weeks ago before the new normal set in. Most of us get that there is still a way to go, and diligence is required. ...

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