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APTN News: Hope, Tears and Arrogance: Trudeau’s Indigenous legacy

Fiona Odlum — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:48:24 +0000

In 2015 Justin Trudeau was the prime minister who showed up on Halloween dressed up with his children, jogged, posed for selfies with people on the street and importantly for some Indigenous Peoples, was not Stephen Harper.

The Harper government had sparked #IdleNoMore, one of the longest-sustained chains of Indigenous protests across the country. It was a reaction to omnibus legislation that, in part, deregulated environmental protections under the Navigable Waters Protection Act.

”Justin Trudeau was elected, in the wake of the biggest cacophony of Idle No More,“ said Niigaan Sinclair, a professor at the University of Manitoba and panelist on APTN News’ Truth and Politics segment.

To read the entire story, please follow the link to APTN News.

CNA – Singapore: Canada PM Trudeau to resign as prime minister after nine years, blames party infighting

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:02:13 +0000

Freeland and Carney are among six to eight names being bandied about. But many Liberals have been angry at Freeland for “precipitating this crisis”, said Christopher Adams, an adjunct professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba.

He noted that tensions continue to exist within the party, which is often divided between a pro-business side and a pro-social welfare and mixed economy side.

“Justin Trudeau brought them more to the social democratic left side of the party with major spending, major deficits, but also some very positive social programs like daycare and support for health, pharmaceutical plans, dental plans,” he said.

To read the entire article, please follow the link to CNA Singapore.

The New York Times: Justin Trudeau’s Party Has a Popularity Problem: Justin Trudeau

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:31:38 +0000

After the Liberals’ loss in the Toronto race in June, the Canadian news media was filled with anonymous Liberal criticism of Mr. Trudeau’s leadership. Only one Liberal member of Parliament — who has announced that he is retiring from politics — openly called on Mr. Trudeau to step down. Other Liberal lawmakers called for an emergency national meeting to discuss the party’s future.

Mr. Trudeau brushed away those calls.

Royce Koop, a political scientist at the University of Manitoba, said Mr. Trudeau had succeeded because time was running out for the Liberals to change leaders before the next election.

“If you’re Trudeau and you’re trying to hang on, delay is a good tactic,” Mr. Koop said.

To read more of this story, please visit The New York Times.