Justin Trudeau (54) was dealing with various political problems in Canada for several months. In this context, the announcement that he will resign from the Prime Ministership on Monday was somehow expected.Still, Trudeau's announcement was seen as his surprise downfall. Because, once he was so popular that even in any diplomatic meeting, fans used to line up to take selfies with him.Some brief facts about the ups and downs of Trudeau, who has been active in politics for almost 25 years.Justin Trudeau became a star from the moment he was born on Christmas Day 1971. At that time, his father Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the Prime Minister of Canada. His stardom later became his wife Margaret (later divorced), a former television presenter. But a speech eulogizing him at his father's memorial service in 2000 hinted at Trudeau's own political ambitions. He was 28 years old then. His message to the mourners in the church was, 'This is not the end.'
Justin Trudeau
2008Trudeau was a middle school teacher. From there, he was elected as a member of parliament in 2008. He was 36 years old at that time.
2012 Trudeau defeated a leader of his rival Conservative Party in a charity boxing match this year; He was a black belt in karate. This incident made his political life and popularity more dynamic.
2013 Justin Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party, which became the country's dominant political force during the 15-year premiership of his father, Elliott Trudeau. The party was mired in infighting when he took over to lead the Liberals.
2015 Being elected Prime Minister at a relatively young age, he impressed the international community. Formed a cabinet based on gender equality. Known as a feminist, environmentalist and refugee and minority rights activist.
2016 Trudeau announced a national carbon tax program. The program also includes tax-exempt consumers. It was a major reforming step in the country's economic sector and one of his goals. But political opponents oppose the measure, saying it will burden every Canadian.
2017 Several scandals began to slowly erode Trudeau's image. This year, an ethics commission said he broke conflict-of-interest rules in 2016 by taking a luxury vacation without charge and not disclosing the matter.
2018-2000 In 2000, Trudeau was accused of having an affair with a journalist, which he denied.
2019 A federal ethics commissioner said in an order that Trudeau attempted to deceive, discredit and discredit his former justice minister and attorney general in a case against Montreal-based multinational engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalny. This adds another blemish to his image. He was re-elected this year. However, his party, the Liberal Party, lost its majority.
2020 During the coronavirus outbreak, Justin Trudeau went into self-isolation when his wife Sophie Gregory Trudeau contracted the virus. Now they are separated. He imposed various strictures to prevent the spread of this epidemic during the Corona period.
2021 Trudeau announced an early election even though popular support was relatively good this year. said He wants to garner strong support for the party in order to lead Canada through the corona and economic crisis. Later he won the election by a narrow margin. But this time too his party failed to get majority.
2022 The capital Ottawa and several border crossings were brought to a standstill by protests over the corona vaccine. Trudeau declared a state of emergency to protect public order. He allowed the authorities to take strict measures to establish order. Gatherings are banned, travel restrictions are imposed. The move angered him among conservatives. Meanwhile, rising rents and inflationary pressures are causing frustration among people of all political stripes.
2023 "His people are fed up," Trudeau said in an interview with The New York Times this year. This anger is messing everything up. We need to be humble. But people have gone crazy. When he faced the anger of the countrymen over the increase in housing rent and unemployment, he also got involved in the dispute with India.
2024 Trudeau's power weakened further in September. At that time, the left-wing New Democratic Party denied the Liberals the assurance they needed to pass the law. The following month, Trudeau said he was tightening Canada's immigration policies and taking regulatory measures in health and other services. These steps show that his policies are not working well.
Last December, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned suddenly. This was a major setback for the Trudeau government. Chrystia was one of Trudeau's closest cabinet aides. He fell out of favor with Trudeau after opposing spending proposals.
In Freeland's resignation letter, he accused Trudeau of resorting to "political manipulation" rather than focusing on doing what was good for the country.
2025 Pressure on Trudeau to resign from within his own party as well as the opposition began to mount. He finally announced his resignation yesterday.
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