Second COVID wave, vaccine issues rapidly unwinding any and all political assumptions

As COVID-19 persists into a second year and shows signs of becoming a worse catastrophe, the prospects for elected leaders could take a decidedly negative turn.

The Liberals must get the government’s handling of the pandemic back into reasonable shape as 2021 progresses. Otherwise, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s hopes for a third mandate could be non-existent, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

February 3, 2021

OTTAWA—Politically, everything we have surmised about the impact of COVID-19 is no longer applicable. Last year, the tragedy of the pandemic assumed a fairly linear political narrative. For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, this revolved around his government’s unprecedented rollout of financial a...

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