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Year after election call, ‘this is more than a honeymoon . . .’

Trudeau "seems to be the champion for bolder, more active government right now and a more open, cheerful type of government. People are sick of grumpy," says one political analyst.

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BY BRUCE CAMPION-SMITH
August 2, 2016

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Year after election call, ‘this is more than a honeymoon . . .’

Trudeau "seems to be the champion for bolder, more active government right now and a more open, cheerful type of government. People are sick of grumpy," says one political analyst.

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