The post-COVID agenda: will voters affirm a more progressive, activist approach to government?

Polls show the public could be much more ready to support sweeping change along progressive, left-of-centre lines than at any time in recent decades.

Since early 2020, no government in the western world has embraced the role of national guardian at a time of crisis more than the federal Liberals, writes Les Whittington, who says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet have been absorbed with helping Canadians survive, planning the recovery, and setting the stage for an epochal fight against global warming.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

August 16, 2021

OTTAWA—As elections go, there’s no doubt 2015 was a watershed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began moving his party further left in his first campaign at a time when voters were tired of Stephen Harper’s grim austerity and when NDP leader Tom Mulcair’s fear of being called a spendthrift gave...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter

A round up of the past weekâ€™s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy