“I will be the prime minister of all Canadians.”
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Part of the Liberal success can be also attributed to Justin Trudeau himself. At the beginning of this election campaign and right up until the Liberal surge started to become evident a couple of weeks ago, I would have jumped on the NDP bandwagon to elect a majority Tom Mulcair Parliament and ensure there was no possibility whatsoever that Harper would somehow cling to power for one more minute.
While his opponents described him as “just not ready” during the campaign, it however seemed that Trudeau was in fact born ready, despite the delay in arriving at his current destination.
Justin TrudeauCanadian Shooting Sports AssociationCanada – -(Ammoland.com)- “Justin Trudeau has promised to end a decade of divisive politics, vowing to unite Canadians and embrace diversity”.
The ‘old Canada, ‘ or the one that Trudeau’s father, Pierre, helped to create, is one that is tolerant and one in which Canada serves as more of a peace broker, says Cecil Foster, UB professor of transnational studies and director of Canadian studies.
Trudeau quoted from Sir Wilfred Laurier when he first took to the stage for his acceptance speech Monday evening. “Sunny ways”, Trudeau told his enthusiastic supporters in Montreal.
“We hope for a significant, positive signal coming from the new government because it’s so urgent in the sense that it is happening next month”, Wnendt said in an interview Friday.
“It’s time for change in this country my friends”.
“We have much work to do, to consult, to be engaged with Canadians, to study the issue so that upcoming elections are indeed done in a different way”, he said in French. We beat cynicism with hard work.
Which brings us to our concern here in Port Huron.
But the simple fact that he is not Harper “will be terrific”, said the diplomat.
One newspaper photo showed him at his father’s side with then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. “The disappointment you also feel is my responsibility and mine alone”. They only need 170 seats to form a majority in the 338-seat lower chamber. The outgoing Conservative Party has come in second with 99 seats.
Canada’s 42nd General Election was the first election in Canada’s history in which a political party went from third to first.
Trudeau has set a high standard.
“We used to say, “it’s a waste of time in Ottawa as long as Harper is around”, the diplomat said. “The disappointment you also feel is my responsibility and mine only”.
And if Canada is going to be prepared for the talks they should have Indigenous representation on its offfical delegation, she said.
I never bought into the popular idea he has destroyed Canada.
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But the website On Islam counted at least 10 Muslim candidates among those who were elected on Monday, which would be a record for the country according to Al Jazeera.
