Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there’s a backlash against progressive policies, and that, despite pressure, he is staying on as leader to ensure continued focus on such issues as diversity and climate change.
“At this time of backlash against progressive policies of inclusion and diversity, you know, are we going to double down on making sure that everyone gets to participate or play?” Trudeau said in an interview with Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith on his podcast program “Uncommons” released on Oct. 1.
Trudeau has been facing pressure to step down by current and past Liberal insiders as the party continues to slide in the polls, with the Conservatives sustaining a 20-point lead over the Liberals in national polls in recent months and after the upset loss in two byelections that were previously Liberal strongholds….