Quotes
Shame on you guys, this is not Communist China. Don't you have family and kids? Whatever happened to 'Canada, God keep our land glorious and free'
Pawlowski told the arresting officers
I am a Canadian, a free Canadian, free to worship as I see fit, free to stand up for what I believe is right,
Pawlowski told Fox Digital in 2023_(cropped).jpg)
I will ask the prime minister, who may I remind this House wore blackface on more times than he can remember, apologize to the peace-loving, patriotic Canadians who are outside right now,
Conservative Member of Parliament Candice Bergen said of Trudeau in 2022 while demanding that he apologize to protesters who spoke out against the country’s strict coronavirus mandatesI have attended protests and rallies in the past when I agreed with the goals, when I supported the people expressing their concerns and their issues. Black Lives Matter is an excellent example of that,
Trudeau said in 2022This is a mistake that deeply embarrassed Parliament and Canada,
Trudeau said at the timeWe were supposed to be on a steady, if difficult, march towards progress,
Trudeau said in DecemberBut I have also chosen to not go anywhere near protests that have expressed hateful rhetoric, violence toward fellow citizens, and a disrespect not just of science but of the front-line health workers and, quite frankly, the 90% of truckers who have been doing the right thing to keep Canadians safe, to put food on our tables. Canadians know where I stand. This is a moment for responsible leaders to think carefully about where they stand and who they stand with,
he continuedEverywhere, women’s rights and women’s progress is under attack, overtly and subtly,
Trudeau continuedAll of us who were in this House on Friday regret deeply having stood and clapped even though we did so unaware of the context,
he addedDarkening your face, regardless of the context or the circumstances, is always unacceptable because of the racist history of blackface,
he said in 2019.Every bone in my body has always told me to fight because I care deeply about Canadians,
Trudeau said during his announcement
Him resigning is like the quarterback retiring in this scenario ... those calling the plays will still continue to call the plays,
he addedI intend to resign as party leader and as prime minister after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process,
Trudeau said
This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I'm having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election,
he said
He should have resigned over a year ago,
said Toronto resident Rob Gwett, 29, ... adding that
The US-Canada alliance is stronger because of him,
Biden said in a statement
As a lifelong Liberal I look forward to joining tens of thousands of Canadians to choose our next leader,
she wrote
It’s been the story of my life, you know, being underestimated.”
She hasTrudeau’s announcement might help the Liberals in the polls in the short run and, once a new leader is selected, things could improve further at least for a little while but that would not be so hard because, right now, they’re so low in the polls,
said Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal
If you say no to Canada, you’re basically saying yes to China when it comes to strategic supply chains,
Champagne said on the POLITICO Tech podcast