Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would resign. He is the latest global progressive leader to fall from power. WSJ’s Vipal Monga reports on Trudeau’s legacy and downfall. Further Listening: -A Murder That Sparked a Diplomatic Crisis -Canada’s Trucker Protests Further Reading: -Trudeau to Resign as Voters Sour on His Vision for Canada -The Populist Vying to Lead Canada and End a Decade of Liberalism -The Progressive Moment in Global Politics Is Over Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: Why is Justin Trudeau resigning?
Yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was stepping down after nine years in power.
Last night over dinner, I told my kids about the decision that I'm sharing with you today. I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister.
How significant is this moment for Canada?
I think in the current moment, it's extremely significant.
That's our colleague, Vipal Manga.
Justin Trudeau has been the dominant political figure in Canada for a decade. He is arguably the most recognizable Canadian in the world, a global standard bearer.
Oh, Jim Carrey might take issue with that.
There are many, but Justin Trudeau is up there. He's up there.
But over the last few years, his popularity at home has diminished. A combination of scandals and his handling of the economy have made Trudeau the latest progressive world leader to fall.
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Chapter 2: What does Trudeau's resignation mean for Canada?
Trudeau's vision for Canada was unapologetically progressive. He pushed measures to tackle climate change.
Make no mistake, the Liberal Party will be putting a price on carbon. We'll invest in clean technologies.
He wanted his cabinet to be 50% women.
I understand one of the priorities for you was to have a cabinet that was gender balanced. Why was that so important to you?
Because it's 2015. And he embraced looser immigration policies. We need to once again be the open, generous country, not naive, making sure we're doing security right, but not using it as an excuse to do less than we should.
So he wanted to really, as he said it, sort of drive Canada into this progressive future that everyone was awaiting. He was a globalist, if you want to use that term.
But Trudeau's progressive policies lost their shine as Canada's economy worsened.
The pandemic hit and there was a huge upsurge in inflation. In Canada, this was exacerbated by a major housing shortage. Definitely not enough homes here. And in order to boost anemic economic growth, Trudeau had pushed for more immigration into the country. which had the side effect of increasing rents and creating even more of a housing shortage, sort of an affordability crisis set in.
And there was a lot of anger and antipathy towards his COVID-era policies. So a lot of that combined to make him even more unpopular. It just added to the weight of, I guess, his personal unpopularity, which was growing at the time.
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Chapter 3: What were the key moments in Trudeau's political career?
and how important a relationship the two countries have.
That's all for today, Tuesday, January 7th. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. Additional reporting in this episode by Paul Vieira. Thanks for listening. See you tomorrow.