The Canadian Finance Committee has made recommendations to the Trudeau (right) administration that charitable status and its tax benefits be removed from Canadian churches. At least one pastor was arrested and jailed for holding services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arsonists who burn down Canadian churches are excused because the Trudeau government considers arson an "understandable act of protest."
So, it's no surprise that Christians like Canada Christian College President Dr. Charles McVety are looking forward to a more conservative administration.
“We're quite ecstatic because the end of his reign of terror against the church is near,” McVelty said.
Trump influence felt in Trudeau’s decision
He says part of the reason Trudeau is on his way out is the Trump Effect.
“We're also thankful to Donald Trump for immediately threatening him with massive tariffs. Donald Trump had a tremendous effect because he made everybody think twice about enduring the insanity of this man who has made it impossible to live in Canada.”
The new prime minister after the upcoming election is almost certainly going to be Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Poilievre, 45, has led Canada’s Conservative Party for the last three years.
His website describes him as a “life-long conservative, champion of the free market and a fighter for people taking ownership and responsibility of their own futures.”
Born and raised in Calgary, Poilievre graduated from the University of Calgary with a degree in international relations.
In 2004 he won elective office for the first time, serving as a member of parliament for the Conservative Party.
He previously served as a senior cabinet minister under Trudeau’s predecessor, Stephen Harper.
Not the first country to shift right
If Poilievre wins, Canada will join the growing number of countries that are moving to the right and embracing populism.
“Populism is democracy. I mean, it's what the people want, and the people do not want wokeism, they don't want the politically correct, they don't want the nonsense of the far-left,” he said.
