The price of everything and the value of nothing

The Trudeau government has made mistakes, learned, and adjusted while trying to ward off the COVID-19 pandemic. Other world leaders have stuck their heads in the sand, and their citizens have paid with their lives.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has already borrowed hundreds of billions of dollars to send to Canadians and businesses harmed by public lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. No one knows how long the virus will remain a threat to public safety.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

July 13, 2020

HALIFAX—The King of Quip once said that the cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde could have been writing about how some people are reacting to the staggering sums run up in Canada’s fight against COVID-19. The Trudeau government is on track to post a deficit...

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