Ensuing election blunder, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has 12 days left to reclaim his career
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau called a snap election for Sept. 20, intending to earn his Liberal Party the ruling majority. Until last month, Justin Trudeau was sure of winning the election due to his successful vaccination strategy, which earned him very grateful Canadian voters.
His main opponent, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, was non-existent for the Canadians until Trudeau called a snap election which resulted in his numbers plummeting instantly. With barely 12 days left to go, he will probably end up with a debilitated minority government or may go as far as to face a crushing defeat.
"The Liberals likely called the election thinking that they would be able to run on their pandemic record, bask in a vaccination halo and get ahead of the post-stimulus economic adjustment," said Nik Nanos, an Ottawa-based pollster at Nanos Research Group. He further added, "That's out the door now." reported NDTV.
Trudeau’s possible downfall may be due to several factors, reckon analysts. The mood of the electorate, one of the reasons voters feel taken advantage of by a politician who has turned a health crisis into a power grab. In one poll, 60% of the population agreed not to have an election.
Some point to tactical factors, On day one Trudeau, was very vague while conveying his message about his vision for the country and the reason for the vote.
In the meantime, O'Toole's Conservatives took another direction focused on the economy and eliminated its traditional ideological baggage.
Following the incident, the liberals focused on issues such as abortion, private health care, anti-vaxxers and gun control, hoping to paint the conservatives as decremental.
"I don't understand how they could have been so tone-deaf about the mood of the Canadian public, about peoples' total preoccupation with Covid and some kind of return to normal," said Peter Donolo, a vice chairman at Hill+Knowlton Canada who was communications chief to former Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien, according to NDTV.
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Four arrested, minor detained for killing teenager in UP's Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur (UP)(PTI) Police on Tuesday arrested four persons and detained a boy in connection with the killing of a teenager at a school here, officials said.
The arrested accused have been identified as Dayanand alias Chhotu, Hrithik Roshan alias Roshan, Uday alias Kishan Kumar and Deepak, all residents of Pipraich police station area here and aged 19-20, the police officials said.
The detained minor will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, they said.
Police recovered a country-made pistol and a motorcycle allegedly used by the accused in the commission of the crime, they added.
Superintendent of Police (North) Gyanendra Nath Prasad said the arrests were made following sustained investigation and technical surveillance, and further legal proceedings were underway.
According to police, Sudhir Bharti (17), a class 11 student, was shot dead by the accused on December 26 over old enmity and a dispute triggered by social media posts in the playground of a school in the Pipraich area here.
Based on the complaint filed by Bharti's family, a case was registered under sections 103(1) (punishment for murder) and 61(2) (party to a criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.
According to eyewitnesses, Bharti was in the playground when he had an argument with a person from the same neighbourhood.
The argument escalated and the accused shot him with a country-made pistol, killing him on the spot, they said.
