The Day Trudeau Put Canada Into Crisis Mode from Quarantine
- Legislature shuts down, central bank slashes rates a 2nd time
- Prime minister governs from home after wife contracts virus
It’s been a week that will define Justin Trudeau’s legacy.
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Justin Trudeau had 24 hours to transform his governing Liberals from progressive champions to crisis managers.
Canada’s parliament kicked off the week with legislation to ban conversion therapy, a controversial technique used to “turn” LGBTQ people straight. It ended Friday with a coordinated effort to prevent the nation’s economy from tumbling into a recession due to the global coronavirus pandemic.