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2. Eco-leftists

The environmentalist left is a crowded wing of Canadian politics, from Green voters to radical activists who feared a terrorist designation under Bill C-51, but Trudeau managed to harness his fair share of it. Though his party supported C-51 Trudeau later said he would amend it to better protect individual Charter rights. He also vowed to strengthen the National Energy Board, to oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline that would cross a pristine British Columbia rainforest, and to move beyond the Tory position of, as he put it, being “a cheerleader instead of a referee.”

3. Oil and gas tycoons

Of course, the Liberals are not opposed to oil and gas. Quite the opposite, as was evidenced by the actions of Trudeau’s campaign co-chair Dan Gagnier, who wrote to executives of TransCanada Corp., helpfully explaining how to lobby a future a Liberal government on their proposed pipeline, which would run from the Alberta oil sands to the refineries and tidewater of New Brunswick. Trudeau called it “inappropriate” and booted Gagnier from the campaign. Still, the lobbyists got the message, even if it came with a wink and a nod.

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4. Bay Street

One of the boldest moves of the Liberal campaign was to pledge deficits until 2019/2020 in order to invest in infrastructure, mainly transit, housing and green energy. Deficit spending can backfire. Business tends to prefer tax cuts. And much depends on commodity prices and other factors. But there will still be lots of people (including dandy-suited bankers) getting rich off this plan, which was also a key aspect of his alliance with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, who supported him intensely, and whose province is likely to see much of this investment.