Brand versus reality: Trudeau’s style of governing must now change
Historically, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has often made decisions in the absence of the opinions of citizens and other legislative bodies.
Since elected in 2015, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have tried to re-brand the PMO and extinguish the notion of an executive dominance in Canada’s federal government.
Once elected, the newly formed government published its Open and Accountable Government guide for ministers, which focused on enabling many voices, having a modern take on cabinet and becoming a co-operative federation.
Though these initiatives appeared to be the foundation of the Trudeau government, his powerful first-term majority government didn’t keep many of these promises — a problem that’s always existed and persists regardless of political optics and re-branding efforts.