Justin Trudeau 2.0

There is a question mark on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s liberal ideas and future political career.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has succeeded to win a second term in the Canadian national elections. Though he failed to clinch a majority but he delivered unpredictably strong results despite having been weakened by a series of scandals that had stained his image as a liberal. It seems racial remarks passed by a leader in a country inhabited by ultra-liberal people cost him too much. The racist behaviour against the blacks and other minorities carelessly shown by Justin Trudeau was presumably the underlying reason for his and his party's failure to gain a majority.

Trudeau's Liberal Party gained the most seats in the Canadian Parliament, giving it the best chance to form a government. Nevertheless, since the party does not have the majority of seats, the Liberals would have to depend on an opposition party to pass legislation in the future. "It's not quite the same as in 2015. It's not all owing to the leader," says Robert Bothwell, a professor of Canadian history and international relations at the University of Toronto. "Trudeau is Prime Minister because the rest of the party was able to pull itself together and prevail. While Trudeau certainly deserves credit for what has happened, he's going to have to demonstrate qualities that he hasn't yet shown."

There is no doubt that Justin Trudeau has always remained a progressive and liberal leader, supporting the rights of marginalized communities and black people. But the emergence of three damning images of the Canadian prime minister have largely shattered the Prime Minister's judiciously curated image as a progressive leader. After that incident, Trudeau also apologized, "I'm pissed off at myself. I'm disappointed in myself," he told reporters. However, his apology dismally failed to convince the Canadians that he was ashamed of his sexist behaviour against the black people and other minorities.

One can argue that the sexist conduct of the Canadian Prime Minister showed his inner dark side that he somehow has a sort of aversion towards non-white people. A leader, who once passed such remarks, cannot be termed a liberal person altogether. Needless to say that a large number of his followers have also been disheartened because of his abrupt change in behaviour- from a liberal to a sexist person. Arguably, it may take substantial time for Mr Trudeau to regain his lost prestige and position himself again as a liberal and as an advocate of the rights of black people. "While Trudeau will likely sustain political damage in the coming days, he's unlikely to be facing an existential crisis," says Nelson Wiseman, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.