The polls are open, and Canadians will decide today whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will get another term, and how much of a presence in Parliament his Liberal Party should have. He was quoted as saying, "The river is an absolutely magnificent, magical place. You just want to get back to the things you love, not worry about this pandemic, or about an election.. The Wall Street Journal recently derided Trudeau for acting in response to U.S. developments by toughening Canadian gun laws in the aftermath of the Texas school massacre and re-emphasizing a. Trudeau is truly polarising politics, which is what he likes, said interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen. [225] After this video was published, Trudeau admitted he could not remember how often he had worn blackface makeup. [52][322] Trudeau described his faith during this period as "like so many Catholics across this country, I said, 'OK, I'm Catholic, I'm of faith, but I'm just not really going to go to church. According to documents obtained by the Ottawa Citizen, he fulfilled the pledge in July 2013 when the blind trust was set up by BMO Private Banking. They've been married for over 15 years now, but it turns out that Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grgoire Trudeau had a bit of a "complicated" start when they first met. He divorced his wife Margaret that same year and was granted custody of their three sons, Justin, Alexandre and Michel.. In such countries that follow a parliamentary system, "parliamentary mechanisms usually secure democratic rotation in the office of the Prime Minister," the Venice Commission (the European Commission for Democracy through Law) said in a 2018 report on term limits. If Justin Trudeau, Canadas prime minister, keeps his job, it may be due in large part to political changes brought about by Covid-19. by Emergency_Wolf_5764. However, the Liberals came in second in the national popular vote, behind the Conservatives. [167], During the leadership campaign Trudeau pledged to park all his assets, exclusive of real estate holdings, into a blind trust which is atypical for opposition MPs, including leaders. Shadi Hafez, 26, an Indigenous advocate in Ottawa, said he was abstaining from the vote. The prime minister called for the snap election two years early, saying that he needed a strong mandate to bring the pandemic under control and lead Canada to economic recovery. Jane Taber, "Vancouver to host a Liberal love-in; the knives are to be left at home". Rae appointed Trudeau as the party's critic for post-secondary education, youth and amateur sport. Advertisement. Gun control: Mr. OToole promised to repeal a ban on 1,500 models of military-style assault rifles but he seemed to abandon that plan quickly; polling in Canada shows strong support for tight gun restrictions. Afghanistan has also been an issue. The opposition Conservative Party slammed the agreement, saying in a statement on Monday that it was a callous attempt by Trudeau to hold on to power. Later Tuesday, Trudeaus office released a document that lays out shared priority areas where the Liberals and NDP are expected to join forces to pass legislation. [283], In his first term, Canada set targets to welcome an increased number of immigrants and refugees. They also pledged to continue fighting the climate crisis and phase out public financing of the fossil-fuel sector. It was not an easy decision. After graduating he taught at the secondary school level in Vancouver, before relocating back to Montreal in 2002 to further his studies. "In view of recent events, in particular the lack of support from your office and the government, I no longer believe it is possible to serve the public good in this role," Herder wrote in his . When Mr. Trudeau first ran for office as leader of the Liberals in 2015, few political experts thought he could pull it off. I see Canadians standing together together in your determination to end this pandemic, together for real climate action, for $10 a day, childcare, for homes that are in reach for middle-class families. [121], Trudeau was re-elected in Papineau in the 2011 federal election, as the Liberal Party fell to third-party standing in the House of Commons with only thirty-four seats. After condemning Mr. Trudeau for running up large deficits with pandemic spending, Mr. OToole issued a plan that forecast similar budget shortfalls. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed victory in Monday's elections, securing another term in office. In the end, Mr. Trudeau not only failed to secure a majority in Parliament, according to unofficial results, he may have also squandered the good will he had gained as he led his nation through the coronavirus crisis. He said that his first legislative priority was to lower taxes for middle-income Canadians and raise taxes for the top one per cent of income earners after parliament was reconvened on December 3, 2015. The Conservatives say Mr. Trudeau has been ineffective in dealing with Beijing. Mr. Trudeau supports vaccine mandates for travel and for federal workers, as well as vaccine passports. Some voters are waiting to cast their ballots as polls close in Canada. The premiership has no term limits in several parts of Europe, such as in the U.K. and Spain. He is the oldest son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret and spent his early years at 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister's residence in Ottawa. In fact, the commissioner has lived in an upscale Toronto neighbourhood since 1993 and has never lived in Port Colborne. Trudeau's latest win marks his third term in office, serving as the country's 23rd prime minister. Mr. Trudeau did have a strong political challenger on the left nationally with Jagmeet Singh of the New Democrats. In 2011, he was appointed as a critic for secondary education and sport. Early life and start in politics The Aga Khan. On June 23, 1971, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's wife of four months, the former Margaret Sinclair, was pregnant and due in December. [227][228][229][230] Additionally, some minority community groups, racialized commentators and some of Trudeau's opponents came to his defence. [106] When Kennedy dropped off after the second ballot, Trudeau joined him in supporting the ultimate winner, Stphane Dion. Its middle-aged white men.. [117] During that time, he criticized the government's legislation targeting human smuggling, which he argued would penalize the victims of smuggling. Trudeau said on Monday intelligence agencies do not have the . climate change and other issues, starkly contrasted with other world leaders, including former President Donald Trump. Cabinet. [240] In Alberta and Saskatchewan, the Liberal party won 14 per cent and 10 per cent of the popular vote, respectively. [317], On January 31, 2022, Trudeau announced on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19. 22 Mar 2022 Canada's ruling Liberals have reached a deal with a left-leaning opposition party to prop up their minority government until 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced,. A less humble approach was taken in the last Canadian election by Jagmeet Singh's New Democratic Party, the party theoretically to the left of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Trudeau Projected to Remain Prime Minister, but Falls Short of a Majority. [52][322] In 2011, Trudeau stated, "My own personal faith is an extremely important part of who I am and the values that I try to lead with."[323]. [247] On May 12, 2020, the Trudeau government announced it had reached an exclusive deal with CanSino Biologics. I think weve gone from Were all in this together to being very divided, she said. Justin Trudeau is still prime minister, but mixed with relief for the ruling Liberals will be the knowledge that his job will have to fundamentally change in his second term. In the year 2022 his government announced a ban on producing and importing single use plastic from December 2022. In some other countries, the premiership doesn't have a fixed time limit but may come with other conditions, such as in Australia where there is no maximum term period. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/AP CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Monday he has tested positive again for the virus that causes Covid-19. The Canadian Ministry ( download the list in PDF) is commonly referred to as Cabinet. [311], In June 2013, two months after Trudeau became the leader of the Liberal Party, the couple sold their home in the Cte-des-Neiges neighbourhood of Montreal. [315][316] By March 28, she had recovered. In Germany, the country's chancellor is also not restricted by a maximum term limit. In this election for the House of Commons there are 50 Indigenous candidates, according to the Assembly of First Nations. [90] In 2006, he hosted the presentation ceremony for the Giller Prize for literature. Trudeau announced his positive result Monday on Twitter, just two days after returning from an . Interviewed in October 1979, his nanny Dianne Lavergne was quoted, "Justin is a mommy's boy, so it's not easy, but children's hurts mend very quickly. In the first two weeks of the campaign, Trudeau received criticism for not acting fast enough in the face of the 2021 Taliban offensive to evacuate Canadian citizens and Afghans who supported Canadas military and diplomatic efforts during the War in Afghanistan. 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So tightening spending a little bit while keeping ourselves safe. [272] On February 3, he said that a military response was "not in the cards right now". He portrayed his fifth cousin, twice removed,[79] Major Talbot Mercer Papineau, who was killed on October 30, 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele. Education and Early Career. [58], The Conservative Party won a minority government in the 2008 election, and Trudeau entered parliament as a member of the Official Opposition. And rather than focusing on climate issues, as was the case with Ms. May, Ms. Paul has steered her platform toward economic and social justice. Mr. Trudeaus political fate largely rests on his ability to win over capricious voters in Quebec and Ontario, the two most populous Canadian provinces. Although Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Mondays vote two years ahead of schedule, the move was widely anticipated and most of Canadas political parties had prepared accordingly. The Western provinces suffered record-setting heat waves, which were a confirmed cause of death for 569 people in British Columbia. [142][143] While Trudeau was seen as a frontrunner for the leadership of the Liberal Party, he was criticized for his perceived lack of substance. Many Canadians, weary of their prime minister, still see him as the least bad choice. Willa McLean, "This just in ; CBC broadcaster revisits momentous events of past 50 years". Trudeau, 49, called an early election, seeking to convert approval for his governments handling of the pandemic into a parliamentary majority, the paper wrote. Canadian broadcasters projected that Mr. Trudeau would remain in power after Mondays election and that his Liberal Party will only hold a minority of seats. Trudeau's government, along with the "last Harper government had the highest rates of follow-through on their campaign promises of any Canadian government over the last 35 years," according to the assessment. [248] However, due to deteriorating Canadian-Chinese relations, the Cansino deal fell through. [152] His brother Alexandre also took a break from his documentary work to be a senior advisor on Trudeau's campaign. [310] They have three children: a boy Xavier born in 2007, a girl Ella-Grace born in 2009, and a boy Hadrien born in 2014. [140][141], On September 26, 2012, multiple media outlets started reporting that Trudeau would launch his leadership bid the following week. [125][126][127][128], Trudeau wanted to take part in a charity boxing match on behalf of the cancer research fundraising event Fight for the Cure, but was having difficulty finding a Conservative opponent until Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau agreed when asked on Trudeau's behalf by their mutual hairdresser Stefania Capovilla. [295], In 2015, Trudeau told the New York Times Magazine that Canada could be the first postnational state". Mr. OToole doesnt lead he misleads.. His comments on feminism, racism as well as climate change and other issues, starkly contrasted with other world leaders, including former President Donald Trump. Indigenous issues were missing from the campaign. [157] Garneau later challenged Trudeau to a one-on-one debate, and said that if Trudeau could not defend his ideas in a debate against him, he wouldn't be able to do so against Prime Minister Harper. Of 338 electoral ridings, the Liberals are vying to win at least 170 seats in Canadas House of Commons to obtain the parliamentary majority that eluded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the 2019 election. While many voters eagerly bumped elbows and posed for selfies with Mr. Trudeau at campaign stops, his campaign was often disturbed by unruly mobs protesting mandatory vaccines and vaccine passports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada addressed supporters after preliminary results projected he would return to office, but fall short of a majority in parliament. For everyone.". The school had begun as a Jesuit school but was non-denominational by the time Justin matriculated. With his Hollywood hair and classically good looks, Justin Trudeau burst on to the international scene as a global heart-throb when he became Canada's Prime Minister in 2015 at the age of just 43. You dont want us talking about politics or elections anymore; you want us to focus on the work that we have to do for you, he told a partisan crowd in a hotel in downtown Montreal. Covid-19: The pandemic response is one point of contention between the two candidates. Writing in the Toronto-based Globe and Mail, a leading national newspaper, the columnist Campbell Clark argued that the prime minister nor his rivals had offered a compelling narrative, only sniping. As leader of Canada, Trudeau's salary adds up to $357,800 a year. Left-leaning NDP agrees to prop up prime ministers Liberal minority government in exchange for advancing key policies. The turmoil led to the arrest of Meng Wanzhou at the Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 at the behest of the United States,[304] and the arrest of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in China 12 days later. The agreement covers a wide range of issues, including the creation of dental care for low-income Canadians, more progress on a national pharmacare program, additional investments in Indigenous housing and identifying ways to further accelerate Canadas path to net-zero emissions no later than 2050. shared priority areas where the Liberals and NDP are expected to join forces. In calling for the early election, Mr. Trudeau had argued that, like his predecessors in the aftermath of World War II, he needed a strong mandate from voters to vanquish the coronavirus and rebuild the national economy, badly damaged by the pandemic. And Mr. Trudeaus opponents were quick to characterize his move as a reckless power grab. Tonda MacCharles, "Spotlight on Justin sparks talk of dynasty Trudeau's final resting place". [298] Trudeau's first foreign policy challenges included follow-through on his campaign promise to withdraw Canadian air support from the Syrian civil war[299] and to welcome 25,000 Syrian war refugees. And while Mr. Trudeau champions diversity and racial justice, it came out during the 2019 vote that he had worn blackface or brownface at least three times in the past. To pass any laws, he will once again have to win members of the opposition over to his side. During his second term he announced an "assault-style" weapons ban in response to the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks. "Well, listen, I spent my political career not choosing to compare myself or differentiate myself from my father, but be very much anchored in what is right for me," Trudeau said. Trudeau tweeted Jan. 27 that he had been exposed to COVID-19 and would isolate for five days. 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