The case for a pandemic war cabinet

While the hybrid model of Parliament that existed until prorogation served its purpose, other models should be looked at in the future, including the formation of a 'war cabinet' or 'pandemic cabinet' in situations such as these.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presides over a minority Parliament. His government has done its steady best to try and make a minority Parliament function during the pandemic, says Pierre Cyr.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PIERRE CYR

September 30, 2020

The government resources required both domestically and globally to combat COVID-19 are in many ways equivalent to those needed in times of war. While government efforts during the First World War and Second World War focused on...

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