This Labour Day, don’t be fooled by fair-weather friends

Both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are failing workers with their anti-labour policies.

The blue-collar rebrand by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, is unconvincing, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fighting federal employees on the issue of telework, writes Sharon DeSousa.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHARON DESOUSA

September 2, 2024

As we mark another Labour Day, let's reflect on a time-honoured tradition: politicians suddenly discovering their deep, abiding love for the working class—just in time for election season.

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