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Trudeau’s summer of discontent

If the prime minister is serious about running again and winning, he has to drop the talking points, speak like he did before the Rouleau Commission, and he has to fight back, hard.

Editorial
September 11, 2023

Editorial | September 11, 2023

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‘It’s all out war now’: Liberal MPs, senior Grits predict a ‘volatile’ summer with ‘lots of political games’ and ‘machinations’ at the ‘rockiest’ time of Trudeau’s leadership

‘It’s all out war now’: Liberal MPs, senior Grits predict a ‘volatile’ summer with ‘lots of political games’ and ‘machinations’ at the ‘rockiest’ time of Trudeau’s leadership

Trudeau can’t fight Poilievre and internal dissent at the same time, say some MPs and political insiders

Trudeau can’t fight Poilievre and internal dissent at the same time, say some MPs and political insiders

‘Stark reality’: Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection loss shows no seat safe for Liberals, politicos warn

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Trudeau’s summer of discontent

If the prime minister is serious about running again and winning, he has to drop the talking points, speak like he did before the Rouleau Commission, and he has to fight back, hard.

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