Justin Trudeau acknowledged it's 'a really tough time' in the country when Stephen Colbert asked about an expected confidence vote.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by entourage and security, waves as he arrives to the CBS studios for the filming of"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick” began with the expected jokes about bacon and Canadians saying sorry a lot, but the prime minister acknowledged it’s “a really tough time” in the country when the host asked about an expected confidence vote in Parliament this week.
Trudeau admitted there’s frustration. He said the housing crisis “is a little sharper” in Canada than it is in the U.S. And even though he said Canada’s economy is performing better on a “macro” level than its southern neighbour’s, people don’t feel it when they’re at the checkout. Trudeau will return to Ottawa on Wednesday in time for a vote on an expected non-confidence motion the Conservatives have threatened to bring in against his minority government.
At one point Colbert said flirtations with fascism and xenophobia were rising across the globe, and he said that even in Canada, Trudeau’s opponent has been called “” He wondered why such ideologies were getting traction in a country “as polite as Canada.”
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