Electoral history of Justin Trudeau Electoral history of Justin Trudeau This article is the Electoral history of Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada. A liberal, Trudeau has led the Liberal Party of Canada in one general election, in 2015, which he won by defeating then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada. He has been prime minister since November 4, 2015. Trudeau has stood for election to the House of Commons of Canada three times and was elected each time (2008, 2011, 2015). Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party in 2013, succeeding Michael Ignatieff, who retired from politics after
Justin Trudeau Trudeau to defend the position. Trudeau first publicly expressed an interest in the legalization of marijuana while speaking at a rally in Kelowna, B.C. on June 24, 2013. He told a crowd, "I'm actually not in favour of decriminalizing cannabis. I'm in favour of legalizing it. Tax it, regulate. It's one of the only ways to keep it out of the hands of our kids because the current war on drugs, the current model is not working. We have to use evidence and science to make sure we're moving forward on that." In an interview in August 2013, Trudeau said