Another Take: An uncertain election victory for Canada’s Trudeau
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 24, 2021. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
A lot of Canadians are frustrated with the 600-million-dollar pandemic election that took place earlier this week, and resulted in an almost identical parliament. But the five weeks of electioneering did raise a lot of issues and highlight some trends that could define Canada’s future.
In this episode:
- Fatima Syed (@fatimabsyed), Journalist
Episode credits:
The original production team was Priyanka Tilve with Ney Alvarez, Ruby Zaman, Alexandra Locke, Negin Owliaei, Dina Kesbeh, Amy Walters, Tom Fenton, Stacey Samuel and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey, I'm Nude Waswas. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm a story editor with the take, back with another take, |
| 0:16.0 | where we resurface stories from the archives. |
| 0:19.0 | I'll wig in. |
| 0:24.8 | Standing outside his residence in Ottawa, bundled in a dark overcoat, |
| 0:28.4 | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins his speech. |
| 0:31.3 | So I thought it might be fun for us to do this again. |
| 0:36.5 | His words carry a hint of humor, but the moment is anything but lighthearted. So last night over dinner, I told my kids about the decision that I'm sharing with you today. |
| 0:43.4 | I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader |
| 0:51.9 | through a robust, nationwide, competitive process. |
| 0:58.7 | After nearly a decade in power, Trudeau announced he's stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party on Monday, January 6th. |
| 1:06.5 | This decision sets the stage for a critical election later this year, with major questions looming about the future of Canada's leadership. |
| 1:14.6 | But when Trudeau was first elected Prime Minister in 2015, |
| 1:18.8 | he was seen as a global political star. |
| 1:22.3 | Now, after nearly a decade, his tenure tells a more complicated story. |
| 1:28.3 | This episode originally aired on September 24, 2021. |
| 1:32.3 | All dates and references are from that time. |
| 1:40.3 | Let us feel the warmth of a new dawn. |
| 1:45.2 | And above all, let us seize the promise of a brand new day. |
| 1:50.6 | Merci, my friends. |
| 1:54.2 | So Canada has a new government. |
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