Oh Cana(dian) Elections!

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Published October 22, 2019 at 11:06 AM EDT

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press briefing during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City. The most pressing issues facing the assembly this year include North Korea's nuclear ambitions, violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, and the debate over climate change.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once seemed beloved by progressives around the world.

But his fall from grace has been swift. Gallup reported that for the first time this year, “Canadians are more likely to say they disapprove (52%) than to say they approve (46%) of Trudeau’s job performance.”

BuzzFeed Reader reports that Trudeau was photographed in blackface or brownface on three separate occasions and was accused of pushing a former Canadian official to drop criminal charges against an engineering company..

Now, Trudeau will fight for his role as prime minister in an election opposite Conservative rival Andrew Scheer.

We talk about the election results and get an update on the political issues on the minds of Canadians going to the polls.

Produced by Paige Osburn.

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Jayme Poisson, Host, CBC’s “Frontburner”;@jayme_poisson

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