Trudeau Shouldn’t Have Used Vaccine Mandates As a ‘Wedge Issue,’ Morneau Says

Trudeau Shouldn’t Have Used Vaccine Mandates As a ‘Wedge Issue,’ Morneau Says
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announces his resignation during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Aug. 17, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
|Updated:
0:00

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shouldn’t have used vaccine mandates as a political wedge while running for re-election in the 2021 federal election, says former finance minister Bill Morneau.

“I didn’t see that as something that was helpful,” Morneau told host Matt Galloway during an appearance on CBC radio show “The Current” on Jan. 17.