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How to govern through an election on top of a trade war

How to govern through an election on top of a trade war

Update: 2025-03-27
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In short order, Canada has experienced a Liberal leadership race, a new Prime Minister, a trade war attack from its closest ally, and now a federal election. How is democratic accountability maintained through this unprecedented action? How do the wheels of government keep turning? Host Amanda Lang talks to Canada’s former top bureaucrat, Michael Wernick, about the "weird place" we’re in, the job of the public service and the changes on the horizon.
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How to govern through an election on top of a trade war

How to govern through an election on top of a trade war

Michael Wernick, Amanda Lang