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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued On Sunday, social media and the political right exacerbated “cultural wars and divisions” to promote an “anti-governance movement” around the world.
MSNBC host Jen Psaki asked Trudeau about his decision to resign, announced on Jan. 6, and whether it had to do with a global trend of turning against incumbent leaders or his own low approval ratings.
Trudeau admitted it was “probably a little bit of everything,” but said there was “still a lingering frustration toward headlines” over the influence of social media, despite the good work he had done.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about his resignation on MSNBC on Sunday. (MSNBC screenshot)
“What I lean on is all the good things we were able to do,” Trudeau said. “We put forward policies that will make a difference for decades to come in Canada. And I think we’re now seeing a moment in politics where emotions and social media have a huge weight on how people feel about things.”
Psaki pressed on criticism that Trudeau’s Liberal Party and the US Democratic Party were “out of touch with the public” and whether there might be lessons from her tenure to counter that perception.
Trudeau urged progressives to stay focused on the economy and touted Canada as a success in ensuring “fewer barriers for minorities, women and vulnerable people to participate in the workforce.”
“It’s easy to turn that into an argument that says, ‘You’re only working for minorities and women, and you’re not taking care of the economy,'” she admitted.
Trudeau speaks to media outside Rideau Cottage on Monday, Jan. 6 in Ottawa. (AP/Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
“Well, the ability of the political right and, frankly, social media to generate that kind of dynamic can devolve into culture wars and divisions that don’t really hold up to the hard economic truth of the growth we’ve been able to achieve.” creating in Canada is part of the challenge we have,” Trudeau said.
“And that’s part of the challenge we face as a world right now where people are in a place where affordability, reasonable responses and medium- and long-term policies are not what they want to hear.”
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He continued: “They want things to improve immediately. And there are people who promise to improve things immediately, which is sometimes very attractive, even if the ability to do so is not always clear.”
Trudeau suggested social media was driving a negative view of Canada’s economy. (Arlyn McAdorey/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Over the last year, Trudeau began to see record low approval ratings and growing criticism from his own party over high prices and rising inflation.
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