Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest

Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak and chastened.

For anyone who appreciates the importance of openness and bottom-up buy-in politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came off as the better of the two during the now-famous exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20, writes Les Whittington.Screenshot courtesy of Twitter

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

November 23, 2022

OTTAWA—The responses to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-handed outburst toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 summit say it all about politics in 2022.

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