And so, when a narrative emerged from corporate media and analysts that Trudeau had to go because he had moved too far to the left, I did a spit take: What in the universe are they talking about?
The members of Parliament (MPs) who made this claim mostly spoke under a cloak of anonymity. Global News’ David Akin reported, “Almost all of the MPs Global News spoke to believe Trudeau has moved the party too far to the left and that shift has played a key role in the decline of the Liberals.” Akin didn’t say who or explain how these MPs were defining “the left.”
How can it be that a prime minister whose tenure saw record-breaking corporate performance paired with widening social inequality is also “too far to the left”? What kind of left-wing doctrine supports extreme income inequality and a tax structure that has failed to redistribute profits?
No one could reasonably believe that Trudeau’s economic policy was too far to the left. What they’re really saying is that Trudeau’s vibes were too far to the left.
Yooooo for real. What the fuck.
He was all “sunny ways”, and “It’s 2015” and was all about social justice and equality and tolerance, etc. He was virtue signalling like nobody’s business, but the boots didn’t follow the lips as they say in French. It was all a front. It was extremely disappointing because I really had hopes with this guy. He was young and appeared much more progressive than previous candidates. We were duped.
He’s a Liberal. It’s what the Liberals have done since at least the late 80s. It’s their whole thing.