Canadian Election: Oct 21, 2019

Canadians go to the polls Oct 21. Amazing how quickly parliamentary systems can replace governments c.f. with the US,
e.g., https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/elections/2020-presidential-election...

Canada’s Foreign Policy Election
Preston Lim | September 10, 2019

The next Canadian federal election, which will largely pit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party against Andrew Scheer’s Conservative Party, is set to take place on Oct. 21. The results may be close: CBC’s Canada Poll Tracker indicates that while the Liberals are currently favored over the Conservatives to win the most seats, the two parties are “virtually tied.” The two parties are battling on a whole host of issues, ranging from climate change and the environment to the government’s economic policies. And for the first time in decades, foreign policy is set to play a large role in the Canadian electoral campaign...

https://www.lawfareblog.com/canadas-foreign-policy-election

Reminds me of young Prince Harry dressing up as Nazi officer...

With a History of Racial Caricatures, Is Trudeau Who He Portrays Himself to Be?
Dan Bilefsky and Ian Austen | Sept. 19, 2019

...Aladdin in brownface makeup and a turban (Arabian Nights themed party at school where he taught)

...dressing up in blackface while performing “Day-O,” the Jamaican folk song (HS)

...“Justin Trudeau has carefully crafted an image of what Canadians aspire to: hope, openness to the world and youth,” said Jean-Marc Léger, chief executive of Léger, a leading polling company in Montreal. “The blackface episode shatters that perfect image and casts questions on his authenticity.”

Nevertheless, he said, Canadians were a “forgiving people” and predicted that Mr. Trudeau, who on Wednesday night apologized repeatedly for behavior that had taken place nearly two decades ago, could still recover...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/world/canada/justin-trudeau-brownface-image.h...

2019 federal election platform guide: Where the parties stand on everything
As you get ready to vote, stay up-to-date on what the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats and Greens have promised Canadians
Maclean's | Apr 30, 2019

...Here’s what each party has promised so far on every major issue.

Taxes
Economy and affordability
Jobs & Skills training
Deficits and debt
Health
Pharmacare
Energy
Climate change and environment
Indigenous affairs
Immigration & Refugees
National defence
Public safety & National security

Infrastructure
Retirement & Seniors
Housing
Education
Child care
Agriculture
Foreign affairs
International trade
Justice
Youth
Democracy & Governance
Veterans
Arts & Culture

https://www.macleans.ca/politics/2019-federal-election-platform-guide-where-the-...

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Federal election leaders debate 2019: Full replay (2:01:53)
Six federal leaders take part in the English-language portion of a two-night debate
Maclean's | Oct 7, 2019

...Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer,
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh,
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May,
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier
will all be participating in the debate....

https://www.macleans.ca/politics/federal-election-leaders-debate-2019-live-video

Scheer's Conservative supporters chant 'lock him up' about Trudeau during 'nasty' campaign (0:42)
The Telegraph | Oct 21, 2019

...Clearly embarrassed, (Conservative leader Andrew Scheer) tried to start an alternative chant: “Vote him out, vote him out.”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOrFv3VtjJU

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Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/21/conservatives-chant-lock-justin-trud...