We need a prime minister with intelligence
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Summary
Justin Trudeau has been Prime Minister of Canada for the past eight years, and in that time, he s been a man of contradictions. He veered left and right, he veered right, but he s always been a guy who seemed to have it all together. And now that he s in office, it s time to ask the question: when will the novelty of this man wear off?
Transcript
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I just returned from a two-week road trip through the United States, and it's always nice to
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take a break from local issues and attitudes and absorb some of that hospitality and positive
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attitudes of individualism you see down in the American Southwest. So for the driving time,
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I chose to listen to the audio version of Barack Obama's book, A Promised Land. Yeah, yeah, I know,
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before you all get going. It says I'm not suddenly a fan of Obama's progressive policies and his
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high-spending Keynesian approach to economics. I do like to listen, read, and learn, though,
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from former leaders, and there can be positive insight to be found in their writing. I mean,
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really, Levesque's memoirs, for example, are a must-read for anybody interested in regionalism
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and Canadian politics. I mean, love or hate Obama, or Levesque's politics, for that matter. It can't
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be denied, though, that Obama is an intelligent, articulate, and skilled communicator. His voice
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is comfortable to listen to, and he gets his messages out clearly. And then I was thinking
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to myself as I was listening to it, what would Justin Trudeau's memoirs be like, though? And I
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had to laugh to myself. I mean, to begin with, Trudeau would need somebody to write it for him.
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A few, if any, words in the publication would be his own, unless perhaps it was a pop-up book.
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I mean, and if Trudeau were to narrate the words for an audiobook, it would be unlistenable.
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I'd rather spend a day under the tender mercies of a vivisectionist with a rusty razor than subject
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my mind and ears to hours of Trudeau's vacuous, breathy oration. While a written version may be less
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painful to consume, there'd be little of merit to be found. I mean, what would Trudeau talk about?
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Eight years in power, but really what? His wardrobe decisions? Preferred surfing locations?
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Maybe his favorite reality TV shows? I mean, I'm really going to ask the stubborn liberal supporters
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out there who just can't seem to let Trudeau go, when will the novelty of this man wear off for you?
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It's embarrassing enough, as a Canadian in general, when Trudeau pulls some ridiculous stunt
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or does something idiotic on the world stage. How bad must it be, though, when you're on the liberal
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team? I mean, this is your guy. Well, liberal supporters never tire of the gaffes and fiascos.
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I mean, how much did it have felt for his supporters when Trudeau decided to use the Queen's funeral to
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bring a celebrity entourage on a trip where he held an embarrassing and insulting karaoke party
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in a hotel lounge? What about when Trudeau earned ridicule around the world as he insulted India
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during his weeks over there with his bizarre penchant for dressing, playing dress-up in the
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cultural clothing of other nations? How many more surfing trips during national days of remembrance
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can his supporters endure? I mean, does it hurt internally for liberal supporters to see Trudeau ignored by
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other world leaders at summits when they've found little time to spend on a guy who's too busy
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wanting them to admire his latest cute socks rather than talk policy? I understand partisanship. I
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understand some liberal supporters will never support the thought of or entertain the thought of voting
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for a conservative party under any circumstance. It's okay. I can respect that. But can the liberals
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at least start working on finding a new leader? I mean, the nation's in a tough spot. The economy's
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sputtering, inflation's roaring, and unity is shattering. Canada needs a respectable, strong,
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and intelligent leader in there, and Trudeau's incapable of providing any of those things.
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I mean, there have been, and I know it's not what everybody likes to hear, but there have been some
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bright, pragmatic liberal members in the party. Isn't it time to give one of them the top job? A new
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leader would bring a new cabinet as well. And let's face it, Trudeau's unfortunately been prone to
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stacking cabinet positions with people he sees as his intellectual peers, and it shows.
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A leader less cerebrally insecure wouldn't feel threatened by filling cabinet positions with
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strong, intelligent people. And Canada needs those kind of people in power right now.
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I don't understand the appeal of the liberal party, but again, I can respect it. I'll never
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understand the ability, though, of liberal supporters to endure idiocy from their leadership.
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I'm beyond caring right now if Canada's prime minister is conservative or liberal. I just want
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one who is intelligent. Is that too much to ask? Apparently it is. Canadian Shooting Supports Association.
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