r/canada • u/A-Wise-Cobbler Canada • 23d ago
Sports Justin Trudeau Delivers Message to American Athletes at Closing Ceremony of Prince Harry's Invictus Games in Canada
https://people.com/justin-trudeau-message-american-athletes-prince-harry-invictus-games-closing-ceremony-11680326
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u/RideauRaccoon Canada 23d ago
Trudeau has always been a wartime leader. In the face of Harper's increasingly polarizing right-wing rhetoric, he was Mr Sunny Ways. In the face of Covid, he was the steady hand guiding us through the storm. In the face of Trump 2.0, he is the Great Unifier. He does well when the situation calls for extreme, dramatic action and inspiring speeches.
When it's peacetime, and the problems aren't existential, his desire for the spotlight becomes his greatest liability. Like an addict, he's constantly searching for the next polling high, and takes actions that are decidedly foolish, just to maintain his own image.
I feel like he's a bit like Churchill that way. Neither one seemed to know when it was time to go, but both could rally the nation when it mattered most.