Answer: Trudeau has been in office for nearly a decade. When he was first elected, he embodied a positive and “sunny” approach to politics and it was largely a movement of young people who helped elect him, with the promise of electoral reform. He quickly abandoned that pledge which I think was the first domino to fall.
Over the years, Trudeau and his party has faced a number of domestic scandals (SNC Lavalin, surfaced black face photos, WE, foreign interference, etc) that gradually chipped away at the “sunny” image he projected.
Before taking office, he was harshly critical of the Temporary Foreign Worker program under Harper (the previous Prime Minister), yet he dramatically expanded the program and relaxed the rules for businesses to abuse foreign, low-paid labour. The combination of Temporary Foreign Workers, Foreign Students (who were also being used for cheap labour post-pandemic) and increased Permanent Resident targets put significant strain on our housing market, which hurt many of the young people who helped get him elected. Many have seen very jarring and sudden demographic shifts in their own communities, which has contributed to a sense of frustration.
Trudeau ran a number of times on housing, but in the height of the housing crisis he said housing wasn’t a primary responsibility of his, which upset a lot of people and helped Pierre Poilievre (the leader of the Conservatives) take the inside track on housing - right or wrong. Many of the Liberals’ programs on housing until recently merely stoked more demand and he has openly said that it’s important housing prices don’t decline as it could hurt the retirement dreams of seniors. This landed very poorly with young people.
For some perspective on numbers; a few months ago it was shared that our population grew by roughly a million people in 9 months (between temporary, permanent and asylum streams). Canada historically has built somewhere between 225-250k homes per year. As you can appreciate, that is a significant delta.
His government recently had to acknowledge that they exceeded their projected deficit by $20 billion dollars (from $40 billion to $60 billion). His Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, chose to resign rather than own the fiscal mess. She accused him of focusing on “gimmicks” such as a $250 cheque to all Canadians, rather than keeping their powder dry for a potential trade war with the Trump administration. This was, really, the last straw. After Freeland’s resignation an increasing number of his own MPs began demanding his resignation.
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Trudeau also has had a habit of speaking a bit sanctimoniously to Canadians, only apologizing for the misdeeds of historical figures and never his own. The combination of the factors above have steadily chipped away at his popularity over time. Much of his rhetoric focused on diversity and what makes us different, whereas I think many Canadians were looking for a more uniting, less alienating message.
杜魯道嘅習慣就係對加拿大人講嘢有啲道貌岸然(小弟不才,查字典先知點解
Economically we have also faced stagnant productivity, declining standards of living, declining GDP per capita, increased costs of living and some cultural issues taking footholds here.
This is a simplified version of what has happened over the past ten years or so, but Canadians are livid about our immigration system, fiscal mismangement, housing crisis and general fatigue. Under Trudeau, the national consensus of immigration has frayed (which has historically been broadly supported), and there is a real current of visceral anger over it.
I think there are some bad-faith people who misrepresent Trudeau (I actually voted for him in 2015), but it’s a fact that he is profoundly unpopular in Canada for the reasons above. He’s a skilled politician and it’s frankly amazing he has lasted this long, but at this point his legacy is in serious question.
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Answer: Trudeau has been in office for nearly a decade. When he was first elected, he embodied a positive and “sunny” approach to politics and it was largely a movement of young people who helped elect him, with the promise of electoral reform. He quickly abandoned that pledge which I think was the first domino to fall.
杜魯多執政已經差唔多十年。佢正面同「陽光」嘅政治形象,以及對選舉改革嘅承諾令到年輕選民推咗佢上首相之位。(佢之前嘅保守黨哈柏當政近九年,再之前係自由黨執政十三年,再之前係保守黨執政十年左右。真係十年河東,十年河西
Over the years, Trudeau and his party has faced a number of domestic scandals (SNC Lavalin, surfaced black face photos, WE, foreign interference, etc) that gradually chipped away at the “sunny” image he projected.
咁多年嚟,一迾國内政治醜聞,例如SNC Lavalin(涉嫌干預司法調查)、black face、WE(涉嫌利益輸送)、外國干預等等都打擊咗杜魯多嘅陽光形象。
Before taking office, he was harshly critical of the Temporary Foreign Worker program under Harper (the previous Prime Minister), yet he dramatically expanded the program and relaxed the rules for businesses to abuse foreign, low-paid labour. The combination of Temporary Foreign Workers, Foreign Students (who were also being used for cheap labour post-pandemic) and increased Permanent Resident targets put significant strain on our housing market, which hurt many of the young people who helped get him elected. Many have seen very jarring and sudden demographic shifts in their own communities, which has contributed to a sense of frustration.
喺佢成為首相之前,杜魯多係好嚴厲地批評哈柏政府嘅聯邦臨時外國勞工計畫(TFW),但係佢又擴大咗個計畫同放寬咗啲限制,令到啲公司更容易咁濫用呢班低薪嘅外國勞動力。TFW加上留學生(武肺後放寬咗工作時數嘅限制),仲有不斷提高永久居民嘅目標令到本身已經麻麻嘅住屋問題愈黎愈差。住屋問題同埋突如其來嘅人口變化令到當初選佢嘅嗰班選民愈來愈唔gur。
Trudeau ran a number of times on housing, but in the height of the housing crisis he said housing wasn’t a primary responsibility of his, which upset a lot of people and helped Pierre Poilievre (the leader of the Conservatives) take the inside track on housing - right or wrong. Many of the Liberals’ programs on housing until recently merely stoked more demand and he has openly said that it’s important housing prices don’t decline as it could hurt the retirement dreams of seniors. This landed very poorly with young people.
杜魯多喺住屋問題都搞過幾次,但係喺住屋問題最嚴峻嘅時候竟然講話,呢個唔係聯邦政府嘅主要責任。此話一出,好多選民著曬火,同比曬子彈比保守黨黨魁Poilievre - 孤勿論佢提出嘅方案掂唔掂。唔同自由黨嘅房屋政策只係喺度刺激需求,而佢公開咁話樓價下跌會粉碎好多老人家嘅退休夢。咁講梗係令到年輕人非常唔滿意。
For some perspective on numbers; a few months ago it was shared that our population grew by roughly a million people in 9 months (between temporary, permanent and asylum streams). Canada historically has built somewhere between 225-250k homes per year. As you can appreciate, that is a significant delta.
幾個月前嘅數據顯示,我地嘅人口喺九個月內增加咗大約一百萬,而歷史上加拿大每年大約起到22.5萬到25萬間屋。如此所見,兩者差距係十分之大。
His government recently had to acknowledge that they exceeded their projected deficit by $20 billion dollars (from $40 billion to $60 billion). His Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, chose to resign rather than own the fiscal mess. She accused him of focusing on “gimmicks” such as a $250 cheque to all Canadians, rather than keeping their powder dry for a potential trade war with the Trump administration. This was, really, the last straw. After Freeland’s resignation an increasing number of his own MPs began demanding his resignation.
近排現屆政府承認咗赤字比起預算多咗200億(由400億變到600億)。搞到一鑊泡之際,財政部長(兼副總理)方慧蘭竟然選擇辭任內閣職位。方慧蘭指責杜魯多掛住搞埋啲派錢嘅花巧嘢,而唔留返啲彈藥應對關税侵嘅貿易戰。方慧蘭嘅離任就係壓死駱駝嗰根稻草,令本身已經好多不滿意嘅自由黨議員逼杜魯多辭職。