End of summer brings winds of political change

One thing they should not forget. A government that has been in power for three terms, even one that has done a terrific job on many files, is starting to look a little frayed around the edges.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa on Aug. 31, 2022, has carved out a tremendous personal legacy in the areas of Indigenous reconciliation and the battle to lift kids out of poverty. Unfortunately, people don’t vote for what happened yesterday. They vote on what will happen tomorrow.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

September 12, 2022

OTTAWA—The end of summer brings winds of political change. The Conservative Party of Canada has a new leader. There is no doubt the new leader will have some healing to do. Pierre Poilievre's main rival, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, made it clear during the race that there was no place for...

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