Canadian journalist Tahir Gora made blatant claims during an online interview with the news agency, ANI. The journalist was of the view that outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s diplomatic row with India was a desperate attempt to garner votes that ultimately backfired.
Gora asserted Trudeau’s popularity had been diminishing due to his handling of immigration policies and the economy, and his party’s trust in him had begun to erode. He spoke on the diplomatic row with India only for his ‘vote bank politics’ which didn’t work.
In an online interview with ANI, Tahir Gora affirmed he doesn’t see the India-Canada ties improving anytime soon, irrespective of the results of the next general elections due later this year.
“Justin Trudeau lost his popularity and I mean this is his third term and in Canada, no political party or its leadership can continue its popularity. So, this is the one biggest reason that after 10 years tenure, he lost his popularity because of bad immigration policies as well as the economic situation here in Canada,” Gora said.
Gora pointed out that Trudeau’s resignation announcement was a result of his own party’s mistrust, with over 100 MPs showing their dissatisfaction with his leadership. The Liberal Party’s chances of retaining power seem slim, with the Conservative Party leading in polls.
“So, he lost trust within his own party. More than 100 MPs from his own party showed mistrust of him. So, that is the main reason he had to announce his intent to resign. He has not resigned yet. He said that I was showing my intent to resign until the new party leader gets elected.”
Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would resign as leader of the Liberal Party and as Prime Minister as soon as a new candidate is found for the post. He said that the Canadian Parliament would be prorogued or suspended until March 24.
Tahir Gora believes that even the Conservative Party, despite being ahead in polls, is “not very clear” with its policies, because of which the whole of Canadian politics is in “trouble.”
“I must say that it’s difficult for Canada because Canadian politics is in trouble and our Conservative Party, they are showing a lead in polls but their policies are not very clear as well. So, I mean, Canada is in trouble, I must say, because of our bad immigration policies as well as our economic situation as well as our foreign policy because Canada’s foreign policy is also not very appreciated by the rest of the world,” he said.
Speaking on the possible successor of Justin Trudeau in the Liberal Party, the senior journalist pointed out the names of former Bank of Canada Governor, Mark Carney and former Deputy Prime Minister Christia Freeland.
He, however, also pointed out that whoever succeeds Trudeau in the role, will effectively be a “scapegoat” and will be the Prime Minister only for a couple of weeks or months, and won’t be able to survive because of the “very bad baggage” coming from Trudeau’s politics.
