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Justin Trudeau

Historical and international

Photo: Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister of Canada, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Position estimated from: Canadian premiership 2015-25: progressive liberal, carbon pricing, gun restrictions, high immigration.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
46near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
12strongly toward progressive
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
35toward libertarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
15toward cosmopolitan
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
55near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
53near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
54near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
15toward cosmopolitan
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
13strongly toward progressive
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
15toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
36near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
64near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
55near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
10strongly toward secular state

These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.

Key positions

StatementPositionBasis
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
A naturalized citizen can belong to the nation as fully as someone born there.Strongly agreesestimated
Healthcare should be provided to everyone by the government and paid for through taxes.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Hate speech should be a criminal offense.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Paid sick leave and paid parental leave should be guaranteed by law.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.Strongly agreesestimated
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.Strongly disagreesestimated
Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance.Strongly disagreesestimated
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Strongly disagreesestimated

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Similar and contrasting figures

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.