Western Standard - April 18, 2023


Justin Trudeau dodges Pierre Poilievre questions


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Learn English with Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to a private villa in Costa Rica cost $160,000 in taxpayer dollars, but he won t say how much he paid for the accommodation and meals at the villa.

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00:00:00.000 Because of the galloping inflation this Prime Minister has caused,
00:00:04.320 two-thirds of Canadians say they are cutting back on summer vacations,
00:00:07.960 and one-quarter say they've cancelled their vacations altogether.
00:00:11.720 But they'll still have to pay for someone else's vacation.
00:00:14.220 $160,000 of taxpayer expenses for the Prime Minister to go down to the private villa,
00:00:20.820 luxurious villa, of a super-rich Trudeau Foundation donor,
00:00:25.640 for which the nightly cost is as much as $9,000.
00:00:31.500 How much did the Prime Minister pay for his accommodations at this luxurious villa?
00:00:37.860 Prime Minister.
00:00:39.520 Mr. Speaker, our family have been good friends with this family for about 50 years,
00:00:43.840 and as always, we work with the Ethics Commissioner to make sure that all rules are followed.
00:00:48.940 But if Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, was truly concerned about affordability for Canadians,
00:00:53.800 he would be voting to support our budget that puts forward concrete measures to help Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
00:01:00.780 He'd be fast-tracking the grocery rebate through this House to make sure that we can deliver as quickly as possible help to 11 million Canadians.
00:01:08.680 And he wouldn't have stood to vote against the dental care supports that already helped 250,000 young people right across this country.
00:01:16.660 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:01:19.200 Here, this is a villa that rents out commercially for as much as $9,000 per night.
00:01:27.340 If any other Canadian had stayed there, that's what they would have to have paid, 0.99
00:01:31.700 and they would have to have paid for their own airpair, not having a private jet.
00:01:35.520 This Prime Minister wants us to believe that these Trudeau Foundation donors
00:01:41.500 offered him a $9,000 a night vacation for nothing.
00:01:45.940 We know nothing is free, Mr. Speaker.
00:01:47.840 This is about influence and power for the super-rich.
00:01:51.060 So why won't he answer?
00:01:52.500 How much should he pay in accommodation per night at this luxurious villa?
00:01:57.140 The Honourable Prime Minister.
00:02:00.440 I guess, Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, struggles with the concept of friendship, Mr. Speaker.
00:02:05.380 My father was godfather to one of their kids.
00:02:09.620 Their father was godfather to one of my brothers.
00:02:12.960 This is 50 years of friendship, Mr. Speaker.
00:02:15.620 But, of course, we work with the Ethics Commissioners to make sure everything, all the rules were followed.
00:02:20.900 But if the Leader of the Opposition wants to talk about friendships,
00:02:24.720 let's talk about the fact that he's running to his American billionaire tech giant's friends
00:02:29.760 to attack the local news that Canadians are relying on.
00:02:33.440 Shame on him for going after Canadian content, Canadian news, Canadian things that people care about.
00:02:39.980 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:02:42.480 The only thing Canadian about the Prime Minister's vacation is the tax dollars forced to pay for it, Mr. Speaker.
00:02:49.640 But he refuses to answer the question.
00:02:52.160 He knows that these powerful interests are buying influence
00:02:56.800 while making the Prime Minister more out of touch with the people on whom he is imposing
00:03:01.420 his inflationary taxes and deficits.
00:03:04.220 This is consistent with having already been found guilty
00:03:06.840 for taking a quarter-million-dollar vacation from a billionaire
00:03:10.280 that was seeking a government grant from him.
00:03:12.420 If he's got nothing to hide, will he tell us,
00:03:14.780 did he take these $9,000-a-night villas for free?
00:03:19.200 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:03:21.480 Mr. Speaker, as the Leader of the Opposition knows well,
00:03:24.340 there are certain security protocols that the RCMP need to follow
00:03:27.780 for all Prime Ministers, regardless of political parties or partisan stripes.
00:03:32.860 But again, Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition
00:03:35.880 was genuinely cared about affordability for Canadians,
00:03:39.660 he would be voting in favour of our dental benefits
00:03:42.680 that are helping hundreds of thousands of kids right now
00:03:45.740 and will help millions of Canadians into the future.
00:03:48.020 But he voted against it.
00:03:49.800 He voted against tax cuts for the middle class
00:03:52.100 while we raised them on the wealthiest 1%.
00:03:54.180 And now he's running to his American billionaire buddies
00:03:57.920 to go after local news for Canadians.
00:04:01.000 That's not what Canadians... 1.00
00:04:02.020 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:04:05.080 Mr. Speaker, this from a guy who took a $160,000
00:04:08.540 taxpayer-funded trip to a private villa
00:04:11.800 for which there was no security reason
00:04:13.740 that he couldn't pay for his own room.
00:04:15.420 He took a $6,000-a-night vacation in London,
00:04:19.840 two weeks in Costa Rica in the middle of the summer,
00:04:24.940 surfing in Tofino on Truth and Reconciliation Day
00:04:28.600 at taxpayer's expense,
00:04:30.280 and a guilty verdict for staying at Billionaire Island.
00:04:32.980 Mr. Speaker, this Prime Minister is out of touch
00:04:35.940 and Canadians are out of money.
00:04:38.680 When will he stop with these vacations
00:04:40.740 and start working for the people in this country?
00:04:42.840 All right.
00:04:43.180 a lot of people
00:04:46.080 have told us
00:04:46.840 what he has in theé¼»
00:05:08.420 getting caught on him.