Premiership of Justin Trudeau However, the Trudeau government pushes to build several pipelines across Canada in order to sell crude oil from Alberta's oil sands. Whether it is in Quebec or in British Columbia, the opposition is very strong against those pipelines. The opposition to new pipelines took a step forward when BC Premier, John Horgan said that no pipeline transporting oil from Alberta would pass through BC. Soon after, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said that no more BC wines would be sold in Alberta. As a well known self described feminist, Justin Trudeau nominated a gender balanced cabinet consisting of 15 men and
Electoral history of Justin Trudeau Stéphane Dion, Trudeau was the Liberal critic for Citizenship and Immigration, Youth and Multiculturalism. The next leader, Michael Ignatieff, appointed him critic for Sports and Post-Secondary Education. In the 2011 general election, the Liberals under the leadership of Ignatieff were reduced to third party status, their worst showing in history. Ignatieff lost his own seat and retired from politics. Trudeau announced he would seek the party leadership. In the 2013 vote, he won the leadership on the first ballot with 80% support. Trudeau led the Liberals in the general election of 2015. At dissolution, the Liberals were in third place