Hybrid summer circuit in the cards as politicians try to strike balance between public health and politics

'The summer’s often the time to strengthen your fortifications or build up your beachheads and it’s harder to do this year,' says Tim Powers.

On June 11, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited with Régimbal Awards and Promotions owner Luc Régimbal to highlight how businesses are benefiting from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and other economic measures. Strategists say politicians are now more comfortable being seen out in public, but they’ll have to strike a balance with public health measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

July 15, 2020

For politicians, the summer is normally a time for the so-called barbecue circuit, to bounce from event to event rubbing shoulders with community members and rebuilding support. For the government, it can fan out cabinet ministers to make funding announcements and—i...

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