Measuring a decade of Trudeaus Liberal leadership

Published: April 13, 2023, 8:10 a.m.

b'Ten years ago this week, Justin Trudeau took over the Liberals\\u2019 top job. He won it in a landslide. In his acceptance speech to the excited room, Trudeau swore that unlike Stephen Harper\\u2019s Conservatives, he heard Canadians\\u2019 pleas for something better, and vowed that he was going to devote his leadership to addressing the issues of \\u201cthe millions upon millions of middle class Canadians and the millions more who work hard to join the middle class.\\u201d\\n\\nNow, a decade into Trudeau\\u2019s tenure, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is arguing that far from getting better, \\u201ceverything feels broken.\\u201d \\n\\nToday on Front Burner, CBC senior writer Aaron Wherry looks back at the Trudeau of ten years ago, compares him to where he\\u2019s at today, and talks about what it means for his political future.\\n\\nFor transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts'