Canada’s Conservatives are poised to take power as Justin Trudeau’s career tails off
His pool of allies is shrinking rapidly. More than 60 of his fellow 153 Liberal MPs are calling for his resignation, and his tottering premiership was dealt another blow when his finance minister and deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, dramatically resigned, citing policy disagreements amid attempts to shunt her into a different department. Facing dire poll ratings and his own party turning on him, Justin Trudeau’s political career is nearing its end.
Meanwhile, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has successfully capitalized on public anger at the Trudeau administration’s failings, vowing to “build the homes, fix the budget, stop the crime, and axe the tax.” He looks poised to become the next Canadian prime minister. For an inside look at the people and politics behind Trudeau’s demise, and what a Conservative government might mean for Canada, Mishpacha spoke to Anthony Koch of the Quebec-based AK Strategies public affairs firm, who also served as a top aide to Pierre Poilievre.
Trudeau won a massive majority in 2015, but in 2019 and 2021, he only achieved minority wins. Both times, he got fewer votes than the Conservative Party, even though he won in terms of seats. He started off very popular, partly because the Conservatives had been in power for ten years. His decline started in 2018 when he became embroiled in a corruption scandal.
Housing prices are out of control. During Trudeau’s tenure, the cost of housing has more than doubled. Toronto and Vancouver are in the top five most expensive housing markets in the world. We’re producing fewer homes per capita than in the 1970s, but the population is many times more than it was then. Canada experienced very high inflation, and people’s top-line concern is cost of living. There’s also a backlash against woke culture, which the Liberals really doubled down on, and now people are fed up with it.
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