— When I overheard talk about Justin Trudeau showing up to his Thursday morning press conference by canoe, I assumed it was in jest. But then Trudeau strutted past the assembled reporters, wearing outdoor trousers and a PFD, toward the Lake Laurentian Nature Chalet. And a few minutes later, out he came, around a little point, paddling toward us in a red fiberglass canoe. Signing on is spectacularly expensive, and in an era of straitened resources I’m far from certain it’s money well spent. But Lawton made that point, and made it well: The Liberals aren’t interested in subjecting their record and their leader to unfamiliar scrutiny.

Source: National Post September 26, 2019 21:58 UTC