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Young Canadians' Love Affair with Trudeau on Shaky Ground as Election Nears

Reuters

   TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be renowned
   internationally for his youthful persona and social media savvy, but
   even before the embarrassment of his recent blackface makeup scandal
   there were concerns about the support he needs from younger voters to
   win reelection.

   Young Canadians wanting change after nearly 10 years of Conservative
   government played a critical role in electing Trudeau and his
   center-left Liberals in 2015, when he promised to tackle climate
   change, legalize marijuana and reform the electoral system -- issues
   that resonated with younger voters.

   The trouble for the 47-year-old Trudeau, pollsters say, is that these
   same voters are now frustrated after a series of Liberal scandals as
   well as the government's decision to buy an oil pipeline in an attempt
   to shore up Canada's key fossil fuels industry. The party is in a
   statistical tie with the opposition Conservatives in polls ahead of the
   Oct. 21 vote.

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