Trudeau government mum on Donald Trump conviction, vows to work with any U.S. leaderOTTAWA — The Canadian government remained quiet Friday after a New York court convicted Donald Trump as a felon, despite the Liberals repeatedly trying to draw equivalencies between the former U.S. president and the Canadian Conservative leader. That's compared to 3.5 for Trudeau, 4.9 for U.S. President Joe Biden and 5.1 for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Trudeau has little to gain politically by talking about the Trump verdict, Sheppard said, and he would likely reap even less benefit if Trump ends up back to the White House. Shepperd said about 30 per cent of people who signal they intend to vote Conservative say they didn't vote for the Tories in the last election. "If the Liberals really make a strong connection between Trump and Poilievre, it may end up hurting them come November."

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2024 17:08 UTC