THE APPLE BEING JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND THE TREE OF COURSE.. HIS FATHER, THE LATE PIERRE ELLIOT.
This is the Blog even I have been waiting for.
For me - in my time, the worst Prime Minister Canada has experienced was the Father. I have a long list of reasons for saying this but suffice to focus on the one that was a reason in my selling my law practice and moving here to Ottawa in early 1982.
Interest rates then exceeded 20% as dear Pierre was traipsing across the West telling farmers "why should I sell your wheat" and all the while I had clients going bankrupt and losing their homes. All that Trudeau Sr. was really interested in was repatriating the Constitution from Great Britain. A Trust Fund Baby like the Justin of today, he could not possibly realize what life was like for real folks, in the real economy.
I too have a long list of other reasons why Trudeau the Younger mimics his Father but you know those as well as I do. There is though an interesting parallel today to yesterday's Interest Rate / Repatriation Debacle. While Rome Burned with Covid 19, Justin put his entire faith in Communist China and as a result not only did it cause bankruptcies here at home but also resulted in the unnecessary loss of life. And while Justin is quick off the mark to apologize for every supposed Canadian fault under the sun - dating back eons, you and I know that it will be a frosty Friday in July when he apologizes for that. In other words... 'Never'.
And the sad fact is, that come this Fall's Election, he will most likely win and by way of a healthy majority. And, this brings to mind one of my favourite expressions...'never over-estimate the intelligence of the average voter'. And I say this having greater respect for the average voter than I do for politicians - i.e. those who you always know are lying as soon as 'their lips move'.
One more thing before I finish.
When Justin Trudeau was first elected he promised Open, Responsive and Inclusive Government but as time has shown this was just another of his long list of his empty promises. This is most evident recently when he accepted to his Party - with arms wide open - the disgruntled former member of the Green Party. You know the one who left her Party because it was not sufficiently Anti- Jewish enough. So I guess he fulfills his one promise somewhat of being 'inclusive' however in this case it pertains to welcoming a bigot into his Caucus. And yet, if you are Pro-Life as many Liberal MPs privately are, if any were to publicly voice their support for the unborn, they would be bounced out of the Liberal Party quicker than one could say Jackie Robinson.
So I have experienced both Trudeaus and as I stated at the beginning I believe the Father was worse than the son. And that brings to mind another favourite expression I have ...Justin Trudeau inherited the good looks of his mother as well as her brains. I do qualify that somewhat, he did inherit his Dad's arrogance and deviousness.
As I See It...
K.D. Galagher
