Commentary
Year-end interviews with politicians are often fluffy affairs. Leaders tend to pick friendly journalists and sit down for fireside chats where they will pat themselves on the back for their accomplishments over the year and make broad promises for the new year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s CBC year-end interview with Rosemary Barton was an exception, and was surprising on two fronts.
First, Barton asked pointed questions and didn’t let the prime minister get away with short answers. She asked tough follow-ups and made Trudeau expand on his answers. Barton has been accused of being soft on the Liberal Party, but that wasn’t evident in the interview….