Déjà vu vote gives Trudeau a mandate of sorts in a volatile, disjointed political landscape

On health, climate, energy, the pandemic, childcare, and possibly pharmacare, Trudeau’s government will have to navigate pronounced regional divisions and try to win consensus with a mixed bag of premiers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured on election night in Montreal. While the standings in the Commons should be settled for some time now in as much as forcing another election would be manifestly unpopular, Trudeau will confront a volatile political situation with big, potentially disruptive unknowns on legislative co-operation, the future of parties’ leadership, and evolving federal-provincial relations, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

September 22, 2021

OTTAWA—Canada demonstrated its deeply etched divisions again in the Sept. 20 election, but opted in the end for a progressive, forward-looking approach to the post-COVID era rather than the right-wing agenda the Conservatives couldn’t keep under wraps for 36 days. The early adverse public react...

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