Originally published at National Catholic Register
Over his nine-year reign as Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau has championed causes that directly contradict fundamental Catholic teachings with respect to human life and undertaken other actions that have harmed the local Church.
His long run of damaging policies appears to be coming to an end, however. With polls showing his Liberal Party facing almost-unsurmountable headwinds in the upcoming election, the Catholic leader announced his resignation as party leader on Monday, leaving a legacy marked by this unmistakable opposition to Catholic teaching and priorities. Most notably, his policies and advocacy for the advancement of abortion and euthanasia rights have made Canada a global leader in the culture of death. Additionally, his role in perpetuating Canada’s “mass graves” narrative, involving unfounded claims that hundreds of Indigenous children had been buried covertly at Catholic residential schools, resulted in a rise in Catholic hate crimes and a spate of church burnings.
Trudeau, 53, will remain as prime minister until the Liberal Party selects a new leader, which must occur before the March 24 recall of Parliament.
Church leaders pushed back strongly against some of these actions, particularly with respect to his government’s introduction of its Medical Assistance in Dying
