There’s an aura about cabinet shuffles. Certainly they mesmerize newsrooms. The game of who will go where, who’s up, who’s down, what does it mean if X moves from this portfolio to that portfolio, or Y gets hauled from some high-profile perch to dwell in the lower echelons of cabinet, is a harmless one. It’s an endlessly chewable biscuit, ideal low-calorie filler for columns and news panels.
Attitude change No. 1: Start with coming to an active and informed understanding that problems and tensions in the country you actually lead are your first concern. Understand that the sea levels on a beach in Australia in 2080, over which you have absolutely no ability to predict or change, are not within your ambit or your competence.
You should give great thought to moving your government off its “woke” setting. Your entire first term seemed to be one continuous search for opportunities to display your very progressive credentials to every trendy group and cause that presented itself. Drop the glamour trips abroad altogether. Start holding stay-overs with aides and ministers in sections of the country not normally on a PM’s itinerary. Less the showcase and usually tepid town halls.
That would be an attitude shift of immense consequence and would go extremely far in repairing the divisions your obstinate commitment to international climate change, holding that cause superior to the interests of the country you actually govern, has brought about.
Forget whatever. What Rex Murphy needs is an attitude change
I think you do RexMurphyPM You are always anti-Trudeau no matter what the situation and after years of this it is meaningless.
An excellent column. Sound advice that is deserving of reflection by the PM and cabinet.
Rex is something like the Don Cherry of political commentary. Does not dress as well though.
This suddenly makes a lot more sense after reading the article below. What a poor excuse for journalism - I have more respect for the Toronto Sun reporting than these disguised rantings
An attitude change to appease 30 % of Canadians outside of Alberta and Saskatchewan who voted for Conservative ideology. My expectation is that a Rhode's scholar could provide a more objective analysis.
TRex is an ancient dinosaur.
With his ego? Never going to happen. cdnpoli
A person who never had to work for a living,has no idea what other people have to do to live
If only Rex's common sense could ever get thru to gmbutts and his liberal_party minions cdnpoli
Poor Rex. He has his priorities mixed up. Unity is good and we will all perish together.
Makes sense to me.
Excellent pts Rex
Not likely to happen .
The country won't unite under a brown face make up wearing racist prime minister.
We need a leader, not a hypocritical BF drama teacher. We need non-confidence asap. Also need to replace sheer.
Rex Murphy is a dried up prune!
Rex Murphy says someone else needs an attitude change. RIP irony.
Thank you Rex! I hope JustinTrudeau takes this message to heart. Not much faith the Great Divider can put away his theatrical pretentious and get to work for unity. We’ll see.
SuzakiTheAmazon That will never happen. His elitist arrogance knows no bounds.
Not gonna read it!
jimsarty lol. Rex Murphy. I love this guy, he's like 7000 years old and his ideas are even older.
What we need is no Trudeau at all
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Rex Murphy and Don Martin need to retire and get off of television. Please bye bye 👋🏼
SuzakiTheAmazon Stupid is as stupid does ...
Whining again?
Rex wrote this but he knows how it will play out. There will be no seismic shift in Canada because you win power in Ontario and Quebec--emphasis on Quebec. Western Canada is just roadkill on the way to a majority in Confederation.
Looked in the mirror lately, have you, Rex?
Best political article I've read!!
Rex delivering our weekly dose of common sense.
why? I like his attitude? maybe if cons werent assholes..
Jackie Robinson, Blue Egg Shells
What the needs is better journalists.
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Awe Rex, more NP conservative biased tripe. Retirement? Perhaps its your time as well!
he is to stupid to realize his bad attitude
Far too arrogant for that!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Trudeau change is attitude? did his Father? answer is no to arrogant to change
Rex your so old I expect you to turn into oil any day now
No one says it better than Rex -- ever!
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