PONDERABLES
Given that he’s reduced himself to nothing more than Justin Trudeau’s lap dog, how can Jagmeet Singh possibly have any self-esteem left? And how can anyone other than NDP diehards any longer take him seriously?
THINGS I FIRMLY BELIEVE.
The NHL All-Star Weekend was the worst sports television ever.
TRUDEAU BACKS DOWN ON GUN-BAN AMENDMENTS
Having to back off on his gun ban amendments has resulted in egg that looks good on the prime minister’s face. Safety minister, Mark Mendicino, admitted that although the government consulted three gun control groups regarding the changes, no hunting or gun rights groups had been invited to comment. When it became known the amendment included a ban on what has been described as the most popular hunting rifle in Canada (the SKS) even a number of Liberal MPs strenuously objected to the amendments. There was also a huge outcry of condemnation from the Assembly of First Nations. It’s been reported the NDP were against the amendments as well; and of course, Trudeau needs NDP support to stay in power if he’s faced with a vote of confidence.This whole exercise seems to be nothing more than another personal crusade of Trudeau’s which had scant support from any corner.
ANOTHER TRUDEAU PONDERABLE
Another puzzling Trudeau move last week was the appointment of activist (a euphemism for “troublemaker”) Amira Eighawaby as “Canada’s special representative for combating Islamophobia.” As there were ten Muslim Liberals elected in the last election it’s difficult to see why he felt this move was even necessary.
WHY THE MAiD DELAY?
Minister of Justice, David Lametti, has announced that the Liberal government is introducing legislation to delay for one year the expansion of the MAiD (medically assisted death) rules to cover those suffering solely from a mental illness. Why the delay? Isn’t MAiD simply a civilized, non-violent way to commit suicide? What’s the government going to learn over the next year that it doesn’t already know?
PROOF THAT REX MURPHY WAS RIGHT
Trudeau’s embarrassing abandonment of his gun-ban stand, combined with his completely unnecessary creation of the Eighawahy post, proves again that the ultra-wise Rex Murphy was bang on when he described Trudeau as being “more woke than awake.”
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S RANT
President Biden’s state-of-the-union address was more like an unbridled stump-speech rant than a reasoned report on the state of the union. The speech is traditionally an opportunity for presidents to offer up thoughtful assessments, but three things I firmly believe became clear during Biden’s: he’s no friend of Canada, he’s either unaware of or doesn’t care about the magnitude of trade that moves in both directions across the border, and he has no regard for existing international treaties. One ponderable also occurred to me: has he completely lost it?