Trudeau needs strong messaging, ‘coherent plan’ for rollout of vaccine, or he could suffer political consequences, say veteran political players

'If people aren't getting needles in their arms by the end of January, it's going to be the most dangerous political issue this government's ever dealt with, by far, without question,' says Scott Reid, a top Liberal official in the Paul Martin government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 24, 2020, outside the Rideau Cottage holding a press conference. The government needs effective messaging to articulate the rollout plan for a COVID-19 vaccine, say politicosThe Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

December 7, 2020

As the second wave of COVID-19 continues to grow, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government needs to put out strong messaging, backed up by a "coherent plan" to articulate the rollout phase for a vaccine, say veteran political players. Senior cabinet ministers giving different dates for the first ...

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