Trudeau, Notley Rising up to Challenge of Fort McMurray Crisis – so Far
When asked Friday why he had not gone to Alberta in person to survey the damage from the Fort McMurray fire, Justin Trudeau replied that a prime minister showing up in the midst of an ongoing natural disaster “is not a particularly helpful thing.”
This is the right call. There is nothing that first responders and public officials – whether in Fort McMurray, Edmonton or Calgary – need less right now than a Prime Minister and his entourage flying in to emote in front of cameras, wasting everyone’s precious time.
