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Trudeau will return to Ottawa on Wednesday in time for a vote on an expected non-confidence motion the Conservatives have threatened to bring in against his minority government.

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At one point Colbert said flirtations with fascism and xenophobia were rising across the globe, and he said that even in Canada, Trudeau害羞草研究所檚 opponent has been called 害羞草研究所淐anada害羞草研究所檚 Trump.害羞草研究所� He wondered why such ideologies were getting traction in a country 害羞草研究所渁s polite as Canada.害羞草研究所�

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Conservative health critic Stephen Ellis said in a statement earlier this month that the government had botched the dental program, saying the vast majority of Canadians don害羞草研究所檛 qualify, and those who do may still have to pay out of pocket.

Colbert also asked Trudeau about issues Canada and the U.S. fight over, such as the softwood lumber duty that the U.S. Department of Commerce nearly doubled in August. Trudeau replied that Americans are paying too much for lumber because of the tariffs.

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