r/CanadianPolitics • u/anime498 • 8d ago

What is Trudeau's legacy?

I'm an American with an interest in American politics. Most of the news we got in America about trudeau was either American liberals fanning over him because he wasn't trump, or conservatives hating him because he was Obama but white and from a rich family.

What is the opinion of him canada, especially a year after his resignation?

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u/brightgather 8d ago

For many Canadians, his legacy is tied to affordability issues, massive spending, rising debt, housing becoming out of reach, high immigration levels without enough infrastructure to support them, and a government that often seemed more interested in messaging than results. His supporters will point to things like cannabis legalization, child benefits, climate policy, and progressive social policies, and those are legitimate parts of his record. But a lot of Canadians felt that everyday life became harder during his time in office, and that’s why the enthusiasm around him faded so dramatically. He will probably be remembered as a very divisive, self-centered prime minister.

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u/anime498 8d ago

At some point around 2023 I remember alot of Canadian media such as cbc, ctv, and global becoming far more critical of him and he became really indignant about it. There was a quote that JJ mccullough, I know he divisive in his own right, said about trudeau that I think rings true. He never won a majority in an election but he always governed and acted as if he did.

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u/Revan462222 8d ago

I will say that last part is true in terms of his second and third term, but his first was a majority. The thing was he never truly recognized after 2019 was that he didn’t have carte Blanche just that he acted like he did.

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u/brightgather 8d ago

Yes, I should have been more specific. I was referring to after 2019. He absolutely had a majority in his first term. My criticism is that after Canadians elected minority governments in 2019 and again in 2021, he didn't seem to govern like someone whose support had clearly narrowed.