The end of an era: Reflecting on Trudeau's time as prime minister

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00:00It's the end of an era.

00:02I, Justin P.J. Trudeau.

00:04After nearly a decade of service, now former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hung up

00:10his jersey and bid farewell to Canadians.

00:13This may be my last day here in this office, but I will always be boldly and unapologetically

00:19Canadian.

00:21People are already starting to talk about Justin Trudeau very much in the past tense,

00:26and so they will have their own opinions based on a broader legacy than anything that

00:30happened in the last month.

00:32And Maritimers certainly had theirs.

00:35Trudeau's gone as of today.

00:37How do you feel about that?

00:38Pretty great.

00:39I'd say so.

00:40I mean, yeah, he definitely seemed to have quite a negative impact.

00:45So I mean, I'm grateful.

00:47For the most part, he was pretty good.

00:48He did definitely did a lot for like Indigenous communities, things like that.

00:52I'm just glad he's gone.

00:53He's been there for too long, and the Canadian economies are struggling.

00:56So it's good that he's moved on.

00:59I probably would not have voted for him again.

01:03There's no denying Trudeau left his mark on Canadian history, from his apology to residential

01:08schools in 2017 to the legalization of cannabis a year after that.

01:13One political professor says Trudeau's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was also a defining

01:19moment.

01:20He really provided a moment of leadership.

01:24He was on the news every day.

01:26You know, they were sending out money all over the place to support people.

01:30Trudeau has had unpopular moments, too.

01:33His blackface scandal dominated headlines in 2019, as well as a string of ethics violations.

01:39The flip side is he's also made a lot of Canadians really, frankly, embarrassed to be Canadian

01:44at many times.

01:46But whether they're ready or not, Canadians are now in the hands of a new prime minister,

01:51one many are still getting to know.

01:53Do you know anything about Mark Carney at all?

01:55I do not know much about him at all.

01:58I don't know anything about Mark Carney at all.

02:00Sorry.

02:01Do you know anything about him?

02:02I heard that he used to be the head of the Brookfield.

02:08So yes.

02:11And Trudeau's legacy will be debated for years to come, but with new leadership, Canadians

02:15seem ready to turn the page.

02:17Katie.

02:18Thank you so much for that, Vanessa.

02:19CTV's Vanessa Wright for us in Halifax.

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