Trudeau has to get out of the way

There are leading Liberals who can speak on issues like health, childcare, and the environment. Justin Trudeau's personal unpopularity has become an anchor for the party.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, pictured during an Aug. 31 campaign stop in Kanata, Ont. Mr. Trudeau has accumulated political baggage during six years in power that is distracting some voters from a winning Liberal platform, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

September 2, 2021

If Justin Trudeau wants to get re-elected, he needs to get out of the way. That may sound counterintuitive, but the Liberal leader is actually dragging his party down. Conservative leader Erin O’Toole needs to get as much airtime as he can muster, because people do not know him. The election per...

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