On Monday evening, the prime minister and the leader of the Official Opposition shared the stage at a Jewish community centre in Ottawa, where they delivered an unequivocal condemnation of the atrocities committed by Hamas gunmen against men, women and children in southern Israel last weekend.
By the time they spoke, Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre also had both condemned the pro-Hamas sentiment that reportedly was being expressed at some protests and rallies across the country.
That unanimity sent an important signal, even if differences inevitably were going to emerge. Partisanship is never set aside for long. And war is neither easy nor simple.
This is the CBC prepping the public for the fact Justin Trudeau will be kissing Hamas ass for votes before you know it.
