Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tenure is marked by a focus on feminist causes and engagement with Asia, but critics argue that Canada's actions haven't lived up to its rhetoric.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will leave the world stage with a legacy of promoting feminist causes and focusing on Asia, along with criticism that Canada 's actions fell short of the government's rhetoric. 'There has just been such a disconnect between what they say and what the actual results are on the ground,' said Roger Hilton, a Bratislava-based fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Trudeau announced Monday he will resign after the Liberal party holds a leadership race at an unset date, while proroguing Parliament until March 24. Hilton noted that Trudeau took office in 2015 at a time when Europe was rocked by Russia's invasion of Crimea and its shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines passenger flight over Ukraine. Hilton said there was a 'craving to have more Canada on the international stage' to shore up the international rules that Moscow was challenging and to collectively fight climate change. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has driven up inflation globally and tested the solidarity of European countries, who have faced sabotage and covert assassinations. 'The world is really on fire,' he said. 'There are so many different reasons about why Canada needs to strengthen either its cyber infrastructure or its supply chains. And there's just always a reason why it doesn't happen.' Hilton said Canada has made a difference by leading NATO's military deployment in Latvia since 2017, by training Ukrainian troops and by championing Ukraine in international forums. 'Canada has contributed significant financial aid; they've been one of the loudest spokespersons on the global stage,' he said. Yet Hilton said many Europeans felt Ottawa could have done more to counter Russia's influenc
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