Regardless of the outcome, the result is expected to deliver a setback to Mr. Trudeau. Despite Mr. Trudeau’s woes, his main political rival, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer, has failed to make notable gains. Andrew Scheer, the Conservative Party challenger, has promised to overturn the country’s national carbon tax if he wins office. She said she lost respect for Mr. Trudeau after what she said were clumsy apologies following the blackface revelations. Photo: APThe Tories, meanwhile, have argued Mr. Trudeau can’t be trusted because of his ethical transgressions and lapses in judgment, like wearing blackface.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 21, 2019 12:19 UTC