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| Canada’s Trudeau Projected to Win Second Term, Overcoming Doubts About His Character | Canada’s Trudeau Projected to Win Second Term, Overcoming Doubts About His Character |
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| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was projected to win a second term on Monday, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, after an often ugly campaign that became a referendum on his character and on his authenticity as an earnest standard-bearer for liberalism. | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was projected to win a second term on Monday, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, after an often ugly campaign that became a referendum on his character and on his authenticity as an earnest standard-bearer for liberalism. |
| With votes still being counted, the CBC projected that Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party will not retain its majority in Canada’s House of Commons. But it would have enough seats to allow Mr. Trudeau to form a government, with support from two left-leaning parties. | With votes still being counted, the CBC projected that Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party will not retain its majority in Canada’s House of Commons. But it would have enough seats to allow Mr. Trudeau to form a government, with support from two left-leaning parties. |
| The victory was a personal vindication for Mr. Trudeau, who battled accusations that he had bullied his former attorney general, an Indigenous woman, and faced damaging revelations late in the race that he had dressed in blackface and brownface as a young man. | The victory was a personal vindication for Mr. Trudeau, who battled accusations that he had bullied his former attorney general, an Indigenous woman, and faced damaging revelations late in the race that he had dressed in blackface and brownface as a young man. |
| But these problems also clearly took a toll. The Liberals’ share of the popular vote fell throughout the country as it was losing its hold over the House of Commons. | |
| Mr. Trudeau may have benefited from having an opponent, Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party, who lacked his star power. Mr. Scheer focused his campaign on Mr. Trudeau’s character — calling him a “fraud” who is “always wearing a mask” — rather than putting forward his own defining vision for the nation beyond cutting taxes. | |
| A charismatic figure, Mr. Trudeau came to power in 2015, touting himself as a new kind of politician — a self-proclaimed feminist committed to fighting climate change, open to refugees and dedicated to transparent, collaborative decision-making, what he called “sunny ways.” | A charismatic figure, Mr. Trudeau came to power in 2015, touting himself as a new kind of politician — a self-proclaimed feminist committed to fighting climate change, open to refugees and dedicated to transparent, collaborative decision-making, what he called “sunny ways.” |
| He quickly captured the global imagination with his shirtless jogs, gravity-defying yoga poses and feel-good progressivism. “Canada is back,” he famously said. | He quickly captured the global imagination with his shirtless jogs, gravity-defying yoga poses and feel-good progressivism. “Canada is back,” he famously said. |
| During the campaign, crowds flocked to his events and to take selfies with him. In the end, voters appear to have concluded, even if reluctantly, that he was the best option to lead the country. | During the campaign, crowds flocked to his events and to take selfies with him. In the end, voters appear to have concluded, even if reluctantly, that he was the best option to lead the country. |
| Earlier this year, it appeared as if Mr. Trudeau would easily stroll toward a second term. | Earlier this year, it appeared as if Mr. Trudeau would easily stroll toward a second term. |
| Upon gaining power four years ago, he created a gender-balanced cabinet and stepped up efforts to make amends for Canada’s historical wrongs against Indigenous people. His government introduced significant changes. It legalized assisted dying and recreational marijuana, and it put forward a national carbon tax plan. | Upon gaining power four years ago, he created a gender-balanced cabinet and stepped up efforts to make amends for Canada’s historical wrongs against Indigenous people. His government introduced significant changes. It legalized assisted dying and recreational marijuana, and it put forward a national carbon tax plan. |
| Mr. Trudeau swiftly moved to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees, personally handing out parkas to some on their arrival. He stood up to President Trump, getting him to back down on steel and aluminum tariffs. | Mr. Trudeau swiftly moved to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees, personally handing out parkas to some on their arrival. He stood up to President Trump, getting him to back down on steel and aluminum tariffs. |
| Canada prospered during his term, with unemployment now at its lowest level in decades. | Canada prospered during his term, with unemployment now at its lowest level in decades. |
| To the public, those achievements seemed to have tempered disappointments, like a trip to India where the prime minister’s fondness for dressing in local ceremonial clothing embarrassed many back home. | To the public, those achievements seemed to have tempered disappointments, like a trip to India where the prime minister’s fondness for dressing in local ceremonial clothing embarrassed many back home. |
| Other disappointments were a deterioration of relations with China and a broken promise to change how Canadians vote. | Other disappointments were a deterioration of relations with China and a broken promise to change how Canadians vote. |
| Mr. Trudeau’s carefully groomed image began to shatter this year when his former attorney general and justice minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, accused him of improperly pressing her on how to handle a criminal corruption case against a major engineering company. | Mr. Trudeau’s carefully groomed image began to shatter this year when his former attorney general and justice minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, accused him of improperly pressing her on how to handle a criminal corruption case against a major engineering company. |
| The prime minister wanted her to use a new law to settle the case with a hefty fine, rather than pursuing a criminal conviction. He said he was trying to save jobs because a criminal penalty would have barred the company, SNC-Lavalin, from government work. | The prime minister wanted her to use a new law to settle the case with a hefty fine, rather than pursuing a criminal conviction. He said he was trying to save jobs because a criminal penalty would have barred the company, SNC-Lavalin, from government work. |
| But Ms. Wilson-Raybould, an Indigenous leader, said Mr. Trudeau and his mainly male aides had bullied her. Parliament’s ethics commissioner later found that Mr. Trudeau had broken conflict-of-interest laws. The clash undercut his promises to conduct politics in the open, without any back-room dealings. | But Ms. Wilson-Raybould, an Indigenous leader, said Mr. Trudeau and his mainly male aides had bullied her. Parliament’s ethics commissioner later found that Mr. Trudeau had broken conflict-of-interest laws. The clash undercut his promises to conduct politics in the open, without any back-room dealings. |
| When the campaign officially began in September, Mr. Trudeau appeared to be bouncing back from the controversy. But then old photographs of him dressing in brownface and blackface appeared. Longstanding questions about his character and authenticity resurfaced. | When the campaign officially began in September, Mr. Trudeau appeared to be bouncing back from the controversy. But then old photographs of him dressing in brownface and blackface appeared. Longstanding questions about his character and authenticity resurfaced. |
| . The election campaign, in a country that prides itself on its humanism and decorum, became exceptionally acrimonious, experts said. | . The election campaign, in a country that prides itself on its humanism and decorum, became exceptionally acrimonious, experts said. |
| Lori Turnbull, a professor of political science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, said the lack of constructive political debate and focus on childish name calling was nothing less than “tragic.” | Lori Turnbull, a professor of political science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, said the lack of constructive political debate and focus on childish name calling was nothing less than “tragic.” |
| “It shocks me that this has been one of the most policy-void elections that we’ve ever seen,” she said. “The narrative of the campaign has been leaders taking swipes at one another and trying to find ways to get people to not trust the other person.” | “It shocks me that this has been one of the most policy-void elections that we’ve ever seen,” she said. “The narrative of the campaign has been leaders taking swipes at one another and trying to find ways to get people to not trust the other person.” |