‘Women’s rights and women’s progress is under attack’: Canada’s Prime Minister calls out the results of the U.S. presidential election

On Tuesday evening at the Equal Voice Foundation, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau spoke about how “women’s rights and women’s progress is under attack,” citing Kamala Harris’s loss in the 2024 US election as proof.

This past election indeed marks the second time Trump beat out the First Female President nominee, as in 2016, Trump famously beat Hilary Clinton. Equal Voice Foundation is a charity focused on closing the gaps and increasing diversity and inclusion in Canadian politics. And there is plenty of room for better representation in Canadian politics; interestingly, Trudeau questioned forgo focusing on Canadian politics and dug into the 2024 US election. 

It is not a great look for the United States that they chose to elect a convicted felon over an experienced prosecutor and politician twice– it gives sexism in full force. However, Trudeau’s motive while delivering this speech may not have been strictly driven by misogyny in North America.  As it is, Canada has only had one female Prime Minister, Kim Campbell, who was only prime minister for 6 months and not as a result of an election but when her predecessor and elected Prime Minister Brian Mulroney resigned before another election could take place, which says something about Canadian voters as much as Trudeau’s comments about American voters. 

Unsurprisingly, those following this back-and-forth between Trump and Trudeau assume that these comments about feminism are retaliation against Trump’s repeated insults at Trudeau’s leadership and the state of Canada’s economy, insinuating that he intends to annex Canada. 

And it’s a fitting conclusion. Trudeau is quickly becoming a laughingstock among conservatives for flying to Mar-a-lago and calling himself a feminist. 

However, some Canadian leftists aren’t too happy with the Prime Minister either. 

It seems that Justin Trudeau’s comments are but a small piece of a growing history of empty promises and flaky policies. Yet, Trudeau found common ground in a dicey political minefield and developed stronger allyships in the European Union, Asia-Pacific countries, and South America, particularly in trade agreements. He’s also spent the past few years in aggressive diplomatic affairs with China and India due to foreign interference and spying allegations. All of these inform his experience and expertise in navigating foreign affairs, including President-Elect Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on Canadian goods. 

And this is all to say that Justin Trudeau does not need to fall on low blows to American citizens about their choice of president. Yet, it was too hard to resist when the United States elected a felon with multiple SA allegations and several bankruptcies under his belt.  And many Canadians are on Trudeau’s side in these matters. 

Inevitably, this is just the beginning of the outlandish commentary on US/Canada relations, and President-Elect Donald Trump hasn’t even taken office yet.