Trudeau’s Comments on Kamala Harris ‘Not Helpful,’ Premiers Say

Trudeau’s Comments on Kamala Harris ‘Not Helpful,’ Premiers Say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a fireside chat with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce in Halifax on Dec. 9, 2024. The Canadian Press/Riley Smith
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments likening Kamala Harris’s election loss to an attack on women’s rights and progress earned him criticism from the country’s premiers and from American billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday.

Speaking on Tuesday night at an event hosted by the Equal Voice Foundation—an organization dedicated to improving gender representation in Canadian politics—Trudeau said there are regressive forces fighting against women’s progress.