For Canadian Prime Minister, pro-Khalistan politician Jagmeet Singh was the last hope. Trudeau in a bid to save his minority government overdid the anti-Bharat and pro-Khalistan bit only to land up in more trouble.
Trudeau who has been in appeasement mode while ignoring his own country finds himself in a precarious situation today. He has slowly lost all allies within his country and also internationally and is most likely to go down as the most disgraced leader in Canadian history.
A u-turn by Jagmeet Singh
Jagmeet Singh who heads the New Democratic Party (NDP) was an ally of Trudeau’s Liberal Party in Canada. However Singh pulled out of the coalition as a result of which Trudeau’s party became a minority. His government however survived as there was an undisclosed understanding that Singh’s party would vote in favour of the Liberal Party on crucial issues in Parliament.
Singh however has realised that Trudeau is a failing figure and is set to get cornered more in the days to come. Singh took to X and posted that the time had come to topple the Trudeau government.
“The Liberals don’t deserve another chance. That’s why the NDP will vote to bring this government down and give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them,” Singh said in the post.
He also said that the Trudeau government had failed to address critical issues such as affordable healthcare, cost of living and housing.
With this Singh joins the long line of people who have been demanding Trudeau’s ouster. Earlier the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois had demanded the resignation of Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister.
Just a matter of time
It is clear that Trudeau is now buying time before his term ends abruptly. Elections in Canada are scheduled for October 2025 and the events that have been unfolding at such a rapid pace suggest that Justin Trudeau may not complete his term.
Currently he has some breathing space as the Parliament or House of Commons is on a break. The House commences in January and if a motion of no-confidence is brought forward then his survival chances are next to nothing.
Trudeau would have managed to survive the trust vote if he had the backing of Jagmeet Singh’s NDP. With Singh making his intentions clear the chances of Trudeau surviving is next to nil.
The opposition for Trudeau is not just from outside. It is both external as well as internal. Moreover the world leaders are clearly not in his favour. While he has messed up ties with Bharat thanks to his meaningless pro-Khalistan stand, the incoming president of the United States, Donald Trump is not a fan of his either. Trump has often referred to Trudeau as weak and has even called him a left leaning lunatic.
If a trust vote were to be held in January when the House of Commons convenes, then Trudeau clearly will not have the numbers. Further worsening his position is the internal strife within his own party. The moment Donald Trump announced that he would increase tariffs on Canadian goods, finance minister Christiya Freeland announced her resignation. She accused Trudeau of relying on costly gimmicks and said that he had not adopted fiscally responsible measures.
Following her resignation, 19 more MPs from Trudeau’s party have sought his resignation. They feel that they need to face the elections under a stronger leadership. They have been voicing their opinions about Trudeau’s incompetency and how he has been handling international relations.
A flip by Jagmeet Singh
Canada watchers tell Organiser that the flip by Jagmeet Singh should not be viewed as a heroic act. He has just gone where the wind blows. He realises that there is no utility in Trudeau anymore.
Not just Trudeau, he has realised that the Liberal Party will not be able to win the upcoming elections and to be seen on the losing side will only harm his own career. Hence he has jumped Ship and is backing the current opposition with the hope that he would have some role to play in the future government which is most likely to be run by the Conservative Party.
The other question that arises is whether any other party other than the one headed by Trudeau would be critical of the Khalistan cause. While the degree of support may be lower when compared to a Trudeau, one cannot expect major changes in the way that Canadian politicians view the Khalistan movement. There have been many other governments in the past before Trudeau took over. None have initiated any concrete actions against the Khalistan elements. Irrespective of whichever party is in power, extradition requests made by Bharat have not been heeded to. Further no concrete action has been taken against these elements thus suggesting how strong a vote bank they are.
Hence in a nutshell one cannot expect any major action against these elements whichever government is in power. However the degrees may wary and none will be as brazen in their support of the Khalistan movement as Trudeau has been.
