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How the mighty have fallen: The New York Times: The Downfall of Canada’s Dreamy Boyfriend: For Americans, Justin Trudeau’s undoing has been swift. For Canadians, it has been a long time coming.
By Melissa J. Gismondi nyti.ms/30AAGnG #cdnpoli
By Melissa J. Gismondi nyti.ms/30AAGnG #cdnpoli
“He is getting so embarrassing, tbh.”
That was the text I woke up to this morning from a friend who, like me, is a Canadian living in the US. She was talking about Justin Trudeau and Time magazine's bombshell report that he once wore brownface to an “Arabian Nights” party ..."
That was the text I woke up to this morning from a friend who, like me, is a Canadian living in the US. She was talking about Justin Trudeau and Time magazine's bombshell report that he once wore brownface to an “Arabian Nights” party ..."
"For Americans, Mr. Trudeau’s downfall from liberal media darling — remember Rolling Stone’s 2017 cover, “Why can’t he be our president?” — to disgraced politician has been swift. For Canadians, it has been a long time coming."
"Mr. Trudeau’s public image as a liberal feminist committed to gender equality ... took a hit with the ... recent affair involving the Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin."
"The important part, for Mr. Trudeau’s brand, is that following the resignation of Ms. Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, a former Treasury Board president, from Mr. Trudeau’s cabinet, the prime minister kicked them out of his party."
"For many, this was a shocking way to treat two of his most prominent female allies, including the country’s first Indigenous justice minister."
"Sorry, Americans. As Canadians living in the United States, we tried to tell you: That dude you thought was your dreamy boyfriend? He’s not all he’s cracked up to be."
"And like you, we’re wondering, as Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party and the first person of color to lead a major party, put it: “Who is the real Mr. Trudeau?”
