[138], Opinion polling conducted by several pollsters showed that if Trudeau were to become leader the Liberal Party would surge in support, from a distant third place to either being competitive with the Conservative Party or leading them. With some votes still being cast or uncounted, the preliminary results were a near repeat of the previous vote. Some have talked about division, but thats not what I see. Voters in Toronto lined up to cast their ballots in a snap election called by Canadas prime minister, Justin Trudeau. [54][59][60][61][62], Trudeau and his brothers were given shares in a numbered company by their father, from which they received regular dividends, up to $20,000 per year. A reporter . We're going to finish the fight against COVID. [238][239] It was also the first time a government took power with less than 35 per cent of the national popular vote since the Conservatives of John A. Macdonald, in 1867, who had 34.8 per cent of the votes. '"[52][322] After the death of his brother Michel in 1998, Trudeau was persuaded by a friend to participate in an Alpha course, during which he regained his faith. [119][120], He encouraged an increase of Canada's relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and sought more accessible immigration procedures for Haitians moving to Canada in the time of crisis. 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. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time this year. I hear you when you say that you just want to get back to the things you love. [255] The Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit was introduced that month to replace the CBR, and expanded during the spread of the Omicron variant in December 2021. "Justin Trudeau tells education conference he plans return to teaching", Canadian Press, February 28, 2004. Instead, voters at polling stations across the country on Monday said they were angry at his hubris for doing so as the deadly virus still raged. [221] Trudeau publicly apologized, agreeing the photo was racist and saying: "I shouldn't have done that. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian . His apology and later statement about the event have been described as hypocritical, while responses to the story have been described as a witch hunt or non-story. I like him because he is a brown dude, and he understands what our people have been through, Ms. Nottaway said. [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. This was the second time Canada had failed an attempt to join the Security Council, the first time being in 2009 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. 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. [300] In addition to taking all of Atlantic Canada and Toronto,[171] they won 40 seats in Quebecthe most that the Liberals had won in that province since Trudeau's father led them to a near-sweep of the province in 1980, and also the first time since then that the Liberals won a majority of Quebec's seats in an election. It wasnt. [251][247], The spread of COVID-19 in Canada continued beyond the initial outbreak, with a strong second wave in the fall of 2020 and an even more serious third wave in the spring of 2021. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the country's longest-serving prime minister, holding the post for 21 years and five months. 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. Bloomberg: Balance of Power focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Biden's administration. Trudeau and the newly sworn in ministers in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2021 (Courtesy of Alex Ttreault/PMO) On Sept. 20, voters returned a Parliament that will look a lot like the one Justin Trudeau was . Mr. Trudeau called the snap election the same weekend that Kabul fell to the Taliban. Justin Pierre James Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to parents Margaret Trudeau and former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In a tweet on Tuesday, Trudeau wrote: "Thank you, Canadafor casting your vote, for putting your trust in the Liberal team, for choosing a brighter future. UPDATE 9/21/21 8:00 a.m. 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. [227][228][229][230] Additionally, some minority community groups, racialized commentators and some of Trudeau's opponents came to his defence. Wilfrid Laurier held the position for the longest continuous stretch of 15 years. [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. 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', "Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time to aid convoy blockade response National | Globalnews.ca", "Trudeau ends use of Emergencies Act, says 'situation is no longer an emergency', "Trudeau says Emergencies Act powers can now be revoked as crisis calms". Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Climate change was supposed to be a big issue this election. Justin Pierre James Trudeau is Canada's 23rd Prime Minister. For the Green Party, however, the timing could not have been worse. Canada has one of the worlds highest vaccination rates, but in some areas, case numbers are up and hospitals are near capacity. Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. 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. Canadas House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa last year. (Podcast). However, the reason Trudeau called the election was to try. But that renewed awareness did not carry over to the campaign. [225] After this video was published, Trudeau admitted he could not remember how often he had worn blackface makeup. climate change and other issues, starkly contrasted with other world leaders, including former President Donald Trump. The Cabinet position was titled minister of infrastructure, communities and intergovernmental affairs. To pass any laws, he will once again have to win members of the opposition over to his side. 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. [295], In 2015, Trudeau told the New York Times Magazine that Canada could be the first postnational state". 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. Thats not what Ive seen these past weeks across the country. Were going to continue to fight hard for people and continue to make sure we hold them to account to deliver these things that people need, he said. [82], Trudeau and his family started the Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign for winter sports safety in 2000, two years after his brother Michel died in an avalanche during a ski trip. In April 2020, Trudeau introduced the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Business Account, and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit. Voters worldwide have been tilting toward establishment parties in response to pandemic uncertainty, a shift that two political scientists, James Bisbee and Dan Honig, identified by analyzing dozens of primaries and races. Willa McLean, "This just in ; CBC broadcaster revisits momentous events of past 50 years". [47] In the end, Trudeau was enrolled in 1976 in the French immersion program at Rockcliffe Park Public School, the same school his mother had attended for two years while her father was a member of Parliament. [201] Wilson-Raybould did not comment on the matter, citing solicitor-client privilege. Both Trudeau's office and Acuitas . Regina's Catalyst Committee is proposing five projects to be built in the city in the coming years, ranging in price from about $20 million to $172 . Ian Austen,Dan Bilefsky and Vjosa Isai. [135], Following the election, Trudeau said he was undecided about seeking the leadership;[136] months later on October 12 at Wilfrid Laurier University, he announced he would not seek the post because he had a young family. Trudeau's Liberal Party was elected or leading in 158 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons, with 99% of the polls reporting. [102][103] Trudeau later wrote a public letter on the subject, describing the idea of Quebec nationhood as "against everything my father ever believed". Voters at one downtown Toronto polling site were told they may have to wait more than two hours. The Liberals are projected to win 158 seats, short of the 170 seats needed for the majority Mr . Son of late PM decries cuts to public avalanche bulletins". The main opposition Conservatives, under Erin OToole, won 119 seats, two fewer than last time. 1, Mr. OToole said during the campaign. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims to have severed ties with the foundation upon being elected to public office, according to CBC.. Some key districts will prove close calls, with three-way margins between the Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats. He is the first Ottawa-born PM in Canada's history and is the eldest among the former PM's three sons. [49][50][51][52] This was followed by one year at the private Lyce Claudel d'Ottawa. In this election for the House of Commons there are 50 Indigenous candidates, according to the Assembly of First Nations. [168], On January 27, 2014, Trudeau and MP Carolyn Bennett escorted Chrystia Freeland into the House of Commons, as is traditional for by-election victors. [238][242], Justin Trudeau was Prime Minister during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau is the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history after Joe Clark; he is also the first to be the child of a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau. Robert Bell, also 71, criticized Mr. Trudeaus handling of the pandemic, pointing out that thousands of older people had died in nursing homes. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is far from a sure bet for re-election later this year, nothing would prevent him from seeking as party leader and MP a hypothetical third mandate, or fourth, or fifth. Trudeau and Grgoire became engaged in October 2004 and married on May 28, 2005, in a ceremony at Montreal's Sainte-Madeleine d'Outremont Church. A former air force helicopter navigator and corporate lawyer from Ontario, Mr. OToole, seeking to broaden Conservatives appeal, produced a 160-page campaign platform that essentially turned the partys back on many once-central positions, like opposition to carbon taxes. CTV News Network, "Memorial of Nelson Mandela", December 10, 2013. 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. Last December, I interviewed Haida artist Robert Davidson, whose artwork Raven Bringing Light to the World was adapted into a tattoo that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears on his left arm. Liberal candidate Harvey Locke said he lost the by-election on his own and that comments made by Trudeau did not influence the outcome. I've thought long and hard about this, Justin Trudeau told reporters. [109][110][111] The riding, which had been held for 26 years by Andr Ouellet, a senior minister under his father, had been in Liberal hands for 53 years before falling to the Bloc Qubcois in 2006. 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