Justin Trudeau is widely considered one of the most attractive political leaders in the world today. Economically conservative thinkers would be foolish to dismiss his economic prowess because of it. Right-wing citizens all over Canada are devastated by the news. Stephen Harper, who defended conservative values and implemented them in Canada for a full decade, is no longer Prime Minister. Canada will not survive any economic crisis without a government who is willing to make the necessary “hard” economic decisions. Well, what if the population was informed that the liberals know how to manage an economy. In some cases, the liberals have had a more conservative fiscal policy than their right-wing official opposition. Give Trudeau a chance to implement some liberal policies, and it may be realized that he is smarter with Canada’s money than Harper has ever been.
The Liberals have been known to “campaign left and govern right”. They hold a respectable economic record from 1997 all the way to 2006. Between these years, Canada enjoyed eight years of financial surplus’. The conservatives were elected in 2006. The Canadian government, following 2007, suffered from 8 years of consecutive economic deficit.
Harper’s defenders say that the poor financial records should be attributed to the financial debt crisis of 2008. The crisis was a very real issue, there is no denying that. This event however, should not be an excuse to wave off criticism of the way the conservative government
Canada is currently sitting at a population of over 30 million people and is ranked 11th in the world in terms of exports (Canada: Economic Freedom, 2017). The economy in the country seems to be thriving very well with many skilled workers and plenty of jobs for most individuals in the civilian labor force. For the most part, Canada has always done pretty well in terms of having a successful economy. Starting in the early 50s Canada was thriving primarily off of the waterways unlike today the country thrives off selling petroleum, cars, and other things other countries need and want. Although this shift from a farm based economy too much more industrialization did not happen until after the Great War, it wasn't until the 1920s until Canada
This essay will discuss Justin Trudeau’s interview in the Ottawa Citizen, titled “Q and A: Why Justin Trudeau says he’s the real alternative”, where he shares his plan to increase taxation on the rich in order to give the middle class a tax break. This plan is in response to the larger issue of income inequality in Canada. Analysing the income inequality from a liberal “justice as fairness” perspective, one can conclude that Justin Trudeau is taking the correct action, as taxation on the rich is in compliance with the two principles of justice as described by John Rawls.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. He served as Prime Minister from April 1968 to June 1984. During his time in office, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau introduced many new policies. Pierre Trudeau’s policies on the economy, the environment and multiculturalism greatly benefitted Canada.
A great Prime Minister should always do what is right for Canada, no matter what obstacles he or she faces. Looking at the fifteen years he was in power, Pierre Elliot Trudeau did exactly that. For instance, he implemented the Official Languages Act and made bilingualism law. In another case, he put an end to the October Crisis by putting into effect the War Measures Act. Finally, Trudeau amended the Constitution which gave Canadians a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Pierre Elliot Trudeau was a successful Prime Minister who accomplished his goals despite facing enormous opposition.
Trudeau himself was a liberal. One of the core beliefs of liberal ideology is that of individual rights, meaning that
Harper used the weak liberal leaders to ensure he stayed in power and he was able to ensure that a coalition did not happen between the Liberals, New Democrats and the Bloc Quebecois. He remained strong when the possibility of his government being replaced by a coalition almost happened, he was successful by saying that the deal the liberals made was “‘a betrayal of the voters of this country… a betrayal of the best interests of our economy… a betrayal of the best interests of our country. And we will fight it with every means that we have’” (223). Harper kept his opponents divided and he showed Canadians that he was not going anywhere. Finally, he showed leadership after winning a majority by promising “‘major reforms’ in ‘a whole range of areas’ to ‘secure the sustainability of our key programs… for a generation to come’” (364). This showed that he was just getting started. Stephen Harper’s leadership style was to remain a strong leader while making as few headlines as possible. Harper did not like making headlines, “This helps explain why he has lasted. He lies low because he wants to last” (291). Harper was an effective leader because he knew how to keep a low profile which limited the amount of bad
This clearly shows that Mackenzie King and Bennett had no idea of what to do and therefore gave the responsibility to the provinces, just so that they do not take the blame. The result of their ignorance was fiscal collapse for the four western provinces and hundreds of municipalities and haphazard, degrading standards of care for the jobless. Monthly relief rates for a family of five varies from $60 in Calgary to $19 in Halifax. Although there were no official starvation, reports by medical authorities of scurvy and other diet deficiency diseases were common throughout the decade” . This shows that Bennett’s and Mackenzie King’s ignorance did not just keep the unemployed jobless, but they made it even worse. The result of their ignorance lead to the collapse of 4 provinces in the west, and degradation of standard of care for the jobless. Their ignorance brought diseases to those to whom they ignored. Instead of Bennett and Mackenzie King fixing an extremely important issue, they just made it worse. The unemployed could not count on the federal government, but also, the unemployed had no other option. The US managed to control the Depression more efficiently than Canada, and therefore people preferred to live in the US than in Canada. The government failed at resolving the unemployment
The Conservatives were merged from two parties: the Progessive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. Under the leading of former leader Brian Mulroney, the party went to the right-wing direction who called for lower taxes, deregulated, and privatized government which can generate greater wealth and prosperity of the people. The party values and respects traditions and holds conservative opinions on sensitive topics.
On October 19th,2015 we vote to end the reign of the man who had been called the worst prime minister in history this man is Steven Harper. Harper became prime minister in 2006 and since then has done nothing but bad for Canada. Harpers record is that of someone who doesn’t hold the values of us Canadians. Some very “un-Canadian” things about Harper are; His “attack on science”, sexism, and racism.
Towards education, the liberals only think about the students in big cities and how they can make it easier for them but did he ever think about small towns in Canada where the education is very
Pierre Elliot Trudeau, a Francophone born in Montreal, became Canada’s 15th Prime Minister, with his Liberal Party, on April 20th, 1968. He is a vital person who had a tremendously positive impact on Canada and its civilians. The vision he dreamt of giving birth to a nation with freedom and peace was achieved a couple of years into his political career. He had his fair share of downfalls as a Prime Minister, but overall the outcome he achieved of his country was magnificent, a result no other Prime Minster in Canadian history could attain.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau rings a bell in most Canadians minds. The confident and charismatic Prime Minister was one of Canada’s most long standing Prime Ministers and helped establish Canada’s sovereignty. Trudeau was born on October 18th, 1919 and lived a privileged life at home and was elected into office. He was elected as Canada’s fifteenth Prime Minister and as the head of the Liberal party from 1968-1971 and was elected again from 1980-1984 (biographi.ca). Trudeau made great strides for Canada from an economic and political point of view through his foreign policy; his work at unifying Canada through the Bilingual Act and Trudeau’s Multiculturalism policy; and lastly, the constitutional reform and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Tom Mulcair will try to make Canada a better country to live in and to make a better and sustainable life for adults, children and seniors. Not everyone is getting the job they want and Tom Mulcair will try his best to change that to full employment. Everyone will receive the same high standard of health care. Child poverty rate is only 1%, it will be 20%. Access to education is available to anyone who wants and needs it. NDP will fight for EPA (education protection act). National debt will be improved to a better standard. Tom Mulcair will help anyone he can. Every chance he gets he’ll try to bring people together. He will give kids a better experience. Tom Mulcair will provide seniors things they need. He is going to give middle-class families
Opposing the belief that a dominating leader is running Canada, Barker brings up several key realities of the Canadian government. He gives examples of several “… instances of other ministers taking action that reveal the limits prime-ministerial power,” (Barker 178). Barker conveys the fact that Canada is not bound by a dictatorial government, “…it seems that the prime minister cannot really control his individual ministers. At times, they will pursue agendas that are inconsistent with the prime minister’s actions,” (Barker 181). Both inside and outside government are a part of Canada and they can remind the prime minister that “…politics is a game of survival for all players,” (Barker 188). Barker refutes the misinterpretation of the Canadian government by acknowledging that a prime-ministerial government existing in Canada is an overstatement.
Trudeau and his consultants wanted to mount a campaign in light of economic jolt in the trusts of recovering the mantle of being the party that best