Beyond COVID-19: an unchartable political course for months, maybe years

No one (leaving aside Donald Trump and his fantasies) thinks the road back to prosperity will be easy. The task will be daunting, whether it’s Trudeau or someone else carrying the prime minister’s mantle.

As with everything else, the virus raises questions about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future and, beyond that, about how the wider national political scene will be transformed, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

May 20, 2020

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who came to power touting “sunny ways,” is now presiding over Canada in what can only be called the Year of Tragedy. The death of a member of the Snowbirds team engaged in a cross-country flight program to cheer up Canadians during COVID-19 is only the la...

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