Opposition targets Trudeau over Afghanistan policy

Ottawa: In the French-language debate held on Wednesday Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole attacked incumbent PM Justin Trudeau for his government’s foreign policies. 

O’Toole is currently leading in surveys and during the debate he said that he will impose sanctions upon Chinese officials complicit in human rights violations in the Xinjiang province, after forming the government in Canada. 

Trudeau came under attack from opposition leaders over calling an election on August 15, two years ahead from its schedule, just as the crisis in Kabul was developing.

 O’Toole said that Canadian veterans had asked the government several months ago that an action plan for evacuation of interpreters and other Afghans who had worked with Canadian units is required, however, Trudeau ignored it and called an election. 

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh said also attacked him over his alleged poor foreign policies.