While he hasn’t claimed to possess “total authority” when it comes to reopening the economy or to loosening public health restrictions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indeed implied that he’s very much in the driver’s seat on such matters.
On Friday, Trudeau spoke about what he sees as the need for co-ordination at the national level and announced that his government would be working on “guidelines” and “principles” for the provinces to follow in safely transitioning out of our current lockdown measures.
Trudeau has spoken often in recent weeks, as well, about what he envisions as a timeline for starting to return to normal. The prime minister is certainly entitled to share his views on how Canada is faring in its battle against the