PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, pictured with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, after Commissioner Paul Rouleau released his report on the Emergencies Act.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a "fringe minority" who held "unacceptable views." He told reporters that he spoke too generally, and conceded that many protesters just wanted to be ...

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