Juno News - April 24, 2023


Did Justin Trudeau STAGE this viral video？


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11 minutes

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160

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16

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A viral video emerged of Justin Trudeau picking a fight with a kid over abortion. Now, many are questioning whether this whole thing was a liberal campaign stunt. Is it real, or is it all part of a larger plot to divide and conquer Canada?

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00:00:00.000 We are unequivocally and proudly pro-choice, and always will be.
00:00:05.700 If you don't want to get vaccinated, that's your choice.
00:00:09.220 But don't think you can get on a plane or a train besides vaccinated people and put them at risk.
00:00:21.300 Well, as far as we can tell, there isn't a federal election going on in Canada right now.
00:00:25.580 And if there was, we'd like to at least think that we would know about it.
00:00:28.080 But if you were just following the liberals and Justin Trudeau over the past month, you might be mistaken.
00:00:32.360 Because everything they do these days looks a lot like campaigning.
00:00:35.520 Attacking the opposition every time they speak, whipping up partisan hostilities,
00:00:39.260 and injecting divisive wedge issues into our political discourse.
00:00:42.720 Mainly abortion.
00:00:43.640 Two weeks ago, a viral video emerged of Justin Trudeau leaving one of his campaign-style town hall events
00:00:48.800 where he decided to pick on and debate someone of his own intellectual stature over the issue of abortion.
00:00:53.880 A kid.
00:00:54.320 Now, despite the fact that the legacy media and liberal MPs were sharing this tweet,
00:00:58.960 sharing this video, and proudly displaying their leader's ability to debate a kid,
00:01:03.240 to a lot of Canadians, this video doesn't really pass the smell test.
00:01:06.620 In fact, to a lot of them, it smells a lot like liberal propaganda.
00:01:10.380 And when Trudeau used that same viral clip of him debating an unprepared kid in what appears to be a campaign video,
00:01:16.800 many Canadians are now convinced that what they were looking at was nothing more than a liberal campaign ad.
00:01:22.080 So that's the common question of the episode.
00:01:23.540 If you've seen the clip of Trudeau debating the kid, do you think this was staged or do you think it was real?
00:01:28.940 Let me know in the comments, drop a like in the video, help us out by subscribing to the TrueNorth YouTube channel,
00:01:33.340 and let's get into it.
00:01:34.020 Well, I think it's pretty safe to say that many Canadians have collectively resigned themselves
00:01:37.880 to suspending all disbelief at what this Prime Minister might say or do.
00:01:42.440 We've all seen the gaffes.
00:01:43.740 We've all seen the outrageous statements.
00:01:45.820 It's pretty tough to surprise Canadians when it comes to Justin Trudeau these days.
00:01:49.400 But if you've been on Twitter over the past few weeks, you've likely come across this viral video.
00:01:53.760 In fact, every liberal MP has shared it, proudly displaying their leader in action,
00:01:57.660 that you really can't get away with not seeing it.
00:01:59.580 But before we show you the video, there are some clear and obvious questions that remain unanswered.
00:02:03.860 For example, who was the kid in the video?
00:02:05.840 Where is the original footage from the kid debating Trudeau?
00:02:08.680 And why is there only one angle of this viral interaction,
00:02:12.180 when obviously hundreds of people around the Prime Minister have their phones out and are filming this?
00:02:16.760 These are some very basic and reasonable questions to ask about a video
00:02:20.400 the Liberals are now using to campaign off of.
00:02:23.020 Let's watch this video and you tell me what you think in the comments.
00:02:25.760 For example, our dental program that is going to help low-income families
00:02:30.520 be able to send their kids to the dentist, would you support that?
00:02:33.740 I'm not fully into it, I just know that.
00:02:35.500 Well, you don't think poor people...
00:02:36.420 I'm pretty sure I'm against the poor people. 1.00
00:02:38.560 We'll put that aside for a second.
00:02:40.260 You don't think low-income families should have access to dental care?
00:02:45.060 I think they should.
00:02:46.040 You think they should?
00:02:46.980 Yeah.
00:02:47.240 Well, Pierre Paulie and the Conservative Party voted against that.
00:02:49.840 Okay.
00:02:50.260 Okay, so that's...
00:02:51.240 So already you see the party you support...
00:02:53.040 I don't know.
00:02:53.520 ...but the party you support...
00:02:54.880 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:02:55.660 I'm not fully concerned.
00:02:56.920 More PPC.
00:02:58.020 More PPC?
00:02:59.100 Yeah.
00:03:00.020 Okay, so why is that?
00:03:01.980 Why are you PPC?
00:03:02.760 I think they're mostly Christian, I think.
00:03:04.340 I'm against the vaccine, man.
00:03:05.600 Okay, so mostly Christian, so you don't think we should be supporting Muslims?
00:03:09.280 So before we even get to the abortion stuff,
00:03:11.360 the supposed adult in this debate, Justin Trudeau,
00:03:13.700 is already losing to the kid.
00:03:15.520 What kind of an adult responds to someone saying they're Christian like that? 0.66
00:03:18.840 Oh, you're mostly Christian, so you don't think we should be supporting Muslims? 0.87
00:03:21.620 What?
00:03:21.980 Who responds that way?
00:03:23.140 He just did the Kathy Newman meme.
00:03:25.020 So you don't think we should be supporting Muslims? 0.71
00:03:27.220 How embarrassing.
00:03:28.140 No, I think we should support everyone.
00:03:30.520 You should support everyone.
00:03:31.640 I think a mainly liberal abortion is against Christianity.
00:03:34.120 I think, out of your view.
00:03:35.620 Okay, okay.
00:03:36.460 Do you think that women should have the right to choose what happens to their own bodies? 1.00
00:03:40.540 Personally, no.
00:03:41.340 Do you think you should be able to choose what happens to a woman's body? 0.99
00:03:44.700 Well, I think if they're sleeping around,
00:03:45.920 they shouldn't be allowed to support the baby, personally.
00:03:48.440 I'm pro-choice.
00:03:49.340 Wow.
00:03:49.980 Wait, he's just saying you're pro-choice.
00:03:51.500 No, no, no, no.
00:03:52.020 You're pro-choice.
00:03:52.600 No, no, you're not pro-choice.
00:03:53.960 No, I'm pro-what's the pro-choice?
00:03:55.260 Pro-life.
00:03:55.860 Okay, pro-life.
00:03:57.100 And you don't think women should be able to make choices what they do with their bodies? 1.00
00:04:01.060 With abortion, no, personally not.
00:04:02.480 Why not?
00:04:03.200 Why not?
00:04:03.740 Because if there's a choice to sleep around, they have to...
00:04:06.060 No, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:04:07.140 That is... 0.89
00:04:07.760 So a woman who is raped should be able to get an abortion? 1.00
00:04:12.780 I'd say that's...
00:04:14.060 So that's where it gets complicated.
00:04:15.600 No, no, it doesn't get complicated.
00:04:16.940 It's either yes or no, she's alone.
00:04:18.320 That's a super smooth example.
00:04:19.340 No, no, no, but it's an all-too-common example. 0.99
00:04:21.680 Right, women get raped all the time. 1.00
00:04:23.940 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 0.92
00:04:24.360 Okay, and it's something we have to take seriously.
00:04:26.780 But 95...
00:04:27.740 No, no, so let's talk about that specific example.
00:04:30.000 Should a woman who was raped be able to get an abortion? 1.00
00:04:33.200 I'm split on it, 50, 50.
00:04:34.800 But I think 95...
00:04:35.820 No, no, no, no, you are not in favor of saying yes.
00:04:40.080 A woman who was raped should be able to choose to not bear that child? 1.00
00:04:46.100 I honestly don't know.
00:04:47.820 It sounds like you need to do a little more thinking and a little more preying on it.
00:04:52.120 So there are some very bizarre things going on in that video to say the least.
00:04:55.240 And we're going to try and go through as many of them as we can.
00:04:57.280 But if I miss any, please let me know in the comments.
00:04:59.820 One of the notable things that sticks out to me is that the kid debating the Prime Minister
00:05:03.320 is turning on and turning off the video camera while he's debating the Prime Minister.
00:05:08.360 Why would he stop the video recording halfway through the interaction
00:05:12.600 and then turn it on again and then turn it off again?
00:05:14.660 That is very strange to me.
00:05:16.000 The second bizarre thing about this video is that this supposed pro-life teenager
00:05:20.660 seems woefully unprepared to debate anyone in Canada on the issue of abortion,
00:05:25.140 let alone the most pro-abortion Prime Minister in Canadian history.
00:05:28.220 Now, if you've talked to any pro-life Canadians about the issue of abortion,
00:05:31.620 especially young pro-life Canadians like myself,
00:05:34.040 you would know that we are not that unprepared for a debate.
00:05:36.760 We know what we're talking about.
00:05:37.860 In this two-minute video, this kid forgets what side of the debate he's on.
00:05:41.440 And then he says he's pro-what's it called?
00:05:51.040 Oh, pro-life.
00:05:54.540 Again, if you've ever talked to a pro-life Canadian about abortion,
00:05:58.600 they will never tell you that they are pro-what's it called?
00:06:01.720 Pro-life.
00:06:02.360 They at least know what side of the debate they're on.
00:06:04.380 And finally, a very strange thing about this video
00:06:07.000 is the fact that basically every Liberal MP shared the video
00:06:11.480 and used a very similar line of messaging in their quote tweet of the video,
00:06:16.340 almost like it's campaign propaganda.
00:06:18.880 Tlaib Nur Muhammad, the Liberal MP.
00:06:21.620 This is worth a watch for three reasons.
00:06:23.880 PM Trudeau leaves no doubt as to our government's commitment
00:06:26.400 to always protect a woman's right to choose.
00:06:28.780 It's a reminder that there are people who don't think a woman should choose
00:06:31.360 what happens to her body, and it's a masterclass. 1.00
00:06:34.720 A total masterclass.
00:06:35.980 The Prime Minister debating an unprepared kid.
00:06:38.640 A woman's right to choose is a human right. 1.00
00:06:40.660 Period.
00:06:41.440 While some dare to question it,
00:06:42.840 our government will continue to stand up and defend it at every single opportunity.
00:06:46.920 That's how liberals think about abortion. 0.98
00:06:48.540 How dare you question abortion? 0.68
00:06:50.500 How dare you question the right to kill a baby in the womb? 0.97
00:06:53.120 How dare you? 0.93
00:06:53.760 That's how they think.
00:06:54.660 This is leadership.
00:06:55.840 A Prime Minister open and willing to engage.
00:06:58.480 Willing to dialogue, but never compromising a woman's rights.
00:07:01.700 Ever.
00:07:02.120 Oh yeah, a Prime Minister willing to engage with a teenager.
00:07:05.340 You get the picture though.
00:07:07.040 Canned responses to an evenly matched debate between the Prime Minister and a teenager,
00:07:11.520 and then canned Liberal quote tweets sharing that video.
00:07:14.600 And just to really hammer home the point that this video was totally unscripted,
00:07:18.380 totally raw, totally natural,
00:07:20.480 the Prime Minister followed that up over the weekend
00:07:22.740 with what appears to be a campaign video discussing this clip exactly.
00:07:27.920 Totally unscripted.
00:07:30.060 You might have seen this video recently.
00:07:32.260 It was from a conversation I had with a young man on the issue of being pro-choice.
00:07:37.320 In the days following this video getting out there,
00:07:39.600 I got a whole bunch of comments and suggestions from friends and supporters
00:07:43.180 who said,
00:07:43.640 Oh, you could have said this, or you should have laid out that
00:07:46.500 to really make clear what your stance is.
00:07:49.160 So I wanted to take a moment right now
00:07:51.500 to emphasise that our government will always stand up
00:07:56.240 and take action to protect access to reproductive health services.
00:08:00.700 We've increased access to the abortion pill right across the country,
00:08:04.380 which helps people in rural and remote areas.
00:08:07.080 We're working with partners across the country
00:08:09.260 to ensure better access to safe and inclusive reproductive health services.
00:08:15.000 And we're holding provinces to account
00:08:17.200 when they're not delivering on their obligations.
00:08:20.020 In the House of Commons in 2021,
00:08:22.300 when a Conservative MP brought in legislation to restrict abortion access,
00:08:27.060 Liberal MPs stepped up and voted it down.
00:08:31.480 With attacks on reproductive rights around the world,
00:08:35.240 it's really important that we not take things for granted,
00:08:38.640 that we continue to stand up unequivocally.
00:08:41.920 So let me be very clear.
00:08:44.140 This government will never tell a woman what to do with her body. 1.00
00:08:48.880 We are unequivocally and proudly pro-choice,
00:08:52.580 and always will be.
00:08:54.000 This government is proudly and unequivocally pro-choice,
00:08:56.880 and always will be.
00:08:58.080 Except for the two and a half years when they told men and women
00:09:00.460 what to put in their body
00:09:01.360 if they want to be able to travel their own country,
00:09:03.280 to get on a plane or a train,
00:09:04.820 or to receive basic government services,
00:09:06.760 or to just have a night out at a restaurant.
00:09:09.440 They're pro-choice when it comes to having an abortion,
00:09:11.460 when it comes to killing a baby,
00:09:12.960 but they're not pro-choice when it comes to the vaccine.
00:09:15.180 You can take that one to the bank.
00:09:16.440 But there's nothing to see here.
00:09:17.540 This is definitely not a campaign video
00:09:19.560 using a divisive wedge issue to put into our political discourse.
00:09:23.440 It's definitely not what's going on.
00:09:24.980 It's just an organic reaction to a totally raw viral clip, right?
00:09:29.880 Absolutely.
00:09:30.640 Don't question anything these days.
00:09:32.900 Otherwise, I'll just be a tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy theorist.
00:09:36.380 And as standard practice to every single Justin Trudeau video posted to Twitter,
00:09:40.620 the comments underneath the video are absolutely ruthless.
00:09:43.520 How perfectly does this statement sum up the Liberals? 0.87
00:09:46.620 A ridiculous reassurance as a response to a faked question. 0.96
00:09:50.220 Pure theatrics, nothing substantive. 0.96
00:09:52.840 This government will never tell a woman what to do with her body. 1.00
00:09:55.640 15 months ago, we were getting beaten and trampled in Ottawa
00:09:58.300 because you were telling men, women, and children what to do with their body. 1.00
00:10:01.980 Hypocrites. 1.00
00:10:02.780 This video solidifies my belief that it was all staged. 1.00
00:10:06.100 Oh, Paul, don't question the government.
00:10:07.940 There's never any reason to question the government, especially this one.
00:10:10.540 Except for when it comes to the vaccine, right? 0.95
00:10:12.420 Anyone who doesn't take vaccines is a racist misogynist.
00:10:15.900 Did Trudeau really say that?
00:10:17.640 Oh yeah, no, he did.
00:10:32.960 But he's really pro-choice.
00:10:34.040 He's unequivocally pro-choice.
00:10:35.780 We are unequivocally and proudly pro-choice and always will be.
00:10:40.900 The Prime Minister isn't known for being adept at most things.
00:10:43.880 But one thing he is for sure good at is taking American political issues
00:10:47.720 and bringing them into Canada to divide the Canadian population. 0.74
00:10:51.200 He did that with guns and he's doing it with abortion. 0.88
00:10:53.640 You see, right now, abortion is back in the American news cycle.
00:10:56.880 No better time than to inject it into Canadian politics when no one is talking about it.
00:11:01.280 That video of Justin Trudeau debating and managing to lose to an unprepared kid is totally real.
00:11:06.980 Don't let yourself question it.
00:11:08.080 Alright, that's going to do it for us today on the show.
00:11:09.880 Thank you so much for tuning in.
00:11:10.940 My name is Harrison Faulkner and this is Radioed.