Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is famous but he is not popular. He had an awkward encounter with a steel worker in the street just a few weeks ago.
As Trudeau reached out for a handshake, the worker refused it, confronting the prime minister instead about his struggle to make ends meet despite having a steady job.
Trudeau responded by listing things his Liberal government has done to help working families, including a national dental care programme and a tariff on Chinese steel that is designed to protect Canadian workers.
“I don’t believe you for a second,” the steel worker replied, after telling the prime minister: “I think you are only here for another year.”
When he was elected for the first time 9 years ago Trudeau had a 63% approval rating. Now that rating is down to 28 percent or a bit lower. Darrell Bricker, a pollster, told the BBC Trudeau’s time was almost up.
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