Justin Trudeau should have known that: His father, Pierre Trudeau, bowed to public fatigue with his charisma and progressive policies in 1984 after 15 years as prime minister of Canada.
Somewhat like his father, Justin Trudeau also entered Canadian political life in a burst of excitement and hope.
The Trudeau vision — in effect, a progressive Canada of universal medical care, bilingualism, multiculturalism and internationalism — won, and for a while dominated.
Canadian voters began seeing Trudeau as too far left; they came to blame him for rising costs and housing shortages, which they linked to looser immigration policies.
The pandemic did its damage; a few political scandals muddied his image; his fairy-tale marriage ended in divorce; his approval ratings plummeted.
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