Bill 21 and the Liberal love story with Quebec

Justin Trudeau and his Liberal successors will soon have to make a decision regarding Quebec, their longtime provincial paramour and ancestral heartland.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 14, 2021, arriving for the Liberals' national caucus meeting in the West Block. If it comes down to the Liberals choosing between an increasingly culturally conservative Quebec and a progressively more diverse and seat-rich Ontario, both the Liberals and Quebec know what the choice will be. It is better to rip off a Band-Aid sooner rather than later, writes Geoff Russ. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GEOFF RUSS

December 22, 2021

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