Is Trudeau’s youth council also a Grit recruitment scheme?
The PM’s panel of young advisors raises concern the Liberals are politicking on the public dime
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Meagan Campbell
Meagan Campbell is based at the Ottawa bureau, where she writes about politics and the people behind it. In the past, she’s worked with The Atlantic Monthly, The Spectator (U.K.) and CBC Radio. She’ll always be from Charlottetown.
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