Maybe we should all be upset and appalled at PMJT for not showing up for a Leader’s debate. The other political Leaders (Andrew Scheer, Jagmeet Singh and Elizabeth May), certainly let us know. A forth microphone which is where Justin Trudeau was supposed to have been was left unoccupied. But I think this is a very revealing factor about him. You should remember that his attendance record at Parliament was somewhat dismal. So what’s a leadership debate? Well, it can reveal one obvious fact,
He has a record and doesn’t want to talk about it.
And that’s because it’s a pretty dismal record. SNC Lavalin, His Trip to India, Omar Khadr’s $10 million dollar payout, to name a few. I could honestly say that if I was the Prime Minister, I would be ready, willing and able to defend my record. No questions asked. But, there have been so many times when you would here a question or some criticism from the Opposition and he essentially wouldn’t say anything to answer the question. He would block Justice from being done. An example being when he first denied any wrongdoing on demoting Jody Wilson Raybould from the Attorney General portfolio. Of course he has stuff to hide and he did everything he could to try to cover it up. The Truth hurts, and sometimes it condemns.
The liberal slogan says enough about this. In 2015 it was “Real change (now).” Today it’s “Choose forward.” And that’s because he wants you to vote for him, without looking at the past four years. And I heard JT mention the other day that “we’ve done a lot of things the past four years, but we’re not finished yet.” Paraphrased. Maybe he’s not finished but I’ve had enough. Hope maybe you have too. Of course, Trudeau took criticism from the other leaders. And what did the Star Editorial Board have to say about this? Well, they didn’t think it was justified. Which, by the way, the free pass only applies to Trudeau because if Doug Ford was to miss a debate, well then they would be Outraged! So much for an Opinion.
I don’t want to talk about it.
Seriously though, If Justin Trudeau keeps missing these opportunities to talk to Canadians than he’s going to hurt himself. And people won’t tolerate it. This is how he’s behaving. By not showing up. The Opinion polls had the liberals virtually tied with the Conservatives, but if this continues you will see JT start to slump and Andrew Scheer start to increase. You’ll see liberals start to get nervous and will eventually start to see them pulling out all the stops. Watch for commercials that look like this. “If Stephen Harper was the PM, Canadian Troops would be fighting in Iraq.” Keep power at all costs. But It’s very revealing when you don’t want to show up to defend your record. It means you have a pretty bad record to defend. And I think it’s a matter of responsibility. Here is the latest:
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