Canada votes as scandal-hit Trudeau seeks to retain power

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is viewed as one of the last remaining progressive leaders among the world’s major democraciesCanadain Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs the register at a polling station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 21 2019. Picture: CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/BLOOMBERG

Trudeau, 47, the Liberal Party leader, was endorsed by former Democratic US president Barack Obama in the final stretch of the campaign and is viewed as one of the last remaining progressive leaders among the world’s major democracies. His Liberals and the main opposition Conservatives led by Andrew Scheer are in a neck-and-neck race, according to opinion polls.A year ago, no-one would have predicted that Trudeau risked being the first prime minister since the 1930s to secure a parliamentary majority and then fail to win a second term.

“After some noise around the vote, we think FX players will refocus attention on the Bank of Canada policy outlook, the Fed and international backdrop pretty quickly,” he said.“He can’t even remember how many times he put blackface on, because the fact of the matter is he’s always wearing a mask,” Scheer said during a debate. “Mr Trudeau, you are a phony and you are a fraud and you do not deserve to govern this country.

Trudeau had already been wrestling with the fallout from accusations he pressured his justice minister to help shield engineering firm SNC-Lavalin Group from corruption charges. In August, a top watchdog said Trudeau breached ethics rules.

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