But the one that stands out from the rest is the one that might be the hardest for them to fix: “Team Trudeau” is really, really bad at doing politics. If anything, they’ve survived the last two elections because they’ve been better at doing politics than their Conservative opponents. Yes, yes, Guilbeault says his remarks are being misinterpreted, but it’s literally his job to reduce the risk of that happening. It’s true the federal government has been clear for a while now that it would shift its funding towards infrastructure projects like LRT and other public transit. The job Guilbeault signed up for is called politics, not policy, and his comments were supremely unhelpful in that respect.

Source: New York Times February 16, 2024 15:59 UTC