Justin Trudeau: Just another “Con” man?

[arikara]

Justin Trudeau wants to project a young, fresh face, representing all the good things that Canadians want – a man who would do politics differently. But the gap between reality and fairytale is extraordinary.

If one looks at what he has said to date, one finds a man with tired old ideas; a limited understanding of, and sensitivity for, many major issues; and a puppet serving Bay Street, Big Oil and other powerful interests. The same powerful interests served by the Harper administration.

A middle class fairy tale

Most telling is Trudeau’s supposed concern for the middle class. Though 80% of Canadians have seen their revenues decline or stagnate over the last 3 decades – income inequalities are at an all time extreme – Trudeau, like Stephen Harper, has concluded that low corporate taxes are the way to go for maintaining what they perceive to be a prosperous and rich Canada.

But Trudeau goes one step further to the right than Harper. He has repeatedly expressed the view that now is not the time to lower the corporate tax rate, implying that, at a later time, a lower corporate tax rate could be an option.

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http://commonsensecanadian.ca/justin-trudeau-just-another-con-man/

[PDJane]

1. He is a conventionally educated son of privilege.

He is not change, although he might be a little easier to steer to the left than Harper.

Harper is a religious bigot. He hides it, but no less a person than Stockwell Day has stated that Harper was one of the founding members of the Northern Alliance, a racist organization. He is an evangelical born-again sort, a man who wants to permanently change the kind of Canada we live in, starting with his decision to end public financing of elections, a move that automatically meant that he has much more money than his opponents.

So yes, Trudeau would be a slight improvement. He's not the change that we need, however.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

2. I hope people wise up to the Trudeau myth

Bay street bankers, big oil and our MSM have every intention of trying to create a 2 party race in which they have both sides covered. Re-branding is only skin deep, and I'm embarrassed for Canadians that fall for this.