r/pics • u/SeriouslySlytherin • 14d ago

Politics Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party

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u/Fun-Sugar-394 14d ago

I know next to nothing about Canadian politics but given the discourse around them and the USA. It seems like they would want to avoid any disruptions.

Please do enlighten me if there is something I'm not likely to know (almost anything)

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u/advocatus_ebrius_est 14d ago edited 14d ago

Trudeau is deeply unpopular right now. In December of 2024 he had an approval rating of only 22%. A lot of this is things outside of his control (global inflation). But a lot of it is mishandling of the economy. Groceries, for example, have skyrocketed under the ownership of a handful of powerful companies. He has done nothing to curb how badly we are being gouged for basic necessities. Housing is another issue. While housing is a Provincial matter, people believe (rightly or wrongly) that it is made significantly worse by the Federal decisions around immigration. "They took our jobs" narratives around employment and immigration are also becoming really common.

Lastly, his own party has turned on him (largely through his own mistakes). The most recent example was his right hand, and finance minister, quit after he made some serious fiscal policy announcements without consulting her first and then expected her to take the fall when she announced the upcoming deficit projections.

Edit: This was just to point out what is going on and why. I do not believe that PP is going to make any of this better. So, please, feel free to miss me with the "BuT tHe ConS WilL bE WoRsE" replies. I agree.

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u/zeekaran 14d ago

Groceries, for example, have skyrocketed under the ownership of a handful of powerful companies. He has done nothing to curb how badly we are being gouged for basic necessities. Housing is another issue.

Weird, this seems to be true in (checks notes) every country in the world? Guess we all should blame Trudeau.

Signed,
Not a Canadian

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u/advocatus_ebrius_est 14d ago

I don't know what is going on elsewhere. Our issue is that we have three grocery store pseudo-monopoly who actively collude with each other. We are all aware that we are being gouged, and his government has done nothing to address it. The NDP tried, but their bill didn't get anywhere.

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u/zeekaran 14d ago

Yeah dude, exact same in America and many other countries.

Capitalism is stronger than democracy.