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Justin Trudeau And Angela Merkel's Analysis

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Justin Trudeau and Angela Merkel are confusing politicians, while both are devoted to their political ideology, they often ignore political party norms to reinforce their country, their continent and their world. Upon assuming office as Canadian Prime Minister in 2015, Justin Trudeau planned to secularize government, improve international relationships, and raise taxes on the wealthy to pull Canada out of an economic recession. In Germany, Angela Merkel has reigned as Chancellor for over a decade, and while she has modified her political promises, her goals remain rooted in right wing German Conservatism. As a member of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union and the de facto leader of the European Union, Merkel fights to establish Christianity as a core value for the EU, and believes that Germany can on thrive if Europe thrives (Scholz). Merkel established a flat income tax a staple of her …show more content…

Forcing Merkel to make some controversial decisions to please liberal Germans; however, citizens affectionately call her “Mutti” or mommy because she has steered Europe through social and economic turmoil for over a decade. Merkel fought for a strong European Union, establishing Christianity as a core value along the way, believing that a strong Europe creates a stronger Germany. An anomaly in German politics, Angela Merkel is not only the first East German-born Chancellor and the first woman Chancellor, but she also pushed to enact an unheard-of progressive tax system in 2005. Internationally, Merkel strives for a strong independant Europe, and rejects parasitic trade agreements, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with United States. Merkel’s international policy puts Europe first, and other countries second, similar to a fascist

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