23rd Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau
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For sure 
Anyone who will openly praise Castro on hearing of his death must be a great chap.
Or attending Cash for Access dinners having promised to rid government of such things during his election campaign.
Yes. Great man indeed.
Oh Canada!
Anyone who will openly praise Castro on hearing of his death must be a great chap.
Or attending Cash for Access dinners having promised to rid government of such things during his election campaign.
Yes. Great man indeed.
Oh Canada!
Yep brilliant, all refugees welcome. Unless you're a single male.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/24/cana...
A beacon of hope indeed.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/24/cana...
A beacon of hope indeed.
r11co said:
When I saw the surname I assumed nepotism.
Having said that, if he is a patch on his father then it's probably a good thing.
I remember his father quite well.Having said that, if he is a patch on his father then it's probably a good thing.
He was indeed a very clever man.
I will tell you the one memory that stands out;
The liberals had lost the general election to the conservatives under Joe Clark.
One of the first things that Mr. Clark did, rather naively I might add, was tell people that the tax on gasoline would have to be increased, raising the cost by some 7-10 cents per gallon (it's been 30 years, I may be out by a penny or two).
This helped in forcing a vote of no confidence, which ultimately succeeded and resulted in a new election.
Mr. Trudeau happily promised the electorate that he would do nothing similar, and there were better ways to 'repair the economy'.
Trudeau won, the price of gasoline tax remained stable for a few weeks, and then rose by a penny or two.
Within six to eight months, it was at a penny or two more than Clark had suggested.
Very few people seemed to have noticed.
Yes he was 'clever' for sure.
He was also a big fan of Fidel Castro. No doubt that's where Trudeau the younger gets it from.
Edit: typo repair
Edited by Goaty Bill 2 on Wednesday 1st February 06:45
Goaty Bill 2 said:
I remember his father quite well.
He was indeed a very clever man.
I will tell you the one memory that stands out;
The liberals had lost the general election to the conservatives under Joe Clark.
One of the first things that Mr. Clark did, rather naively I might add, was tell people that the tax on gasoline would have to be increased, raising the cost by some 7-10 cents per gallon (it's been 30 years, I may be out by a penny or two).
This helped in forcing a vote of no confidence, which ultimately succeeded and resulted in a new election.
Mr. Trudeau happily promised the electorate that he would do nothing similar, and there were better ways to 'repair the economy'.
Trudeau won, the price of gasoline tax remained stable for a few weeks, and then rose by a penny or two.
Within six to eight months, it was at a penny or two more than Clark had suggested.
Very few people seemed to have noticed.
Yes he was 'clever' for sure.
He was also a big fan of Fidel Castro. No doubt that's where Trudeau the younger gets it from.
Which part of Canada do you live in? I'm in OntarioHe was indeed a very clever man.
I will tell you the one memory that stands out;
The liberals had lost the general election to the conservatives under Joe Clark.
One of the first things that Mr. Clark did, rather naively I might add, was tell people that the tax on gasoline would have to be increased, raising the cost by some 7-10 cents per gallon (it's been 30 years, I may be out by a penny or two).
This helped in forcing a vote of no confidence, which ultimately succeeded and resulted in a new election.
Mr. Trudeau happily promised the electorate that he would do nothing similar, and there were better ways to 'repair the economy'.
Trudeau won, the price of gasoline tax remained stable for a few weeks, and then rose by a penny or two.
Within six to eight months, it was at a penny or two more than Clark had suggested.
Very few people seemed to have noticed.
Yes he was 'clever' for sure.
He was also a big fan of Fidel Castro. No doubt that's where Trudeau the younger gets it from.
Edit: typo repair
Edited by Goaty Bill 2 on Wednesday 1st February 06:45
BlackPrince said:
Which part of Canada do you live in? I'm in Ontario
West coaster.D-Angle said:
Soundbite-spouting populist, always be suspicious of a politician who says things you are glad to hear. Running a country honestly means you rarely get to do that.
I think that thinking people, now they are rid of Harper, are beginning to realise that.Jonesy23 said:
Looks and smells like a Blair but with added nepotism.
That's a big no from me.
He, like Blair, (and given the opportunity), will destroy the country in the name of doing the 'right thing'.That's a big no from me.
A social justice warrior in social justice warrior's clothing.
RDMcG said:
I live in Canada and am no fan. Yet , when I look South at the catastrophe of Trump I feel a lot better about Trudeau
I am waiting to see if Trump will actually be a catastrophe. I don't have much hope, but it seems that Trump was the only available option to shake up American politics (and avoid a Clinton dynasty), and similarly Trudeau was the only available alternative to Harper.Unfortunately the Conservatives in Canada seem to have learned nothing (yet).
The lessons are there if only they would look and stop aping the Liberals.
As Peter Hitchens said of the Torries versus Labour in the UK;
"You may look from pig to man and from man to pig, and it is impossible to tell them apart".
I doubt that anything will make me feel better about Trudeau.
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