Canada's Leader, Justin Trudeau, Claims the Country Has a Problem Because Men Don't Declare Themselves Feminist, Despite Being Accused the Sexual Assault himself

The editorial, largely dismissive of the apology, chides Trudeau over what the author perceives as a lack of self-awareness as the son of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.



“[S]houldn’t the son of a former prime minister be aware of the rights and wrongs that go along with public socializing?” the editorial asks.



“Didn’t he learn through his vast experiences in public life, that groping a strange young woman isn’t in the handbook of proper etiquette, regardless of who she is, what her business is or where they are?”



Trudeau, a champion of the #MeToo movement, penned an essay in 2017 urging parents to raise their boys as feminists.



“[O]ur sons have the power and the responsibility to change our culture of sexism,” Trudeau wrote, adding, “Our sons have the power and the responsibility to change our culture of sexism.”



The 43-year-old leader unveiled a federal “gender equity” budget in February to reduce the pay gap between men and women.



Amid tense negotiations with the U.S. on NAFTA and tariffs, Trudeau plans to make gender equality a “top priority” at the G7 leaders’ summit in Quebec this week.