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The Trudeau Truth Tracker
A ranking of some Liberal campaign promises
nadia aboufariss › opinions editor
J
ust i n T ru de au w i l l have been sworn
in as the twenty-third prime minister on
4 November, so it’s probably a good time to
stop staring into his sweltering gaze and take
a look at some of the Liberal campaign promises
made throughout that extra-long campaign. Were
the promises sincere, or simply cheap talk in an
attempt to win an election? Although I have no way
of knowing, here are my thoughts on how some social
and international campaign issues will play out.
Note: I am purposely staying away from guessing on
Trudeau’s vague promises about amending Bill C-51,
which I personally suspect will be left to the courts.
Using a very sophisticated scale of 1-10 (1 =
don’t hold your breath, 10 = it’s already happened),
I’ve ranked what I think is the likelihood of these
promises being kept by the Liberal government.
Electing a half-female cabinet
Likelihood: 10
Let’s start off with an easy one that will be decided
before this newspaper hits stands. Trudeau said
during his campaign, and almost immediately
after winning the election, that he is planning on
appointing a cabinet with gender balance, a first
for the federal government. This is one of F