Prime Minister Justin Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 comments likening Kamala Harris91裸聊视频檚 election loss to an attack on women91裸聊视频檚 rights and progress earned him criticism from the country91裸聊视频檚 premiers and from American billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday.
Speaking on Tuesday night at an event hosted by the Equal Voice Foundation 91裸聊视频� an organization dedicated to improving gender representation in Canadian politics 91裸聊视频� Trudeau said there are regressive forces fighting against women91裸聊视频檚 progress.
91裸聊视频淚t shouldn91裸聊视频檛 be that way. It wasn91裸聊视频檛 supposed to be that way. We were supposed to be on a steady, if difficult sometimes, march towards progress,91裸聊视频� Trudeau said, adding he is a proud feminist and will always be an ally.
91裸聊视频淎nd yet, just a few weeks ago, the United States voted for a second time to not elect its first woman president. Everywhere, women91裸聊视频檚 rights and women91裸聊视频檚 progress are under attack. Overtly, and subtly.91裸聊视频�
In a post on X on Wednesday, Musk responded to Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 remarks, saying, 91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 such an insufferable tool. Won91裸聊视频檛 be in power for much longer.91裸聊视频�
The comments also didn91裸聊视频檛 sit well with the country91裸聊视频檚 premiers, with whom Trudeau and several cabinet ministers met late Wednesday to discuss Canada91裸聊视频檚 approach to negotiations with the U.S.
Incoming president Donald Trump has threatened Canada with a 25 per cent tariff on its imports to the United States unless the country meets his demands to improve security at the border.
The Liberal government has been urging the premiers and opposition leaders alike to present a united 91裸聊视频淭eam Canada91裸聊视频� front to the Americans.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who chairs the Council of the Federation, said the premiers let Trudeau know his comments were 91裸聊视频渘ot helpful at all.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淒onald Trump was elected democratically,91裸聊视频� Ford said. 91裸聊视频淚f you like him or you don91裸聊视频檛 like him, that91裸聊视频檚 not our issue.91裸聊视频�
He added that he91裸聊视频檚 sure Trudeau 91裸聊视频済ot the message loud and clear.91裸聊视频�
When asked about Ford91裸聊视频檚 criticism after the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in French that Trudeau has always been a champion of women in politics.
Earlier this week, Trump taunted Trudeau on social media, referring to the prime minister as the governor of what he called the 91裸聊视频淕reat State of Canada.91裸聊视频�
The post was an apparent reference to a joke Trump cracked at a dinner with Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate nearly two weeks ago.
In response to Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 concerns that a 25 per cent tariff would deal a massive blow to Canada91裸聊视频檚 economy, the president-elect teased that Canada could join the U.S. as its 51st state.
He later posted an AI-generated image on social media of himself standing atop a mountain with a Canadian flag flying, with the caption 91裸聊视频淥h Canada.91裸聊视频�
