Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been surrounded by controversies many times…
Justin Trudeau, who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Canada since November 2015, accused Indian agencies in the Canadian Parliament of being involved in the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June, after which the Indian government rejected the allegation. Rejected it and termed it ‘absurd’. This is not the first time that the Canadian Prime Minister has been embroiled in controversies, so let us read about some such occasions when Justin Trudeau’s statements and actions have created controversies.
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When Trudeau’s elbow hit the female MP’s chest: According to news agency Reuters, this incident became famous by the name of ‘ElbowGate’. In May 2016, at one time in the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament, Justin Trudeau felt that the opposition MPs were adopting the strategy of stopping the work, so he walked into the House to stop an MP, but at the same time he accidentally His elbow hit the chest of a woman MP. He repeatedly apologized for this incident and also said that such a mistake would never happen again. He had said - I am also a human being, and I am responsible for a very stressful job, hence a mistake was made.
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When Justin’s attire was criticized during his visit to India: In the beginning of the year 2018, i.e. in February, Justin Trudeau along with his family came on an eight-day visit to India. During that time, Justin wore colorful clothes even during his meetings with Indian officials, and apart from those formal meetings, the entire Trudeau family wore colorful clothes, which were heavily criticized on social media. During the same trip, Jaspal Atwal, who was convicted of attempting to assassinate an Indian politician who was visiting Canada in 1986, was invited to an event organized to welcome Justin Trudeau in New Delhi. The Canadian delegation also had to face many questions regarding this invitation.
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Holidays were celebrated in the resort of a rich friend: The Office of the Independent Ethics Commissioner, Canada’s top watchdog that keeps an eye on every move and action, had interrupted Trudeau in December 2017, and told that the Prime Minister had gone to spend a holiday on the private island of Aga Khan in 2016 and ‘Conflict Violated the rules of ‘Of Interest’. It is noteworthy that in those days, Aga Khan’s Foundation was formally registered to support Trudeau and his officials. After this, Trudeau promised that in future he would seek approval from the watchdog for his holidays.
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Took a dig at the poor native woman: In March 2019, Justin Trudeau, who made helping the marginalized poor indigenous people of Canada a priority, had to apologize for taking a dig at an indigenous people. In fact, Trudeau had spoken out against poverty and poor conditions at a Liberal Party fundraising event, and as the woman was being escorted from the venue, Trudeau sarcastically said, “Thank you for your donation…”
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The watchdog had accused the company of helping it save itself from the lawsuit: The Office of the Independent Ethics Commissioner had claimed in August 2019 that Justin Trudeau’s team had violated the rules of ethics. According to the watchdog, the PM and his officials tried to overturn a 2018 decision by federal prosecutors to prosecute construction company SNC-Lavalin Group Inc on corruption charges. Prime Minister Trudeau accepted responsibility for this at the time, but refused to apologize, saying that he was saving jobs. After this incident, Justin Trudeau became the only Prime Minister of Canada to be formally found guilty of breaking ethics rules.
