Syrup Trap: Justin Trudeau announces 2008 Green Party platform

Jimmy Blog and Satire July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 1 Minute

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks to supporters at a Liberal Party rally after today's National Winter Caucus meetings, Tuesday January 20, 2015 in London, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS//Dave Chidley — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks to supporters at a Liberal Party rally after today’s National Winter Caucus meetings, Tuesday January 20, 2015 in London, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS//Dave Chidley

OTTAWA (The News Desk) — Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that his government will eliminate the first-past-the-post electoral system if elected, quoting a Green Party announcement from 2008. The Liberals will instead bring in a system of proportional representation, an idea that was brand new to Canadian politics when it was first proposed nearly a decade ago.