10-17-2019, 09:46 AM
Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party has been Canada's Prime Minister for one 4-year term.
Despite overseeing a relatively strong jobs market and with unemployment levels near record lows, Trudeau’s fight to stay in power has seen many in the country question his authenticity.
That's largely because in mid-September it emerged that the Liberal party leader had worn black face costumes three times, decades ago. He then claimed not to remember on how many occasions he'd done so while apologizing profusely.
Since then, Trudeau has been working hard to shift the focus to climate-related and economic issues, but national polls show him neck and neck with his conservative challenger.
Trudeau and The Liberals have claimed that, if re-elected, they will try to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and will exceed 2030 carbon emission goals.
Yesterday, former U.S. President Barack Obama, who's still very popular in Canada, tweeted an unprecedented endorsement of Trudeau.
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Who knows whether that will help or hurt Trudeau in any way.
Despite overseeing a relatively strong jobs market and with unemployment levels near record lows, Trudeau’s fight to stay in power has seen many in the country question his authenticity.
That's largely because in mid-September it emerged that the Liberal party leader had worn black face costumes three times, decades ago. He then claimed not to remember on how many occasions he'd done so while apologizing profusely.
Since then, Trudeau has been working hard to shift the focus to climate-related and economic issues, but national polls show him neck and neck with his conservative challenger.
Trudeau and The Liberals have claimed that, if re-elected, they will try to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and will exceed 2030 carbon emission goals.
Yesterday, former U.S. President Barack Obama, who's still very popular in Canada, tweeted an unprecedented endorsement of Trudeau.
Who knows whether that will help or hurt Trudeau in any way.