Trudeau Needs to ‘Depoliticize’ Response to COVID and Reopen Canada Quickly: Bergen

Interim leader of the Conservative Party Candice Bergen rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to “depoliticize” his response to the COVID-19 pandemic and reopen Canada quickly.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Feb. 7, Bergen criticized Trudeau for not following the science in removing the COVID-19 restrictions that have impacted Canadians’ daily lives for the past two years.