Justin Trudeau’s national popularity plummeted long before he started losing his grip on the Liberal Party. The housing crisis, rampant inflation, parts of his government’s pandemic response, and dissatisfaction with progressive policies around immigration and other issues alienated many Canadians over time. This is according to CBC.https://youtu.be/02rsVQOiNC0?si=wVMJlJlcO1fH8cc1
Notably, he bought the Trans Mountain Pipeline for $4.5 billion, despite the cost and the major pushback from environmentalists. It took plenty of time and money to get the project over the finish line, but since completion it has contributed to a huge boost in oil production. It's allowed the industry to reach international export markets and lifted the GDP of both Alberta and the country.
Trudeau faced criticism in the oil patch from those who blamed him for the cancellation of the Northern Gateway project. His public suggestion in 2017 that the oil sands should be "phased out" also sparked outrage in Alberta. Trans-Mountain Pipeline — which has boosted Canadian oil exports significantly — but his government also introduced a range of policies that have been deeply unpopular in the oil patch.
Freeland, 56, was one of Trudeau's closest allies during his nine years in power and had been serving as finance minister when she unexpectedly resigned last month after an argument over spending and penned a letter attacking the prime minister's leadership and his love of "political gimmicks".
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