Trudeau’s Not the Only One to Blame - by Rupa Subramanya

My fellow Canadians are complicit in the decline of our nation.

On October 19, 2015, as 43-year-old Justin Trudeau swept to power with a historic win, which many saw as the dawn of a progressive era in Canadian politics, I took to Facebook somewhat skeptical, sharing an iconic image of him taken during a charity boxing match against Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau on March 31, 2012. Fit, shirtless, and tattooed, Trudeau was in a boxing ring, fists raised as he stared intently at the camera. I captioned it, “Canada’s new Prime Minister. Good luck, Canada!” On Twitter, back when we had a 140-character limit and grammar often went out the window, I…

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