Trudeau Down Trump Up – WHAT?!

Trudeau Down, Trump Up. What?! Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is not doing so well in the polls. It doesn’t really matter which polling firm you look at, the Conservative Party of Canada is leading the way with an ever increasing margin under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre. Young voters used to be the strongest faction in favour of Trudeau, but surprisingly, they’ve turned a bit sour on him in recent months. “'Getting squeezed on both sides': Liberals a distant third among younger voters”. From its high point of 69% in 2016, Trudeau’s approval rating has now dropped to 33% with young voters, with only 16% support from 18-29 year-olds.

I’m sure you’ve heard the news of Mr Trudeau separating from his wife, well, the Conservatives were quick to jump on that, “Canada's Conservatives tout leader as family man after Trudeau separation”. While the Prime Minister is stoking fear and division by offering ridiculous travel advisories to the Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ community (yes, that’s the actual term used inside the Canadian Government), warning them not to travel to some parts of the United States, whereas Pierre Poilievre is taking a slightly different tack saying schools should leave LGBT issues to parents. “It is not the Canadian way for the prime minister to tell a Muslim man that his values are American because he wants to pass on his traditional teachings to his children,” Mr Polievre said.

South of the Canadian border (or west if you’re heading to Alaska), Donald Trump is in the news with his world’s most famous mugshot. “It’s a great mugshot. It’s a beautiful mugshot, and nobody takes better mugshots than me, believe me. Biden’s mugshot will pale by comparison.” That’s a real quote... from Twitter. CNN were kind of hoping the mugshot would destroy Trump, but it didn’t seem to happen. “He’s been booked. His mug shot has been taken. And incredibly this might not end Donald Trump’s race for the White House”. Instead, the Guardian are reporting, “Trump improves lead over Republican primary rivals after mugshot release”. You don’t have to like him, but he’s by far the most popular Republican candidate to date. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis comes in at a very far away second. Unfortunately for the current president, according to the Guardian, three-quarters of Americans say Biden is too old for a second term.

Anyway, that was my small commentary on North American politics. Trudeau Down, Trump Up.

'GETTING SQUEEZED ON BOTH SIDES': LIBERALS A DISTANT THIRD AMONG YOUNGER VOTERS
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/getting-squeezed-on-both-sides-liberals-a-distant-third-among-younger-voters-1.6539949

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU SEPARATES FROM WIFE SOPHIE
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-03/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-separates-from-wife/102682168

CANADA'S CONSERVATIVES TOUT LEADER AS FAMILY MAN AFTER TRUDEAU SEPARATION
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-conservatives-tout-leader-family-man-after-trudeau-separation-2023-08-28/

POILIEVRE SAYS SCHOOLS SHOULD LEAVE LGBTQ ISSUES TO PARENTS
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-lgbtq-pronouns-schools-1.6950029

HE’S BEEN BOOKED. HIS MUG SHOT HAS BEEN TAKEN. AND INCREDIBLY THIS MIGHT NOT END DONALD TRUMP’S RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/25/opinions/trump-booked-mug-shot-fulton-county-zelizer/index.html

TRUMP IMPROVES LEAD OVER REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RIVALS AFTER MUGSHOT RELEASE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/30/trump-lead-poll-mugshot-republican-presidential-primary

2SLGBTQI+ GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/free-to-be-me.html

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