With the early elections, Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau is taking a high risk.
Either he wins or he loses power in parliament.
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Today's Monday (September 20th, 2021) the early elections will take place in Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hopes to get an absolute majority.
Criticism from various political sides is loud, the politician is under pressure.
Vancouver - The Canadian people will decide on their future government and the political fate of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday (20.09.2021). This is why it is under heavy pressure. Basically there are only two options for Trudeau. Either the leader of the Liberal Party gains an absolute majority in parliament or he loses his position of power. In the last days of the election campaign, criticism against Trudeau became louder and louder, according to the online magazine Vice from the USA *.
For example, Annamie Paul, chairwoman of the Canadian Greens, criticized Trudeau for his progressive image in a TV debate.
"I don't think Mr Trudeau is a true feminist," Paul said, referring to two women in his party who had a public falling out with him: former Justice Secretary and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould and his former Parliamentary Secretary Celina Caesar-Chavannes .
Election in Canada: Trudeau is said to have ousted women from the party
"A feminist does not do that, to oust strong women from his party if they only want to get involved politically." Trudeau later replied: "I will not let you teach me about faction management lessons" - an allusion to the unrest within the Greens in advance of the election.
But Paul isn't the only one who feels that there is a gap between Trudeau's words on social justice issues - including racism, reconciliation, and feminism - and his actions.
Wilson-Raybould and Caesar-Chavannes were expelled from the Liberal Caucus after their clashes with Trudeau, leading some to wonder how open the party is to blacks and indigenous candidates.
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With today's early elections, Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau is taking a high risk.
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Caesar-Chavannes told Vice that the government had failed to fight anti-black racism.
“Black entrepreneurs have little access to bank credit.
And why?
Because the banking system is inherently prejudiced, ”said Caesar-Chavannes.
Election in Canada: did Trudeau want to influence attorney general?
Wilson-Raybould was kicked out of the liberal caucus in 2019 after her retirement.
She alleged at the time that the prime minister's office tried to interfere in her role as attorney general.
She said Trudeau had pressured her to intervene in law enforcement against the Quebec construction giant.
Trudeau's opponents repeatedly used Wilson-Raybould's name during the election campaign to discredit him as a feminist.
Surname |
Justin Pierre James Trudeau |
Political party |
Liberal Party of Canada |
occupation |
Prime Minister of Canada since November 2015 |
family |
Married to Sophie Grégoire, three children |
Lynne Groulx, executive director of the Native Women's Association of Canada, told Vice she was "very disappointed" with the events that led to the expulsion of Wilson-Raybould from the liberal caucus.
"The environment was toxic for her because as an indigenous woman she was in a very high-ranking department and did not get the respect that she deserved," said Groulx.
“How does the Prime Minister intend to make his party attractive to the indigenous population?
This situation did not give us very much confidence. "
Election in Canada: Trudeau only reactive - too few measures against racism
Fareed Khan, founder of Canadians United Against Hate, said Trudeau was reactive on issues related to racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.
"It took the Nova Scotia shooting last year and the murder of four other Muslims before Trudeau said he would take action against racism," said Khan.
It remains to be seen whether the emerging criticism of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will cost him victory in today's election *.
What is certain is that Canadian politicians will have to deal with issues of racism in the future as well.
(Luisa Ebbrecht) *
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