Trudeau’s in trouble: can he dig himself out before the next election?

The prime minister is dropping in public opinion, but wants to be the first leader to win a fourth consecutive mandate since Sir Wilfrid Laurier. 'That’s a very big bar to jump,’ says Chad Rogers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 27, 2023, apologized on behalf of Parliament after the House unknowingly gave two standing ovations on Sept. 22 to a man who fought in a Nazi unit the Second World War while Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the House for a joint parliamentary address. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

October 2, 2023

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tackles simultaneous domestic and international crises, the government’s incumbency and longevity is both a blessing and curse, according to communications specialists.

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