Justin Trudeau: From Top G to Stepping Down - A 10-Year Saga 🇨🇦📉

The Tea on Trudeau's Time

Alright, fam, let's break down this whole Justin Trudeau sitch. Back in 2013, he rolled up and became the leader of the Liberal Party when they were lowkey flopping. But, fast forward to 2015, and BOOM! The Liberals snatched the election W. First time ever a party went from 3rd place to taking the whole thing. Talk about a glow-up!

But it wasn't all sunshine and maple syrup, y'know? In 2017, they said Trudeau was acting sus with some conflict-of-interest stuff, and then it happened AGAIN in 2019. And let's not forget the SNC-Lavalin scandal and the blackface pics that dropped during the 2019 election – major Ls all around.

Still, he managed to clutch a second term in 2019, but the Liberals were running a minority government. Then, in 2021, he was like, "Let's run it back!" and called a snap election. He snagged a third term, but still a minority government. By 2023, the Liberal's popularity was straight-up plummeting. The Conservatives started catching up, and people were feeling some type of way.

Things got even spicier in September 2023 when Trudeau accused India of being involved in the hit on Hardeep Singh Nijjar. This caused a whole diplomatic bruhaha, with visa suspensions and embassies getting downsized. Then, in 2024, the Liberals took an L in a special election in Toronto, and the NDP dipped on their support. Another beef with India popped off, with Canada's diplomats getting the boot. And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, Donald Trump threatened Canada with tariffs.

Finally, in January 2025, Trudeau was like, "I'm out," and announced his resignation due to internal pressure. The Liberals quickly tapped Mark Carney as the new leader.

Canada's Voting Szn

With Trudeau stepping down, Canada's gearing up for elections on Monday, April 28th. It's an early election because the PM told the Governor General to dissolve Parliament, so it's about to get spicy as several political leaders called for a vote. Main players are the Liberals (who've been running things since 2015), the Conservatives (who are trying to catch up), the NDP, and the Bloc Quebecois.

Polls were saying the Conservatives had the lead at first, but then the Liberals made a comeback, and were bussin' in the polls. What voters really care about is how Canada's gonna handle economic threats, the cost of living (which is a major vibe kill), the economy, and affordable housing.

Canada uses a "first-past-the-post" system, which basically means whoever wins the most ridings gets to be the Prime Minister. Buckle up, Canada, it's gonna be a wild ride!