Great expectations for Justin Trudeau

Political honeymoons, even ones this dramatic, don't last long. Susan Ormiston looks ahead to what's in store for Justin Trudeau.

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[Rbanh]

0:52 that smile, bet that was a highlight of his day.

[schulzmj]

Trudeau could not even manage an ant farm. We had one of the best leaders in the world in Harper and this is what you elect Canada. We are in for a very rude awakening.

[roberttucker]

, so in hindsight how are your great expectations now. Poorest PM we have ever had. Another dud from Quebec.

[schulzmj]

Canada elects a clown for PM, wow, 10 more billion in debt per year, no way, 12 billion/year to start but likely 15 billion/year and not for 3 years but for every year he is PM. Canada spends 24 billion in interest payments per years now, what will it be as interest rates begin to rise?

[aforeffort]

Only expectation! Over $1, 000, 000, 000, 000.00 in debt! Right now $30 billion a year in interest only people!

[miloreid]

Liberals went left this campaign and might live up to a great deal of those expectations while still keeping the economy in mind. NDP went towards the centre, promising to raise corporate tax from 15% to 17% yet hoarding a 4.4 billion surplus in year one bigger than any conservative surplus despite their almost-austerity governing style? New Democrats went tone deaf and got lost.. people got confused and not sure about a fully left wing fiscal policy (even though it wouldnt have been as bad as the elecorate obviously thought it would be due the the NDP squeeze to the centre) I wanted an NDP or LIB Minority where the two parties had to work together.. but now the kid is free to run around the romper room he grew up in... Hopefully he does well. At least a stable majority will calm some people down whilst we are also free of Harper.

[markalan]

I certainly hope he doesn't last long. 2019 is too far away so hopefully he gets the Thatcher treatment or better yet we get annexed by President Trump. Only 35 liberals in this parliament with any experience but I am sure many of them are holding their noses.

[johnbidochka]

I did not support him. He has a HUGE workload ahead of him. I wish him the best of luck, it won't be easy. A long succession of Prime Ministers have said how difficult Canada is to govern, and the honeymoon ends sooner rather than later.

[Picklemedia]

Q. What's red on the outside, blue on the inside, and smells like oil?

[tamething]

+McKenna Miller: You know, normally, I wouldn't have any comment on a politician's looks, because that's irrelevant. But I am getting supremely weary of hearing teen-mag-calibre gushing about Boy Blunder's supposedly awesome looks and marvy hair. I think you all have Emperor's New Clothes Syndrome. I mean, come on. He looks like KD Lang, only not as masculine.

[tylerwardle]

GOD BLESS TRUDEAU; HE SAVED THIS COUNTRY

[megs]

We have the most attractive prime minister