Crisis in Ukraine offers politicians an unexpected reprieve

The forced pause of public attention on Emergencies Act deliberations is something that is politically beneficial to both the prime minister and the Conservative Party. Neither had their finest hours in January and February.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland arrive at a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 24. With this natural transition to the opposition of Putin’s imperialist adventures, the mute button has been pushed on more public debate on the Trudeau government’s invocation and revocation of the Emergencies Act less than two weeks ago. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

March 2, 2022

OTTAWA—What anxious and challenging times we live in. From the two-year long pandemic, to the recent occupation of Ottawa, to—potentially the most frightening of all—the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is a grim time to be hopeful. Though inspiration can be found from watching the proud citize...

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