Everybody doesn’t love Justin: why Trudeau is on the receiving end of so much hate

Political scientists and pollsters say Trudeau is anathema to Trump and the far-right because to them, he represents everything they hate and a lot of what they hate boils down to what they fear.

'Fuck Trudeau' was a prominent message at the convoy in downtown Ottawa. 'They have painted Trudeau as the flag carrier for ‘woke culture’ and the things that are, in their minds, threatening their status in the future,' says president and founder of Ekos Research Frank Graves.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY CHELSEA NASH

March 7, 2022

From “Fuck Trudeau” refrains to former U.S. president Donald Trump calling him a “left-wing fascist,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to be on the receiving end of an unprecedented level of personal vitriol from the right wing.

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