"Justin Trudeau Must Resign" Is Trending NUMBER 1 In Canada

Trudeau is too hot to resign.

Sounds like a joined alt-right and Ruskie troll campaign.

I will probably vote Liberal. My MP is Chrystia Freeland and while I understand her to be a total bitch, I gather she's quite smart.

So that said, this ruling from the Ethics Commissioner troubles me. Trudeau really fucked up. There is a tradition on ministerial accountability. He should resign as a matter of principle. It's just the honourable thing to do. But I doubt he will. He could apologize robustly and sincerely and bluntly say I really fucked up and say we've got an election this fall and so I leave it to the voters at that time to pass a judgment. But I doubt he will do that, either.

What concerns me most about this is that even Justin Trudeau is so much more interested in himself than in principle that he too is contributing to the coarsening of even the simplest, plainest ethics in politics and by extension the alienation of voters from politics and government. And that's really bad for everybody.

In a nutshell: Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau contravened a section of the Conflict of Interest Act by using his position of authority over then-attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould to get her to overrule the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision to not negotiate a deal with SNC-Lavalin that would avoid criminal prosecution.

Mr. Dion’s report, released Wednesday morning, reveals that the Prime Minister “directed his staff to find a solution that would safeguard SNC-Lavalin’s business interests in Canada.”

R3 if you feel that way you SHOULD NOT vote Liberal - for you to vote Liberal (with Trudeau being at the top of the ticket) would just show your hypocrisy based on what you just wrote.

Justin is good looking, he doesn't have to resign, unless, of course, if he looked as hideous as Trump, then maybe he should.

He'll have to resign before the election to save the party.

But you don't vote for the leader, you vote for the MP. Whoever leads the party with the most seats becomes Prime Minister. So I am NOT voting for Trudeau. Hopefully voters in is own riding will end his career.

Plus, I don't think the NDP or the Conservatives are the answer for the country either. So either I don't vote, or I vote for the Liberal candidate.

[quote] He'll have to resign before the election to save the party.

He is still ten points ahead of Andrew Scheer in the "preferred Prime Minister poll"

[quote] But you don't vote for the leader, you vote for the MP. Whoever leads the party with the most seats becomes Prime Minister. So I am NOT voting for Trudeau. Hopefully voters in is own riding will end his career.

R3 that is 100% BS - you and I both know that a vote for Freeland is a vote for Trudeau -

What if Freeland wasn't the candidate and you had some no name Liberal candidate against let's say Jagmeet Singh - Leader of the NDP in University-Rosedale

After everyting Trudeau did, you'd have no choice but to vote for the NDP candidate, because the Liberal one would be a no name.

Face it, you are trying to have it both ways. Saying you hate what Trudeau did, but "voting" for Freeland, as she is the candidate.

He had his turn. Time for change

Well I'm not voting for those fucking idiots in the NDP, R10, I can tell you that, whether it's loony Jagmeet or whatever school board trustee they can conjure up.

I see a vote for Freeland as a vote for the next likely Prime Minister. Not a bad thing in my books.

R12 then if Freeland wasn't the candidate in University-Rosedale, would you just not vote?

[quote] He had his turn. Time for change

and that change would be who?

R13... it would really depend on who the Liberal candidate was. I find the choice is generally unsatisfactory so often that yes, increasingly, I see no point in voting. Usually when I vote it's not so much in favour of somebody but to take a vote away from somebody worse. That's why I tend to vote Liberal... very little use for the present day Conservatives or NDP. Many times now I find nobody deserves or has earned my vote. Politics sucks. All we can really do is try to limit the damage.

R15 there is always the Green Party

^ LOL.

So sleazy.

He should have resigned by now. He won't, too much of a narcissist asshole, he'll never accept that he's a failure.

[italic]Regardez, mille connards et un million des bots créent les tendances. Les robots ne peuvent pas voter. Ignorez Twitter.[/italic]

The obvious party behind the moronic and transparent #Twitterbot campaigns has shown itself weak and unfit. "Hey, if we keep doing the moronic and transparent crap we're renowned for doing, no one will notice it's us!"

R15 after you have explained your position, I take back what I said. You are NOT a hypocrite

[quote] He should have resigned by now. He won't, too much of a narcissist asshole, he'll never accept that he's a failure.

So what is the alternative this election for you?

r22: Emigrate.

[quote] Emigrate.

To where?

U.S.

R25 then say goodbye to your healthcare

Trudeau or the dolt who thinks chocolate milk is a health drink.

He will ride this out and be re-elected in the fall.

Does he have defined abs?

one thing for sure, the influence and influx of Russian fakeries on social media and places like datalounge, plus places like voting booths.... trump is trying to revive the USSR with the USA being one of the puppet regime satellites of the old USSR

R8, if he doesn't win his own seat, another Liberal MP would give up their seat for him.

[quote]if he doesn't win his own seat, another Liberal MP would give up their seat for him.

I’d like to tongue his seat.

[quote] If he doesn't win his own seat, another Liberal MP would give up their seat for him.

Can they legally do that?

I suspect there's a long line for that R32

Yes, R33. I don't think it's ever happened though...but an MP would give up his or her seat for the leader of their party if that leader didn't win the election in their home riding. There was some talk of this recently when Jagmeet Singh was seeking election in Burnaby. Say JT lost his riding but the Libs won the election, then a sitting MP in a safe Liberal seat would be removed and a by election for that riding would be held. It's more complicated than that because a PM has to be an MP.

I'm a Canadian and I'm voting for Trudeau this October - we have an excellent Liberal party member who just announced her candidacy in our area. Despite what happened Trudeau has great potential like his father and deserves another term of power at least.

By the way, most American are saying, THIS is a scandal??!! It's nothing compared to many other political scandals and Trudeau is still my man!

I agree, R36, but hopefully enough people think the same way. The media is blowing it up, especially now after Jody whats her name says she spoke with the RCMP.

[quote] I don't think it's ever happened though

It did happen in British Columbia, Christy Clark won a majority government, but lost her own seat. An MLA quickly resigned his seat and Clark ran in that riding (in a by-election) and won.

[quote]Do you think these are just bots pushing that hashtag

Absolutely.

[quote] By the way, most American are saying, THIS is a scandal??!! It's nothing compared to many other political scandals

[quote] The media is blowing it up,

I HOPE a majority of Canadians see it this way, because I have NEVER seen the media so obsessed over a political scandal. When you CBC News Network devoted an ENTIRE DAY to SNC, they have gone overboard

FYI..

R41 MacLeans magazine is a notorious conservative Canadian magazine - only good for wiping your ass with.

R40 True but no matter how they try to demonize Trudeau it's not over till the fat lady sings. And they might be in for a surprise!

[quote] An MLA quickly resigned his seat and Clark ran in that riding (in a by-election) and won.

I see. That's a bit different than one just "giving up his seat" to the party leader the way it was stated above.

Does principle not matter to anyone any more? He improperly and repeatedly interfered with a judicial proceeding. He is not that special. There are lots of good Liberals could lead the party.

Somehow that's OK?

We're so fucked. I've never felt less optimistic about the future than I do at present. People can't even recognize the most basic right and wrong.

I still hope someone leaks his sex tapes or nudes ....

I'm not a big fan of Trudeau's, I think he's been a "meh" Prime Minister. He came into office on the promise of making life better for the middle class but has actually done very little particularly when it comes to cost of living or housing. That being said, the alternatives are worse and there is no one else to vote for really. There is no way in hell I'd vote conservative and the NDP have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. A vote for any other party besides the Liberals is a vote for the Conservatives.

He’s so fucking hit. It would be a tragedy if he weren’t re-elected.

For sure, R48. Here's Andrew Scheer. He's fugly, as is his family. Yikes!

Russian bots must be infecting Canada too.

R50 They are. Elections Canada and the RCMP have already been reporting on Russian interference in the Canadian election. Liberals and NDP seem to be trying to counter it, Conservatives are embracing it.

I don't mind the NDP but they are being stupid now by joining the Cons in attacking Trudeau. They'll never form government, their numbers are way down. They need to align more with the Libs instead of joining in on attacks against them. Singh and company need to start attacking Scheer and his policies.

I wish he hadn't become head of the liberal party. This is all just a game for him where he plays dress up and gets to bask in constant attention. He's a useless idiot.

Do you really want this slob - Andrew Scheer - running Canada? I don't and I'm voting against him.

At R49 he and his family look like a bunch of challenged hillbillies - and they are, Far Right nuts.

The latest scandal about Trudeau appears to be a nothing burger as polls taken over the weekend have show Liberal support continues to rise in Ontario and Quebec. A Nanos polls has conservative support in Ontario below 30% which is devastating for the conservatives!

How are the Libs doing in the polls this week?

Terrible.

R56 Conservatives and Liberals remain neck and neck overall, but the latest SNC scandal hasn't had any impact on Trudeau's numbers. Ironically, its Scheer's 2005 comments about gay marriage that seem to be helping to boost the Libs.

Regionally this is how things are looking. The Libs are ahead in BC, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. Conservatives are ahead in the Prairies. As the numbers stand right now, the Liberals would maintain their majority with reduced seats.