Trudeau’s future is tied to the pandemic

It won’t be long before opposition parties are going to realize that COVID-19 is Justin Trudeau’s best punch. They will soon stop walking into it.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, and his cabinet continue to make errors, but Canadians will forgive them as long as the pandemic remains at the top of their minds, writes Michael Harris. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

September 21, 2020

HALIFAX—Orcas, they say, are attacking boats in the waters off Spain and Portugal. Justin Trudeau will soon know exactly how those mariners feel. As Canada’s decaffeinated democracy slouches back into action, the prime minister himself will be personally rammed from all sides. Freshly-minted C...

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