Former US President Barack Obama wants to see Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau win the upcoming parliamentary election. „The world needs its progressive leadership now, and I hope our northern neighbors will support it for another term,“ Obama wrote yesterday on Twitter with a view to the vote on Monday.
He was proud to work with Trudeau. This one is hardworking, effective and takes care of big issues like climate change.
Trudeau is likely to find support from Obama, who is still highly respected in Canada, very welcome: the polls predict a very close race between the Liberal and his conservative challenger Andrew Scheer. Trudeau, who took office in 2015 with the promise of new honesty and transparency, had recently lost credibility due to scandals.
It was only public that he wanted to suppress investigations against the Canadian company SNC-Lavalin for bribes in Libya. Then in September, a 20-year-old picture emerged, showing Trudeau’s dark-painted face – disguised as Aladdin – at a party. Trudeau apologized for his „racist“ behavior.
