4 ms·
Should've done it weeks ago. Utterly shameless.
by jyscao 2y ago
Should've done it weeks ago. Utterly shameless.
- yieldcrv 2y agowas anyone trading this on the prediction markets? only checked Polymarket, saw 3, but they didn't look very large could have been a good time!
- busterarm 2y agoWell, I mean he has a history of just burying his head in the sand with every controversy and eventually they all went away after a short time. The strategy clearly worked for him until it didn't.
- jyscao 2y agoGood point.
- hnthrowaway6543 2y agovery true. love him or hate him, Trudeau deserves credit for surviving not just sexual assault allegations, but also the infamous blackface/brownface pictures[0], all during the height of #MeToo and leftist focus on identity politics. he wisely identified that the correct response was no response, except for notably stating that the sexual assault accuser simply "experienced their encounter differently"[1]. a lesser politician would have apologized, a tacit admission of guilt, and been forced to resign. this isn't meant to be snippy or sarcastic, either. he was genuinely excellent at playing the political game and protecting his own career. [0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-votes-2019-trudeau-blackface-brownface-cbc-explains-1.5290664 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-votes-2019-trudeau-b... [1] https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/people-experience-things-differently-trudeau-says-of-groping-allegations-1.4003576 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/people-experience-things-differen...
- busterarm 2y agoDon't leave out the SNC-Lavalin ethics breaches!
- xattt 2y agoThere’s some impetus to stay on to bring some stability when Trump comes into office. A Shock Doctrine approach (new leader at the same time as the US gets one) is going to create an environment where a number of regressive policies will get pushed through. There’s a good chance Trump will say that he endorses Pierre Pollievre in the coming months causing a number of Canadians to turn their nose at him. This is also a calculated risk.
- FredPret 2y agoMore Canadians approve of Trump than of Trudeau https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/canadians-want-a-tough-approach-to-donald-trump-but-some-like-him-better-than-justin/article_3cdef0a2-b343-11ef-86f7-7bd51ea0fdd1.html https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/canadians-want-a-to...
- xattt 2y agoPoll is about an individual, not direction of the country.
- fidotron 2y agoThe one upside here is we should get to see the foreign interference report before any new election, but otherwise agreed.
- aqme28 2y agoI'm out of the loop. What happened weeks ago to spur this? The linked article isn't particularly helpful.
- brailsafe 2y agoWell, he's not had the best holiday season, lots of turmoil in his cabinet and parliament has been completely stalled.
- canucker2016 2y agoSince early 2023, Trudeau has been having a rough time - https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/sophie-gregoire-trudeaus-separation-timeline https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/sophie-gregoire-trudeau...
- morkalork 2y agoHe ordered the finance minister to walk the metaphorical plank and she did not acquiesce
- notevenremotely 2y agoReckless spending commitments that were challenged by the Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Favourite to take over I might add.
- adverbly 2y agoAre you kidding? He should have done this way before that... Didn't he lose his marriage from this? I feel sorry for the guy. It's a tough job...