Former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, is apt to find a common ground of beliefs and values. His willingness to collaborate while listening to others is consistent with his sense of responsibility and his dedication to the country to help it prosper to a great maxim.
As Trudeau stated, leadership that brings people together and brings diversity to a common clause is needed now and in the future. His proposal exhibits his conscientiousness in the direction of approval and assistance from the people.
The Liberal Party nomination in Papineau, a federal district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 2007, was a turning point for Trudeau to enter the Canadian political scene. Not only did he win the election in 2008, but he was also re-elected in 2011, 2015, and 2019.
He resigned on March 14, 2025, after which Mark Carney was sworn in as the 30th Prime Minister of Canada.
The Era Of Justin Trudeau Leadership
Trudeau’s leadership campaign in 2013 focused on a growing economy and creating jobs in Canada. After getting elected as the Prime Minister in November 2015, winning a majority of seats in Canada, his government cut the taxes for the middle-class family and increased the taxes of the citizens by over 200,000 dollars per year.
He followed the envision, “The growth of people’s economy goes par to par with the country’s economy.” Very few leaders visualize such things.
The Day‘s Mykola Siruk, in his 2015 article on day.kyiv.ua, recalls the positives of tax reduction for the middle-class citizens, defining it as ‘THE REAL CHANGE’ proposed by then Prime Minister. As a Ukrainian citizen, Mykola highlights that Ukrainian voices will be heard by the Canadian liberals, in accordance with the Conservative Party.
Mykola also emphasizes the views of the Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada, Andrii Shevchenko, who stated that Trudeau assured him of giving economic assistance to Ukraine during the election campaign. The diplomatic relationship between Ukraine and Canada was tied more strongly than ever under Trudeau’s leadership.
In this respect, Trudeau signals the distinction to fight for middle-class workers and families to prosper Canada’s future. His advocacy for young people and experience in driving economic prospects as a board member of the Canadian Avalanche Foundation, before entering politics, have not wavered, past or present.
Amid the criticism of riding the coattails of one of his political influences – his father, Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada- Trudeau proved he was as much as capable as his father.
The sharp-witted remark of the 37th US president, Richard Nixon, to Trudeau to carry his father Pierre’s legacy as the future Prime Minister of Canada back in April 1972 is one of the few insights of Trudeau’s upsurge in prospective directories of the political scene.
The Leadership Style That Redefined Modern Canada
Trudeau, after becoming Prime Minister in 2015, supported all middle-class jobs and secured the country’s economy. But, in May 2020, Canada recorded a high unemployment rate of 13.7% due to business closures, travel restrictions, and the shutdown of the country’s economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the highest percentages recorded since December 1982 (13.1%).
To resume the country’s economy, Trudeau assured on X on May 27, 2020, that jobs were available in the Agri-food sector and over 44,000 opportunities in the essential service sectors.
Within a month, Canada’s unemployment rate showed a significant drop to 12.3% due to the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Despite the decrease in the unemployment rate, hundreds and thousands were jobless in Canada. Observing the situation in Canada, Trudeau’s administration should have subordinate the economic necessity to the wider community all across the country. A serious conflict in the country’s economy might lead to a severe struggle for survival, with no improvement.
Thus, through the renunciation of fraud, bribery, and corruption, the country’s people can remain thrall towards the economy by gaining unlimited rights to natural resources.
The alarming economic difficulties and unemployment should be solved by the wheels of the industry, which should establish a balance between workers and consumers, stopping the tyranny of the owners. It may be one of the things people are seeking from Trudeau’s leadership style.
He should have an impulse and desire to stop corruption at its root that is striking in the various sectors of Canada. It will be one of the biggest game-changers in boosting employment opportunities and shaping modern Canada.
The data released by Transparency International (TI) on January 23, 2020, showed Canada is not free from corruption. It is not a good sign that Canada dropped from 8th to 12th in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in the annual ranking of perceived public sector corruption.
As per TI, Canada has been marked as an easy place for money laundering, which has impacted the country’s economy to a greater extent. To solve this, Trudeau’s administration should have introduced a strong financial policy that must be enforced while dealing overseas, and anti-corruption law enforcement should be more effective in monitoring those illegal transactions.
He Violated Several Laws
Justin Trudeau’s leadership approach has not only received the marsh of commendation. He violated the country’s ethics law in 2019 by allowing an engineering company to avoid a corruption trial. He affirmed he pursued Canadian MP Jody Wilson-Raybould to revoke the decision against the company accused of bribery and fraud in Libya for a decade (2001 to 2011). Trudeau denied any wrongdoing and stated he was worried about the potential jobs lost.
Trudeau should demoralize corruption, and strong policies must be intact to stabilize the financial insecurity. It’s needed for him to advance his leadership to the next level, that ensembles as true progress by penetrating the nation’s worst side.
He also violated conflict laws during his 2016 holiday vacation to Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas. Aaron Wherry, CBC’s Parliament Hill Bureau senior writer, provided political analysis on cbc.ca in 2017, notes that Trudeau’s luxurious vacation to the Aga Khan was ‘not worth the trip.’
Wherry highlights that the connection between Trudeau and Khan was due to Pierre Trudeau, Justin’s father. As per CBC, the relationship is rooted in family history and was built on common values and goals.
Wherry described Trudeau’s holiday vacation suggests a ‘dangerous insularity.’ He writes:
“But the trip to the Aga Khan’s island is a reminder of Trudeau’s rarefied life. Maybe the Aga Khan invited him because he was important, but Trudeau knew the Aga Khan in the first place because he is the son of a prime minister. And that the trip happened — in ignorance or defiance of the potential for official or political problems — suggests a dangerous insularity.”
Trudeau did apologize for violating the conflict laws visiting Aga Khan island and confirmed that he visited Khan on a private helicopter. Mary Dawson, who investigated Trudeau’s trip for more than a year, ruled out that he violated four-act provisions. Dawson even labeled Trudeau and Khan cannot be characterized as friends, ruling out the possibility of them having a business talk.
However, Trudeau has always considered Khan his long-time friend, even calling him the spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims. On the other side, there was also no evidence of Trudeau dealing with Khan’s project or any of his institutes. It was a vacation day for Trudeau, who went to the Bahamas to enjoy his day with his family.
After the incident, Trudeau assured that he would clear all his family visits with the watchdogs in his future visits.
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His Behaviours And Strengths
Trudeau’s vision of disregarding sophism energies expounds his nature of freedom towards politics. He has established himself as a charismatic leader. It would have been an enigma if he hadn’t manifested in unyielding Canada, friendly to immigrants and the natives alike.
The flexibility of Canada’s policy towards students during the COVID pandemic, with $9 billion in financial aid, ensured that no students disrupted their education and job prospects amid the crisis.
Trudeau also pledged to invest $291.6 million to extend scholarships and build the student’s career and future. Although the international student didn’t had emergency benefit, Trudeau’s administration affirmed they will get to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while class is in session. These approaches were applauded not across the country but all across the globe.
Apart from this, after his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau tested positive for COVID on March 12, 2020, Trudeau remained calm and urged the citizens to stay under self-quarantine. He shut down the parliament and restricted international flights in response to the global pandemic.
Under his leadership and decisive actions, the death of COVID patients and the rate of transmission of the Coronavirus to Canadian citizens were reduced to a greater extent. This shows his smooth approach to handling the country, even in such a dire situation.
The editorial of Postmedia News on Toronto Sun (2020) shed some criticism on Justin Trudeau’s administration, defining that he did not respond quickly enough to shut down Canada’s international flights and Canada-US border in response to the COVID pandemic.
No one can predict the future. When the pandemic hit China at first, there were few cases of the virus across the globe, and the WHO also didn’t warn against it. So, it’s not Trudeau’s fault for not responding quite early.
When the virus began to spread on Canadian soil, Trudeau took action as quickly as possible, dealing with the damage to a minimum.
His Leadership Feature
The distinguishing feature of Trudeau’s leadership shows that the political development across Canada has been par to par with economic development. The balance of the social, economic, and political systems uplifts Canada’s industrial areas, rural, and urban parts.
The zest of the political sphere prevails upon Trudeau’s administrative decisions and judgments. This has been a result of his courageous coinstantaneous effort and persisting humbleness.
Adjusting his administration in a broader framework, the satisfactory qualities are more than sufficient to describe his leading role. Trudeau has been able to subjugate the economic and political efforts in the country. He stood as a guardian protecting the sovereignty of the Canadian land and its people.
Following his considerations, to wit, his political reflection acts in accordance with objective morality. Henceforth, after Canada gained autonomy on 1 July 1867, being independent of British governance, it has been harmonizing the independence to build a legislative foundation on which Canada, as well as Trudeau’s administration, stood. It’s the milestone that Canada will continue to thrive as an autonomous empire.
