A Goofy gaffe on the road to finding an authentic connection

In the short term, the Liberals have given the Conservatives more ammunition to make the case that the current government is not just like you.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland gets marks for her post-Disney Plus apology, but it’s not the first time her attempts to connect with average Canadians have gone amuck, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

November 9, 2022

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government released its fall economic statement on Nov. 3. It is one of those autumn rituals that people in the Ottawa bubble get excited about and, occasionally, has value to Canadians. For example, over the last few pandemic years, this statement and other announcements have b...

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