Bill Clinton secured his reputation as the “Comeback Kid” with his response to the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. The widely-ridiculed president with a woman problem channelled the nation’s grief, handling the tragedy with empathy and compassion. “It was the moment he was born to be president for,” said George Stephanopoulos, Clinton’s communications director – a moment that set him on course for re-election the following year.
Trudeau has always risked being out of touch with Canadians – such as during his Christmas vacation to the Aga Khan’s island. But this may be the moment for which he was born to be prime minister – a crisis where his self-assurance, resolve and absolute conviction are ideally suited to circumstance. But after a slow start, the prime minister, his cabinet and senior bureaucrats like chief public health officer, Theresa Tam, have provided clear direction and a regular flow of information to anxious Canadians. Trudeau invoked a cultural backlash in his first four years among certain segments of the electorate – older men, the religious, the less educated, those in the ethnic majority – many of whom felt they had been abandoned by progressive policies and values they didn’t understand.
A “mobility index” created by Citymapper, a route planning application with 20 million users, reinforced his point. It tracked activity in 40 cities worldwide, rating their usual movement versus their current level of bustle. Last Friday, more than one in four people in Toronto and Vancouver were still moving around, compared to one in 10 in San Francisco and New York, and one in 20 in Rome, Paris and Madrid.
His underhanded attempt to grab power and then lie to Canadians about how he will always uphold Canadian democratic institutions speaks volumes about his handling. He is not one to waste a good crisis to wrest power from the people.
Planes from China are still landing. I think it’s pretty self evident how well Trudeau has handled the Wuhan virus...not well at all. LiberalMediaZombie.
Failure is imminent with this moron
He’s and idiot
~30% of Canadians are Trudeau-Triggered from CPC Facebook memes to the point that any course of action wouldn't have stopped their endless Trudeau-Tears. ~20% are the opposite, still stuck in Trudeau mania circa 2015. The other 50% will be the true(deau) judges.
It's not too soon to pass judgement, Trudeau Liberals are commie loving enemies of democracy and need to be called out on it. They don't deserve to be in power as they have proven many times over the last 4 years. Now this ..... snakes and Trudeau Liberals are on the same level.
PM is 1 month younger than me. He grew a beard. He's still 1 month younger than me. He has a job, obviously. I DON'T. asking him for BasicIncome...
I think he’s doing a great job we’re no one has ventured before.
Your wrong John. Trudeau just proved how undemocratic he can be. His planned power grab on the back of a crisis is an affront to Canadian Democracy. How can he be fit to lead Canada should be the question your asking.
You could have left for your homeland in the UK and take your chances there
He is in hiding. Take a damn test and step up.
Really? At first he said it was no big deal. Don’t need to shut down borders. Now he’s hammering people for not taking it seriously? Then there’s the $82b to help people. Could be double if he had run massive deficits for 5 years.
This was obvious
I think that Trudeau is getting on drunk on the power of the office...
All he does is step in front of the camera and recite lines that have been written for him. He has literally done nothing for Canada. But he keeps letting flights land.🤬
No kidding. Ivison has the intellectual horsepower of a fifth grader.
Big difference between self assurance and plain arrogance.
Is this satire?
He wants his govt to have exclusive spending powers till Dec 2021. What do you think? 🤨
'Trudeau’s approval rating, which in late 2016 stood at a net positive 35, has since inverted – nearly two thirds of Canadians disapproved on his performance in late February, while only one third approved.' Isn't this the same thing? +- 2% Someone's paid per word
Wow, why the sudden restraint?
Very weak !
He has spent more time worrying about optics and narratives than he has Canadians. If he had acted when he should have and with the urgency that the reports from the medical experts suggest he shoud have we would not be in the position we are now
I think the majority of the country thinks our leaders are doing an outstanding job. Regardless, I don’t even think it’s appropriate to judge anyone in how they handled an unprecedented event like this unless of course they’re failing miserably like south of the border.
One word Weak and his aid package is simply not good enough
Yes, too soon for the media. Smart people all know, categorically, he is a buffoon, in way over his head, and the strings being oulled by gmbutts and the abominable Telford. They pass this legislation and we are in the streets, fuck the virus.
So when is the right time to judge? When 1,000 people die? 10,000? 100,000?
Trudeau was on vacation and fighting for some meaningless UN seat. He was AWOL at one of Canada’s most important times. What’s to debate? onpoli cdnpoli
No. It is NOT too soon to make a judgment about Trudeau vis a vis covid. This latest move is beyond reprehensible. His recent act of behaving like a sober, responsible, level-headed leader stepping up to the challenge was just that - an ACT. To get us to buy into this BS.
Too soon ? A month late on every possible measure... schmoozing around Africa while he should have been pushing for health care care boosts and travel restrictions.
It was a massive train wreck a scam imo
No it's not. He was fine until tonight. Unlimited power until Dec 31, 2021. No goddamn way in hell.
Too soon or not, we know what your answer will be John. It wouldn’t surprise anyone
Seriously? He ignored it for two months and to this very day the sources responsible for our infections keep on landing each and every day.
People need to take accountability for themselves...
Is the RCMP still allowing irregular migrants to come across the New York Quebec border?
But always be wary of an opportunist.
Considering the neighbors to the south have 20 times as many cases, I'd say he acted vigilantly and timely. It's more of the people and their boredom that is the risk, currently. The people who are actually not paying attention to the risk.
Pfft, the HELL it is! trudeau, the jacobin COMMIE should be forced to RESIGN by petition!
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