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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Canada’s Justin Trudeau is fighting for his political life

Not long ago, Justin Trudeau was being fawned over by the left for his youthful charisma and progressive politics. He was seen as the anti-Trump, Obama-like bastion of progressive liberalism when he rose to power four years ago.

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 21, 2019 • 1 min read

Not long ago, Justin Trudeau was being fawned over by the left for his youthful charisma and progressive politics. He was seen as the anti-Trump, Obama-like bastion of progressive liberalism when he rose to power four years ago. But as Canada holds elections today, Trudeau could lose to Andrew Scheer, a conservative and the leader of the opposition.

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