Justin Trudeau, Nearing a Year in Office, Tries to Recast Himself
.. the prime minister may soon find himself haunted by his habit of making explicit promises
.. “Expectations have been ramped up so high that disappointment is sure to come,” Professor Hillmer said. “Maybe now is that time; they’ve picked the low-hanging fruit.”
.. He has said that climate change will be a top priority, but he has also promised to help the country’s economically vital oil and gas industry — a major and growing source of carbon emissions — out of its current slump.
.. “It’s the N.D.P. that’s really kind of fallen through the floor,” he said. “It almost seems in some ways that Justin Trudeau has united the left.”