Tough questions, and no easy answers, for how best to bounce back from COVID-19

Just as leaders were judged on how effectively they contained the outbreak, they have the potential to be cruelly assessed on how they bring us back from it. It is an unenviable spot to be in.

Political leaders like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in the West Block on April 30, are facing tough questions over how best to bounce back after COVID-19. Some political careers may be defined by the answers, particularly if it all goes badly wrong, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 6, 2020

OTTAWA—To open or not to open? At what pace? What happens if we get it wrong? These questions on transitioning back to something resembling what we knew after COVID-19 are ones politicians and health officials across the country are asking themselves. Some political careers may be defined by the a...

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