There’s a heartbreaking scene near the end of the First World War movie “Gallipoli” in which Australian soldiers are preparing to get out of their trenches and charge the Turkish machine guns. They’re writing letters home and leaving their watches behind because they know they’re about to die. Most have a blank, resigned expression on their faces.
I wonder if the Trudeau Liberals reached their Gallipoli moment this week. Judging by Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan’s demeanour as he was sent out to meet a barrage of fire from reporters on the government’s latest tweaks to its climate policy, the answer may well be yes.
