After 8 years in power, what is Justin Trudeau’s legacy, and how will he cement it?

 By Thomas Klassen Justin Trudeau led the Liberals to electoral victory in 2015, when the party began the federal election campaign with just three dozen MPs in the House of Commons. Trudeau’s campaign platform promised Canadians significant reforms in several areas. How has he fared? Let’s take a look. Gender equity Trudeau acted quickly to fulfil his promises on gender equality, appointing a cabinet that was, and continues to be, 50 per cent women. Thanks to six consecutive Supreme Court of Canada appointments by Trudeau, there are more women than men on the court for the first time in Canadian history. It seems unlikely that future prime ministers will be able to claim that there are insufficient qualified women in their caucus to maintain the 50 per cent female precedent…

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