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Spazito

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12. Trudeau knew Canadians were not afraid of trump...

Reply to ToxMarz (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:46 PM

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and wanted our politicians to stand up to him, Trudeau's leaving was an internal issue, his popularity had plummeted due to his own actions and what was seen as a growing arrogance. The polls were very clear, if Trudeau ran again, the Liberals would lose to the Cons and PP.

I agree Trump was envious of Trudeau, that was very apparent but that had little to no affect on whether Trudeau stayed or resigned

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