canada just doesn't have the puritanical fake left that the united states does because it doesn't have that kind of history. large amounts of canada were actually settled by americans trying to escape that kind of bullshit.

some conservatives are likely to get offended. and, there is a "progressive" strain in the new democratic party, sure.

but, trudeau's liberal party base isn't just likely to shrug it off, but likely to criticize anybody making a big deal out of it as puritanical zealots that are cynically politicizing a non-issue.