Trudeau, ministers emerge from Rouleau Commission testimony ‘relatively unscathed,’ say insiders

Pollster Nik Nanos said the inquiry reinforced what most Canadians already knew, which was that there was a 'hot mess' between different law enforcement agencies, and between the federal government and provinces such as Ontario and Alberta.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears before the Public Order Emergency Commission at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2022, to provide testimony about the Freedom Convoy occupation and the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE, JESSE CNOCKAERT

December 5, 2022

Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, cabinet members, and high-level government officials who testified before the Public Order Emergency Commission emerged without too much political damage, say insiders and experts, as critics were hard-pressed to find successful lines of attack ...

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