One could be here all day talking about how utterly morally and politically corrupt they all are:
To wit:
It’s a list that’s as long as it is all-encompassing.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s nearly decade-long time in office was defined by a regular stream of scandals, faux pas and controversies — many of which brought the PM to his knees but, against all odds, managed to maintain the confidence of his party.
While this list doesn’t cover everything, here’s a sampling of some of the biggest blunders, goofs and scandals committed by the PM and his government over the past 10 years.
CASH-FOR-ACCESS SCANDAL (2016)
In Dec. 2016, The Globe and Mail reported pricey Liberal Party cash-for-access events held at homes of wealthy Chinese-Canadians, charging attendees as much as $1,525 each in exchange for one-on-one time with the PM. ...
AGA KHAN AFFAIR (2016)
Among the first defining scandals of Trudeau’s administration was the PM’s infamous eight-day 2016 Christmas vacation at the Aga Khan’s private island in The Bahamas.
While the PMO concealed the trip from public view, the story — broken by the National Post — was later confirmed, touching off an ethics investigation that saw Trudeau become the first PM in Canadian history found guilty of ethics breaches. ...
ELBOWGATE (2016)
Trudeau’s attempt to manhandle the Conservative whip during a vote resulted in a female MP being elbowed in the chest, prompting a flurry of apologies from the PM. ...
INDIA TRIP (2018)
Among the more memorable blunders from the Trudeau era was the infamous 2018 state visit to India, which saw the PM — still riding high in popularity both at home and around the world — engage in some embarrassing behaviour.
Despite being invited by Indian PM Narendra Modi, Trudeau and his family were greeted at the airport by an agricultural minister.
Among invitees to a state dinner during Trudeau’s visit were Sikh extremist Jaspar Atwal — one of four people convicted in a 1986 plot to murder Indian cabinet minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu.
Seemingly unwilling to settle on locally-produced food, the government paid over $17,000 to fly Canadian celebrity chef Vikram Vij to India from Vancouver to prepare food for the PM and his entourage at a number of events.
Trudeau’s choice of elaborate costumes during the trip also earned scorn from Indian media and pundits, which stood in contrast to his Indian counterparts who wore business suits.
“The ‘Mr. Dress-up goes to India’ trip really set the bar for Trudeau when it came to wasting money in a spectacular fashion and he tried hard to live up to that for his entire tenure,” said Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
The biggest scandal is that Canadians let this go on as long as they did.
More governmental incompetence:
Cabinet aides in pre-election polling asked Arab Canadians how the government could “promote the rights and safety of members of the Arab diaspora,” says a Privy Council report. No corresponding focus groups were held with Jewish Canadians: “Most felt the Government of Canada was on the wrong track.”
Putting aside the clearly anti-semitic flavour of the current government, there aren't supposed to be "Arab Canadians" but only Canadians.
One cannot serve two masters.
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The Liberal Party must run a leadership contest free of foreign interference, say MPs. A change in Party voting rules follows evidence a busload of Chinese foreign students helped nominate MP Han Dong (Don Valley North, Ont.) in 2019: “Listen, there’s foreign interference concerns.”
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Remember - the Trudeau government wants a cut of your alleged Can-con:
A federal subsidy program for Canadian musicians went 80 percent over budget due to pandemic lockdowns and collapsing album sales, says a Department of Canadian Heritage report. Musicians have complained they are reduced to collecting pennies in royalties from streaming services: “The current economic context does not allow the majority of artists to make a living.”
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