Trudeau sits down in first interview since his brownface scandal. Here’s exactly what he said
The sit-down would be his first one-on-one interview since photos and video of him in brown and blackface emerged last week.
Liberals promise to build national pharmacare program — but offer few details | CBC News
He took sharp aim at Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his cuts to health care programs, billing himself as the best leader to stand tough against Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s provincial cousin through those negotiations.
“So the question becomes for Canadians, ‘Who do you want negotiating with Doug Ford when it comes to your health?’” he said.
Canadians Ask if They Can Forgive Trudeau
We asked Canadians to share their reactions to the images that emerged
on Wednesday and Thursday and if and how it has affected the way they
will vote. Below is a selection of their responses, which have been
lightly edited.
Everything You Need to Know About Voting for Justin Trudeau
The SNC-Lavalin scandal dominated Canadian politics this year and
struck a recent blow to the Liberals after Ethics Commissioner Mario
Dion concluded
last month that the prime minister violated the Conflict of Interest
Act by pressuring former attorney general and justice minister Jody
Wilson-Raybould to intervene in a case against the Quebec construction
giant.
Misleading Trudeau ‘joke’ video demonstrates the political power of editing | CBC News
It’s
a small tweak that distorts the video’s meaning without sophisticated
editing — but it’s effective because it plays on very real concerns and
criticisms of the government’s so-called media bailout program.