Chantal Hebert wrote a good article explaining why Trudeau has been the same (and at times even worse) as the old boss:
HÉBERT: Trudeau failing to surpass Harper's low bar
A stalled appointment process, a botched attempt at installing a member of the Liberal family in a post that requires total independence from the government, a unilateral bid to change the rules of the House of Commons.
If Stephen Harper, and not Justin Trudeau, were running things on Parliament Hill, he would stand accused of institutional malevolence.
Speaking of parliamentary watchdogs, the information commissioner released her annual report earlier this month. Suzanne Legault found that, notwithstanding
Trudeau's promise of greater transparency, this had actually declined since the Liberals came to power.
Trudeau promised to be more collegial in his dealing with the opposition parties. Yet
no recent government has spent as much energy trying to unilaterally change the rules of the Commons. Based on a governing majority acquired with a minority of votes, the prime minister would dictate the terms of engagement under which he and the opposition parties are to interact.
One can only hope the Liberals will remember their self-serving rationale when their party is sitting in opposition, across from a prime minister who sets out to build on some of Trudeau's damaging precedents.
