Justin Trudeau, peering down from the lofty heights of inherited privilege, cries “begone” to the envy and mistrust that has infested Canadian politics for the last – well, since his father invoked the war measures act in October 1970, suspended civil liberties and set tanks on the lawn of the parliament buildings.
Still, as Trudeau the younger notes, “our greatest strength is above ground” and his father is below it, so he is ready “to build a better life, a better Canada.”
A poll suggests that, with Trudeau at the helm, the liberals would win the next election. Jaundiced as I am about the tastes of Canada’s voting public, I still can’t fathom why someone whose grasp of a reasoned argument in defence of the Kyoto Protocol extends only so far as calling the Environment Minister a “piece of shit”, would end up as prime minister.
But, then, people voted for Trudeau senior and junior is merely following in Pop’s footsteps.
From here:
Justin Trudeau is off and running to lead the federal Liberals, determined to breathe new life into a party he says has lost touch with middle-class Canadians — and confront those critics who say he’s just a pretty face with a famous last name.
Hundreds of supporters in his riding of Papineau cheered as the 40-year-old Montreal MP confirmed his leadership ambitions, easily among the worst-kept political secrets in Canada.
“I am running because I believe this country wants and needs new leadership, a vision for Canada’s future grounded not in the politics of envy or mistrust,” Trudeau told a crowd peppered with Liberal party luminaries.
“One that understands, despite all the blessings beneath our feet, that our greatest strength is above ground, in our people. All Canadians, pulling together, determined to build a better life, a better Canada.”
Isn’t the Liberal Party full of people who have always sneered at inherited privilege? They want to get rid of the Monarchy for this reason, I believe. North America is all about the individual making it on their own merit, right? But I guess it’s alright when they fall back on inherited privilege themselves.
Justin Trudeau is all of 40, and yet he still goes on and on about “representing Canada’s youth.” Strikes me as a bit deluded.
He is poorly educated, despited his money and connections, and I have read that the only job he ever held before being elected MP was as a part-time drama teacher in a private school.
I think Canadians would be a bit deluded themselves to invite him on board as our Prime Minister.
Now all we need to do is get rid of Harper and put Ben Mulroney in charge of the Tories. Who needs a time machine when we have Canadian politics?
The gives
39% Liberal
32% Conservative
20% NDP
This would supposedly result in a easy majority win for the Liberals. But of course that is now, during a time when our predominately left wing news media are falling all over themselves to crown the heir apparent. Good looks and the reputation of his dad will only carry him so far. It is still years before the next federal election, and during that time Justin will have to prove himself. He might have the stuff to be an effective politician, but somehow I doubt it.
It will, at the very least, be interesting.
Fence sitting, Trudeau II or O’bama?
Canadian politics with Trudau II leading the Liberals is what I was refering to.