Trudeau le Québécois
Paul Wells: The spreading of largesse; Joly's language reform; Guilbeault's Quixotic quest and, finally, the relaxed response to Bill 96. The PM wants to win big in Quebec.
Trudeau leaves a news conference accompanied by Legault in Montreal, on March 15, 2021 (Paul Chiasson/CP)
Everyone’s wondering, yet again, what Justin Trudeau’s game is in Quebec. I doubt he’d have it any other way. Here’s my best attempt to discern the Prime Minister’s thinking on what will probably be the main battlefield of the next federal election. I will need to go into some detail. Settle in.