Justin Trudeau, peering down from the lofty heights of inherited privilege, cries \u201cbegone\u201d to the envy and mistrust that has infested Canadian politics for the last \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
Still, as Trudeau the younger notes, \u201cour greatest strength is above ground\u201d and his father is below it, so he is ready \u201cto build a better life, a better Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n
A poll<\/a> 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\u2019t fathom why<\/em> someone whose grasp of a reasoned argument in defence of the Kyoto Protocol extends only so far as calling the Environment Minister<\/a> a \u201cpiece of shit\u201d, would end up as prime minister.<\/p>\n But, then, people voted for Trudeau senior and junior is merely following in Pop\u2019s footsteps<\/a>.<\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n 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 \u2014 and confront those critics who say he\u2019s just a pretty face with a famous last name.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cI am running because I believe this country wants and needs new leadership, a vision for Canada\u2019s future grounded not in the politics of envy or mistrust,\u201d Trudeau told a crowd peppered with Liberal party luminaries.<\/p>\n \u201cOne 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Justin Trudeau, peering down from the lofty heights of inherited privilege, cries \u201cbegone\u201d to the envy and mistrust that has infested Canadian politics for the last \u2013 well, since his father invoked the war measures act in October 1970, suspended … Continue reading