mardi 20 octobre 2015

Canadian politics: the Justin Trudeau years

In the Canadian federal election held October 19, 2015, Canadians voted out Stephen Harper's Conservative Party of Canada and swept in the Liberals under Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The Trudeau Liberals went from being the third place party in the House of Commons with 34 seats to a majority government, winning 184 of 338 seats.

After being branded by the Conservatives as "Just not ready," is he ready? How well will the young (43) and rather inexperienced Trudeau govern? He's inherited a large debt and a big budget deficit, and says he intends to run deficits for the next three years to help boost the economy.

Many Canadians are looking forward to a government that respects Parliament, "peace, order, and good government," science, the press, minority rights, immigration, and the middle class.


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