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Trudeau slammed after sharing photos from Italian vacation
Critics have blasted Justin Trudeau for sharing 'tone deaf and elitist' photos from his lavish trip to Italy with his daughter in his latest trip abroad. The former Canadian Prime Minister, 53, posted several photos on Instagram with his only daughter Ella-Grace, 16, who he spoiled with a dreamy holiday to Italy where they explored the sights of Rome, Siena, Florence and Lake Como. Trudeau took his sons, Xavier, 17, and Hadrien, 11, on their own separate lavish trips earlier in July. Some commenters have slammed the former prime minister for flaunting his glamorous vacations on social media. 'Most people are blessed to be able to take one trip a year. Boasting about this being your third is totally tone deaf and elitist,' one person said. 'I wish everyone could do what you did but unfortunately you [expletive] the economy big time,' another added. 'It's great you can afford to travel across Italy. Most of us can't afford groceries now, so thanks very much for mass immigration and poor policy,' said a third person. 'Ummmm your carbon footprint is killing people and the earth,' added a fourth. Another said: 'You made some good money off us - lucky kids.' Trudeau shares his three children with ex wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, from whom he announced a split in August 2023 after 18 years of marriage. He took his eldest son, Xavier, 17, on an adventurous trip to Switzerland 'for some mountaineering, hiking, via ferrata-ing, and more melted cheese than anyone should safely eat.' Photos of the adrenaline-filled getaway showed the duo climbing up a snowy slope in Zermatt, ice axes in hand and mountaineering rope tied between them, clambering across steep drops and rocky edges. Hadrien, his youngest son who he once described as 'fun, fearless, and adventurous', went on a sun-soaked road trip with his father 'from Vancouver to Whistler and Victoria' where they enjoyed 'loads of fun activities together.' In an amusing snap the former-politician was seen grinning as he went white water rafting with his son, while other scenic shots showed the pair in the mountains and forests. While many criticized Trudeau for flashy trips, others came to his defense, praising him for being present in his children's lives. 'Not a great politician, but a great person and father,' one person said. A second added: 'Love that you're finally getting time to just chill with your kids! Enjoy every moment.' 'SO nice to see that you've got more quality time with your kids now. These trips will always be some of their most special memories! Great dad, great leader, great human,' said another person. 'I love it how you took the time now that you have it to take each one of them separately on a trip. You are an amazing dad Justin,' a fourth said. As well as spending more time with his children, Trudeau has been spotted spending time with popstar Katy Perry. Others jokingly asked if Katy Perry was his photographer after the two fueled dating rumors earlier this year.
Yahoo
27-07-2025
- Politics
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Trudeau radically overhauled the Senate — will Carney keep his reforms?
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau upended 150 years of Canadian parliamentary tradition when he dumped Liberal senators, named Independents to the upper house and generally stripped the place of partisan elements. The experiment produced mixed reviews, with some old-guard senators — those who were there well before Trudeau — arguing the Senate is now irrelevant, slower, less organized and more expensive. Some of Trudeau's appointees say the reforms have helped the Red Chamber turn the page on the near-death experience of the expenses scandal, which they maintain was fuelled by the worst partisan impulses. Defenders of the new regime say partisans are pining for a model that's best left in the dustbin of history. The Senate has been more active in amending government bills and those changes are not motivated by party politics or electoral fortunes — they're about the country's best interest, reformers say. As the debate rages internally over whether the last 10 years of change have been worth it, Prime Minister Mark Carney has said almost nothing about his vision for the upper the current model, would-be senators are recommended by an outside panel but the decision is still up to the prime minister. Most of Trudeau's early picks were strictly non-partisan but, as polls showed his party was headed for an almost certain defeat, he increasingly named Liberals to the chamber. Carney has already scrapped Trudeau's carbon tax, introduced legislation to bypass Trudeau-era regulations, repaired once-frosty relations with the provinces and taken a different approach to the trade war. All that has some senators wondering whether the non-partisan push in the Red Chamber will be the next domino to fall. In an interview with CBC Radio's The House, House leader Steve MacKinnon signalled there may indeed be more changes coming. "I think the Senate is very much a work in progress," he said. "We continue to work constructively with the Senate in its current configuration and as it may evolve. I know many senators, the various groups in the Senate and others continue to offer some constructive thoughts on that." Asked if Carney will appoint Liberals, MacKinnon said the prime minister will name senators who are "attuned to the vagaries of public opinion, attuned to the wishes of Canadians and attuned to the agenda of the government as is reflected in the election results." Carney is interested in senators who "are broadly understanding of what the government's trying to achieve," MacKinnon said. As to whether he's heard about efforts to revive a Senate Liberal caucus, MacKinnon said: "I haven't been part of any of those discussions." Alberta Sen. Paula Simons is a member of the Independent Senators Group, the largest in the chamber and one mostly composed of Trudeau appointees (she is one of them, appointed in 2018). Simons said she knows the Conservatives would scrap Trudeau's reforms at the first opportunity. What concerns her more are those Liberals who are also against the changes. "There's a fair bit of rumbling about standing up a Liberal caucus again. And I am unalterably opposed to that," she said. When the last Liberal caucus was disbanded, some of its members regrouped as the Progressive Senate Group, which now includes senators who were never Liberals. "To unscramble that omelette, whether you're a Liberal or a Conservative, I think would be a betrayal of everything that we've accomplished over the last decade," Simons said. "I think the Senate's reputation has improved greatly as a result of these changes. I think the way we are able to improve legislation has also increased tenfold. It would be foolish and wasteful to reverse that." Still, she said there's been pushback from some Trudeau appointees. Senate debates are now longer, committee hearings feature more witnesses and there's more amendments to legislation than ever before, she said. Not to mention Independent senators can't be whipped to vote a certain way. All of that makes the legislative process more difficult to navigate. "Partisan Liberals don't like the new independent Senate because they can't control it as easily," she said. Marc Gold, Trudeau's last government representative in the Senate who briefly served under Carney before retiring, said his advice to the new prime minister is to keep the Senate the way it is. "The evolution of the Senate to a less partisan, complementary institution is a good thing. I think it's a success, and I certainly hope that it continues," Gold said. On the other side of the divide, Quebec Sen. Leo Housakos, the leader of the Conservative Senate caucus, welcomes the idea of injecting some partisanship. He said, under the current model, the chamber is less influential. "The place has become, unfortunately, an echo chamber," he said. Housakos said the old Senate was more honest, when members were more transparent about their political leanings. Many of Trudeau's Independent appointees are Liberal-minded and their voting record suggests they often align with the government, Housakos said. "Look at how often they've held the government to account," he said. "Look how often they've asked the difficult questions in the moments when the government needed … their feet held to the fire." Simons sees things differently. "It's really difficult for people who've been brought up in a partisan milieu, whether they're Conservative or Liberal or New Democrat, to understand that it is actually possible to be a political actor without a team flag," she said. "It's not my job to stand for a political party." Saskatchewan Sen. Pamela Wallin is a member of the Canadian Senators Group, which is made up of non-partisan senators including some who, like her, formerly sat as Conservatives. She said the current process has produced some senators who are political neophytes, unfamiliar with the Senate's traditional role. "I don't care if somebody belongs to a political party.… I think people need to be better educated about what they're signing up for," she said. "Our job is to be an arbiter of legislation and laws put forward by the House of Commons. It's not a place where we can all ride our individual hobby horses." That's a reference to the proliferation of Senate public bills — legislation introduced by senators themselves. These bills often have no hope of passing through both chambers, while still taking time and resources to sort through. There is data to support Wallin's contention that there are more of these bills than there were before the Trudeau reforms. During Stephen Harper's last term, there were 56 Senate public bills introduced and nine of them were passed into law, according to a CBC News review of parliamentary data. By comparison, Trudeau's final session saw 92 bills introduced over a shorter time period. Only 12 of them passed — a worse success rate. In the first few weeks of this new Parliament, more than 32 such bills have already been introduced, some of them a revival of those that died on the order paper. Wallin said those bills often reflect senators' "personal interests or the interests that they've shared over a lifetime." She wants the Senate to take a "back to basics" approach. "Our job is sober second thought," she said. Wallin is also calling for better regional representation in the Senate, which may be a tricky proposition given the constitutional realities. A change in seat allocation would require cracking open that foundational document, a politically unpalatable idea. Still, Alberta separatists are agitating for change, calling the current breakdown grossly unfair. Housakos said depriving some parts of the country of meaningful representation needs to be addressed. In B.C., for example, the province's nearly six million people are represented by just six senators. P.E.I., by comparison, has four senators for about 180,000 people — an allocation formula that dates back to Confederation. "Western Canada has a legitimate beef. They are not fairly represented in the upper chamber," Housakos said. "It's probably the biggest problem that needs to be addressed." But the government isn't interested in that sort of change, MacKinnon said. "I see no space on the public agenda for constitutional discussions," he said.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
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S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Fall as Trump Hits Canada With New Tariffs
July 11 - S&P 500 futures edged lower on Friday as President Donald Trump imposed a 35% tariff on Canadian imports, warning of further increases if Ottawa strikes back. Nasdaq 100 futures and Dow futures both slipped by about half a percent, reflecting growing concern over escalating trade tensions. On the bond side, the 10?year Treasury yield climbed three basis points to 4.38%, while the 2?year note held steady at 3.89%. Trump's letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shared on Truth Social, said the levies take effect Aug. 1 and could expand globally to rates between 15% and 20% if other nations retaliate. Economists warn that consumers may feel the impact in food and fuel prices after a short lag, though some expect the White House to soften its stance over time. U.S. equities closed at record highs Thursday, buoyed by a smooth Treasury auction and upbeat economic data, which Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid said supported risk appetite despite rising long?term yields. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC?USD) surged to a fresh all?time peak on Friday, driven by renewed institutional buying and signals of regulatory support. With little else on today's economic docket aside from the monthly Treasury statement, investors will be watching for any shift in tariff rhetoric. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
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S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Fall as Trump Hits Canada With New Tariffs
July 11 - S&P 500 futures edged lower on Friday as President Donald Trump imposed a 35% tariff on Canadian imports, warning of further increases if Ottawa strikes back. Nasdaq 100 futures and Dow futures both slipped by about half a percent, reflecting growing concern over escalating trade tensions. On the bond side, the 10?year Treasury yield climbed three basis points to 4.38%, while the 2?year note held steady at 3.89%. Trump's letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shared on Truth Social, said the levies take effect Aug. 1 and could expand globally to rates between 15% and 20% if other nations retaliate. Economists warn that consumers may feel the impact in food and fuel prices after a short lag, though some expect the White House to soften its stance over time. U.S. equities closed at record highs Thursday, buoyed by a smooth Treasury auction and upbeat economic data, which Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid said supported risk appetite despite rising long?term yields. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC?USD) surged to a fresh all?time peak on Friday, driven by renewed institutional buying and signals of regulatory support. With little else on today's economic docket aside from the monthly Treasury statement, investors will be watching for any shift in tariff rhetoric. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
