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Canada

Justin Trudeau

In office

Prime Minister

Liberal Party of Canada

3,053 days in office

42nd Parliament of Canada
03 Dec 2015 - 11 Sep 2019

43rd Parliament of Canada
05 Dec 2019 - 15 Aug 2021

44th Parliament of Canada
22 Nov 2021 - Present

The Canadian federal election of 2021 (officially the 44th Canadian general election) took place on September 20, 2021, and elected members of the House of Commons to Canada’s 44th Parliament. The Liberal Party, led by outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, won 160 seats, forming a second consecutive minority government.

The Trudeau government had originally made 569 promises in its 2021 campaign platform and press releases. This number was reduced to 352 by an extensive, multi-coder process of sorting promises according to their degree of precision and importance to society. Unclear and less important promises were removed from the analysis.

For an analysis of the achievements of Justin Trudeau’s first government (2015-2019), see Birch and Pétry (2019), Assessing Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government. 353 promises and a mandate for change, published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval.

In partnership with

Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC)

Center for Public Policy Analysis (CAPP)

Leadership Chair in the Teaching of Digital Social Sciences (CLESSN)

Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC)

Promise History

Health and Social Services

44th Parliament of Canada

3.12.30 - “A re-elected Liberal government will […] [w]ork with provinces and territories, respecting their jurisdiction, to support seniors with an investment of $9 billion over 5 years to support safer conditions for seniors and improved wages and working conditions for personal support workers.”

Forward. For Everyone

Published: Nov 2021

Justification

The investments seem to be sufficient, but it is not guaranteed that the government will allocate the funds for improving the working conditions and salaries of those working in home care.

“The bilateral agreements are intended to be flexible and tailored, so that provinces and territories can address the unique needs of their populations and geography. // The funding for the bilateral agreements includes: //$25 billion over 10 years to support the 4 shared health priorities”

Working together to improve health care in Canada: Working Together bilateral agreements - Health Canada

Published: Mar 2024

“Personal Support Worker Wage Support: The federal government will provide $1.7 billion over five years to support hourly wage increases for personal support workers and related professions.”

Budget 2023: A made-in-Canada Plan - Minister of Finance

Published: Mar 2023

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“Budget 2023 proposes to provide up to $50 million over five years, starting in 2023-24, to Employment and Social Development Canada to develop and test innovative solutions to strengthen the retirement savings of personal support workers without workplace retirement security coverage.”