Well, it seems that the "Trudeau Era" in Canada has finally come to an end. After a decent innings of 10 years in power Justin Trudeau resigned his position as Prime Minister yesterday and will remain as caretaker leader of the Liberal party until a new one can be found. Trudeau is part of a popular political dynasty including his Father (Pierre) in the 70s and 80s who was also Prime Minister several times over that period and had continued his Father's "progressive" philosphy.
Justin was well known for espousing progressive views, i.e. left-leaning and sympathetic to hot issues surrounding trans rights and open borders, many people dubbed him "the prince of woke" but perhaps the "virtue signalling" mask slipped somewhat over his term as he became embroiled in financial and social scandals such as pictures of him wearing "black-face" to attend a fancy dress party. He also oversaw the introduction of highly unpopular C-16 laws in Canada, compelling people (by law) to use correct pronouns for trans people, something unprecidented in the history of English common law, many arguing that compelling speech was an anathema to free speech.
Recently Trudeau has been becoming more and more unpopular within his own party, sparking some high profile resignations lately. Things finally came to a head with the election of Trump in the USA who openly mocks the Canadian Prime Minister and is now suggesting not only that trade tariffs should be re-introduced between the two nations but that Canada itself should be subsumed into the USA! A view previously considered strictly off the table for past US presidents. Hopefully our Canadian cousins will find someone with more of a spine to elect, someone who will not only grasp the many issues neglected by Trudeau (such as immigration) by the horns but also stand up to Trump, we shall see.
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