I think that this forgets that health care is regulated by the Provinces. So all that can be blamed federally, is that he didn’t get the Provinces to unify in their actions.
But that's a huge problem. Canadian federalism works best with a strong federal leader who can get the provinces to the table to get things done. Like, say, his father. Trudeau has basically sat back and thrown up his hands and said "the provinces are in charge."
Trudeau has not made a single serious effort that I have seen to create a cohesive national strategy. He should be having monthly federal-provincial meetings and maybe throwing his weight around a bit.
And there's a lot more that could have been done federally. They control the airlines and railroads and yet they largely let the companies run things until this week. Air Canada was blasting me constantly with spam trying to get me to fly in spite of the government's recommendations not to. I ended up unsubbing their mailing list for the first time in years.
And the feds are in charge of the vaccine supply which, as we are seeing, is not going well. Yes, some of the provinces and local health units dropped the ball on the actual vaccination programs, but there's also a huge issue with lack of vaccine that is not getting any better. Pretty clearly, those contracts were riddled with escape clauses letting the pharmas off the hook if they didn't make target.
So, yeah, there's provincial level problems, too. But I see a distinct lack of strong leadership in Ottawa as part of the problem. He's a follower, not a leader, as far as I can tell.
Didn't vote Liberal the last two elections, and he has certainly done nothing to change that.
