For the record, I don't think the fact she was a woman had anything to do with it. If she was male she would have been subject to the same verbal backlash. Not defending the behavior. It has no place in a civilized society, but hasn't the reaction too it now been over the top? He didn't shoot her or physically harm her. It's stuff like this that TrueDope will milk for all its worth. Garner the sympathy vote.
As prime minister, Trudeau should be concerned about national unity and bringing the country together. Instead, he pits region against region and various groups against each other for political gain and the results are proving disastrous.
Chrystia Freeland didn’t deserve what happened on Friday, no public figure does. If Trudeau really wants to live up to his own words on this issue, though, he’ll take a look in the mirror, consider his own rhetoric and stop trying to divide Canadians.
He pits region against region and various groups against each other for political gain
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When Justin Trudeau stood on an Ottawa stage Sunday and called for respect, it was unfortunately laughable. Trudeau was condemning the harassment of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland last week,
which was the right thing to do but his words showed a lack of self-awareness for his own actions.
Denouncing the threatening treatment Freeland received was the right thing to do but, as usual, Trudeau has to grandstand and take a step further.
Saying that Canadians deserve respect no matter who you are likely rings hollow to the millions he has denigrated over the past several years. He has called Canadians who disagree with him
racist and misogynist many times and long before the trucker protest.
In Trudeau’s view of the world, he can smear entire groups of people – folks he’s never met and doesn’t know – in the most vile terms but insulting words hurled at his minister is undermining democracy.
“Threats, violence, intimidation of any kind, are always unacceptable and this kind of cowardly behaviour threatens and undermines our democracy and our values and openness and respect upon which Canada was built,” Trudeau said.
Trudeau’s track record is lacking. The link is worth a read through.
For Trudeau, respect is only for those who he agrees with, those he sees as on his side.