Justin Trudeau

At political photo-ops, ’don’t leave me hanging’ can be a matter of milliseconds—and big-time one-upmanship

Andrew MacDougall: The brand isn’t what it used to be and Canadians are no longer responding to the old Trudeau magic. Live by the selfie, die by the selfie.

Andrew MacDougall: The PM needs Canadians to believe in his climate plan. Not regularly jetting across the continent on holidays might put him in a better position.

Paul Wells: While Kenney’s opposition to Trudeau’s carbon-tax and rebate mechanism is a challenge for the Prime Minister, it is multiply precedented

Stephen Maher: If he hopes to keep his job in October, the PM has to start swinging, going after Jason Kenney and Doug Ford as remorselessly as they are going after him

Matt Gurney: Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have suddenly pivoted to a much harder line on refugees and asylum claims—and the timing sure is interesting

Andrew MacDougall: The Liberals’ about-face on refugees, hidden away in an omnibus bill, saws at a pillar of their core identity, to say nothing of their brand promise

A look back at Trudeau’s original, sunny ways cabinet reveals just how much has changed in a few short years of Liberal rule

Adnan R. Khan: When a leader decides they have all the answers, and want the levers of democracy to align to their vision, only bad things can happen

Figures show women filling more plum posts since his Liberals took power, with marked jumps in appointments to Governor in Council and deputy minister positions