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Will a friend of Israel succeed in becoming Prime Minister of Canada? | Israel today

2021-09-19T17:47:31.143Z


Incumbent Justin Trudeau's party may have a slight advantage in the polls, but everything is open in Canada's parliamentary elections on Monday because no party has a majority. • Conservative Party leader Erin Otol, who promised to move the embassy to Jerusalem, hopes to surprise.


The land of maple goes to the polls on Monday, and the consequences could be felt in Jerusalem: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 49, and the Liberal Party are seeking a renewed mandate to march Canada to the left.

Trudeau's main rival is Erin Otol, the 48-year-old leader of the Conservative Party who is considered a friend of Israel.

Today's election is in fact a referendum on Trudeau, the son of the mythical Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who announced Bezeq elections about a month ago out of the assessment that voters will reward him following his success in stabilizing the epidemic in recent months.

But his opponent O'Toole actually managed to significantly reduce the gap.

In recent days polls show that Trudeau is in relatively good shape, but he is not expected to get a majority in parliament, so O'Toole still has the ability to surprise and become prime minister.

O'Toole recently said that if he won he would fulfill his promise to move the Canadian embassy to Jerusalem in accordance with his party's platform.

"Israel is an ally of Canada, it is a friend, it is a democracy in an area that needs more democracy," O'Toole said last August during the campaign.

"It is important for Canada to be true to its principles," he stressed.

Trudeau took advantage of the last day of the campaign to plow the provinces of Canada on long-haul flights to constituencies.

"You get the option to choose the right direction of our country, and you can choose to go forward or let the Conservatives take us back," Trudeau said at an event in Montreal.

O'Toole, on the other hand, held rallies mainly in the Toronto area, the area that might decide the election because of the large population there.

Otol opposes Trudeau's measures that require "green labels" for the federal sector, saying the liberals have made political abductions and exceeded their powers under the auspices of the epidemic.

Source: israelhayom

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