Justin time? Trudeau faces up to a pivotal moment
Sep 17, 2021
4 minutes
By Leyland Cecco TORONTO
When he was pelted with a handful of gravel by anti-vaccine protesters last week, the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, joined an illustrious list of political leaders who have had things hurled at them by disgruntled citizens. His father, the former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, had stones (and tomatoes and eggs) thrown at his train carriage in the 1980s.
But the gravel incident has thrust the image of prime minister on the defensive to the forefront of an election that, for many, is both unwanted and has so far lacked a coherent theme.
Trudeau called the snap election in late August, prompting grumbling
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