Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves to the crowd after taking part in a fireside chat with Michael Scheldrick, co-founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer at Global Citizen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Nov. 17.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Justin Trudeau just sat down for an armchair conversation with you about immigration. He needs you to know he made a mistake.

That’s important because the Liberals’ previous immigration policy was incredibly unpopular. The Prime Minister needs voters to know that he has undone it.

So in a YouTube video released Sunday, he plunked himself down in an armchair and spoke straight into the camera. He explained why his government let the number of immigrants – mainly temporary residents – balloon. He blamed “bad actors” for a lot of it – but then talked about “where we made some mistakes and why we’re taking this big turn.”

It’s a new take for Mr. Trudeau. Or take two, to be precise. He had held a press conference in October to announce a 180-degree turn on immigration policy. But he couldn’t quite........

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