Justin Trudeau and his Canada as they really are
The extensive catalogue of policy and character flaws of the current prime minister:
Climate change evangelism
Saudi Arabia, which is frequently OPEC in its entirety, exports over half a million barrels of crude oil to Canada per day. Tankers importing Saudi crude are the prime source for refineries which belong to vested interests within eastern Canada. In addition, there seems to be relative lawlessness in terms of dealing with somewhat extreme protesters against the domestic oil and gas industry. There is a flood of conspiracy theories as to the organization and funding of these seemingly radical groups.
In order to prove in a roundabout way that Justin Trudeau is serious about climate change, the Minister of Environment is Steven Guilbeault. He is a former environmental activist and Greenpeace clown who had previously been arrested for one of his many publicity stunts. He is just as determined to continue with the carbon tax, which is an attempt eviscerate the domestic energy industry.
Flying thousands of kilometres in a government jet to environmental conferences and even family holidays demonstrate that when Justin Trudeau speaks about climate change and the "price on pollution", it is merely a ginormous volume of hot air.
The so-called Just Transition policy is mission impossible. Sloganeering has been his modus operandi for an entire decade. Net Zero by 2050 is the supposed aim, repeated to such an extent that the old catchphrase "broken record" is highly suitable.
Unviable attempts to change the bedrock of the economy due to mildly disguised regional favouritism painted a bold red has duped an excessive proportion of the electorate. Even though Canada's emissions are under 2% of planet earth, this is kept silent. At least diplomatically pointing this out in private diplomatic meetings would prevent the Canadian federation from being picked on.
The solution to energy requirements is literally underneath much of Canada, while women are not forced to boil in the dessert by wearing Burqas. Concurrently attempting to run the nation into the ground through making basic necessities unaffordable because of ridiculous taxes to defend the planet due to self-portrayed heroism. The instigator of these maladies names critics as climate change deniers. Furthermore, the main regions affected are those about which Justin Trudeau couldn't care less.
Unity & Energy
How "strong and free" is Canada, in its entirety? Does being Canadian mean the same thing throughout the confederation? Does each province (and territory) celebrate the first of July (Canada Day) differently each year, because it means something different to each of them?
While the only armed battles were between the British and French during the 18th century as part of the competition between their two respective empires, there is quite a long history of regional discontent which has continued to evolve since Canada was formed on the first of July in 1867.
During the 2019 provincial election campaign, I took issue with my (now thankfully former) MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly - provincial MP) by observing that while diversification was a fine aim, it is not wise to attempt to achieve it through destroying the province's primary industry. Diversifying the economy had been a slogan of the prior provincial government. It is a slogan for which an excessive proportion of the general population is too liable to repeating like automated parrots.
Despite no longer having the premier of Alberta available as part of his sneaky toolbox after Rachel Notley lost the provincial election in 2019, there remains a desire for full sovereignty. The observation I made to my then recently elected MLA, Rebecca Schulz, could hold a greater degree of truth than it used to have. "The federal government seems to be doing the same thing to both the national economy and national unity." "What is that?" she asked. My quick and firm answer: "committing sabotage." Therefore, current obstacles within Canada could stay in place or even be aggravated, especially given that the minority government was narrowly re-elected, partially through the Liberal Party's campaign occasionally lapsing into climate change themed ranting.
Prime minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly claimed that frustration did not mean that national unity was under threat. Complaints have been frequently heard, usually accompanied by individuals harshly grunting "Ottawa" to emphasize where the target of such strong disgruntlement is. The prime minister overwhelmingly prefers his home province of Quebec and therefore uses international policies and treaties to eliminate the domestic energy sector entirely. The global warming movement is merely a flag of convenience for the wanton destruction of the bedrock of the Canadian economy. Astonishingly, importing from a grossly repressive and appallingly sexist theocracy is the only means to achieve this in order to keep the national economy ticking over. This is irrelevant to Justin Trudeau, because his blatant favouritism of his home province was created as he grew up.
What price doe unity have? He has clearly made it an endangered species because of his divide and rule tactics. It is painfully obvious that many parts of Canada, or just East and West, firmly believe that they should look after themselves first, as the other parts simply do not care and are actively trying to harm them. Consequentially, Canada faces a challenging conundrum of maintaining and rebuilding internal relations which are in a state of severe disrepair.
The "special case"
The main source of the primary division within Canada has been omnipresent for decades, while some may allege that it has existed for an even longer period, maybe even always. Quebec is a mystery to some, and charming to others. To a few, Quebec is a law unto itself. Quebec has long been, and still is, extremely complex within itself. 
Beyond the current fracas about energy production and consumption, Quebec has a complex and turbulent history and culture. Praise is often given for the late premier of Quebec, René Lévesque, as a means of applying insinuated pressure by Quebec sovereigntists/nationalists. While he was premier from 1976 until 1985, he had been something of a nightmare for the prime minister of that era, Pierre Trudeau (yes, the current prime minister's father). The provincial government was Parti Québécois, of which René Lévesque is the founder. The Parti Québécois had the goal of complete independence and separation from Canada. Praising Lévesque is a means to intimidate the federal government, especially as a form of entrenchment of the pro-Quebec feelings and policies of Ottawa-born Justin Trudeau.
Although René Lévesque passed away in 1987, he could well still be present within the mindset of many Quebecers, hence praise lavished on him by many in Quebec itself. This may have had the effect of slightly intimidating the current prime minister, just as René Lévesque's main aim and efforts for independence used to intimidate his father.
For any Canadian (including, or especially Quebecers) paying the vaguest attention, the alternative to procuring energy produced domestically currently underway should be highly disturbing. The Saint Lawrence River (flows through Quebec from the Atlantic coast) is the regular transit route of giant middle eastern oil tankers. They fulfill the domestic demand for fossil fuels. After being dispatched, it is then trucked nationwide which of course requires use of that fuel itself.
The alternative to this could be not to veto nationwide pipelines transporting domestically produced oil and gas. Operating this/these would involve using almost no fuel whatsoever. Such oil tankers burn up to ten times the volume of oil than domestic exploration, production and operation involves or would involve. Choosing importing energy supply from dirty and repressive theocracies rather than from cleaner and morally superior energy from western Canada is the height of absolute hypocrisy and stupidity.
This is not the only environmental abuse being committed on Quebec's and Canada's primary river. All too frequently, raw sewage is dumped into the Saint Lawrence River. In addition to that "river". this also takes place in rivers and lakes nationwide, towards which the law is only selectively enforced. Environmental concerns are really convenient excuses for appalling regional favouritism. Justin Trudeau may have lost his sense of smell, because for any Canadian who even cares to pay attention, the proof of this literally stinks.
Another aspect of his home province with a pungent whiff is that Quebec is a leading province in terms of the carbon tax. Forestry, agriculture and waster industries are exempt from the tax which is sadly ironic, given the volume of s*** dumped into the Saint Lawrence River. In terms of energy, Quebec has more emphasis on renewables while having been something of a pioneer with its carbon tax regime. Hydro-Quebec is state-owned and has a virtual monopoly in terms of electricity in Quebec. This gives credence to the provincial government being suited to the "Loony Left" label.
Custom designed system?
The special case of Quebec is not the only unsettled region. In terms of the oil and gas industry being supported or opposed, there is something of an East versus West confrontation. Population distribution combined with the mechanics of the political system itself enable favouritism to be consequence-free even for those as blatant as he current prime minister. Seats in the Canadian house of commons are supposed to be based on statistics from censuses. 'Reallocation' took place last year, based on the 2021 census. Given that the previous reallocation took place before he became prime minister, how would he skirt around the problem of the only marginally unfavourable reallocation of seats, which was avoided after the previous census which took place a year after her formed his government? What other tricks does he have up his sleeve, given his dynasty's record of having been rather slippery?
As it is supposed to be based on population, the allocation of seats gives Canadian democracy a bad name. According to the ignored and unimplemented census, the 142,907 citizens of Prince Edward Island are represented by 4 MPs. Alberta's population of 4 million is represented by 34 MPs. 1 MP in PEI represents 35,726 people, while in Alberta an MP represents 119,622. The national average is 104,591 per MP.
Therefore, by the same ratio, Alberta should have 114 seats in parliament and the reallocation is a severe shortfall - simply slightly less bad than it used to be. The ratios are out of balance nationwide: underrepresented in Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba and overrepresented in PEI, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. Since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, democracy in Canada has been declining.
Financial pantomime
There are infinite ways in which spending and taxation has been mismanaged. The main question that asks itself: to what degree is this deliberate?
The equalization system is intended to address financial disparities among the provinces based on the individual capacity of each of them to generate revenue from taxation. While the total contribution of Alberta is less than Ontario, it is higher on a per capita basis. Meanwhile, how the funds are spent is completely unrestricted. The largest beneficiary is almost definitely Quebec, and it may have always been since the equalization program began in 1957. Such an unfair system could get even worse when the perceived cash cow is prevented from generating milk due to the heavy restrictions produced by the climate change crusade.
Furthermore, Hydro-Quebec undoubtedly raises suspicions elsewhere of harming other parts of Canada with socialist policies while spending money of other provinces which was earned from taxes on free enterprise. Many provinces, not just Alberta, likely perceive that Quebec is wasting money that was expropriated from elsewhere. So much so that a majority of Albertans voted in favour of changing the Canadian constitution after a referendum regarding the EQ formula. Parliament stayed closed until a month afterwards, conveniently delaying any formal response.
It was a means to avoid accountability for everything, including printing money to falsely generate more of it so as to fund ill-defined projects with the unintended side-effect of significantly provoking high inflation. As the prime minister and finance minister have a grasp of basic economics, they are doing this deliberately so that the government can climb out of the hole that it had dug itself into. Wanton destruction of parts of the economy has always been an underhand aim, and the pandemic was a golden opportunity to distract a sufficient proportion of the electorate which hadn't been paying attention in the first place.
Changing the constitution involves getting around a bureaucratically complex obstacle course. The ring master, if he even cares to do anything, just makes the hurdles higher.
In terms of the machinery of the government itself, there really are haves and have nots. Very recently, the entire membership of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has been on strike. The vast majority of public sector employees are members of this trade union. While the negotiations are also about improving conditions, they are mainly about increasing worker pay so that their disposable income can cope with the surge of inflation for which their employer is the sole cause. Little is being done for the general public because the economic policies of the Trudeau government are backfiring so severely that even the inbox of taxation administration is getting very heavy.
Meanwhile, government funding is being funneled to consultancies. External consultants were being paid a total of $18.9 billion per year in the initial years of the Trudeau administration. This is due to balloon to $32.7 billion within the next few years. Greater cost to taxpayers in order to receive the same or worse in services makes one wonder how the funds could be skimmed, and who is keeping the proceeds.
In terms of who is keeping proceeds, it is much clearer in terms of scandals such as from the WE charity, formerly known as Free the Children. A contract (and maybe even more than one!) was awarded to administer the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) program. This was after this charity had paid relatives of the prime minister to appear at events. The daughter of former Finance Minister Bill Morneau was also an employee of WE. Having initially denied all of this, the denials of the 'charity' were later proven to have been lies. Unpaid volunteer work was merely a front to gloss over raking in tens of thousands for family members of Justin Trudeau to continue living in luxury. Further denials were yet again contradicted, this time by inter-governmental emails regarding the CSSG. Acceptance by the government for the CSSG of the charity's revised proposal also included photos of their "celebrity ambassadors", two of which were the prime minister's mother and wife.
This solidifies the proof that under Justin Trudeau, the government of Canada has become a kleptocracy.
Is basic dictatorship across the pacific, or is it staring at himself in the mirror?
The current prime minister accentuates the combined regional and ideological divide within the Canadian federation. In terms of international interaction, perceptions vary nationwide. Recently, there was an increase in funding for the World Health Organization which is viewed as a vehicle for PRC dominance from where Covid-19 originated, whereas the funds were domestically required to deal with it. That, in combination with relatively long-term praise for dictatorships has aroused widespread distaste, especially in western Canada.
Even with protests, the Emergencies Act was used which granted extraordinary powers to limit protesters' right to assembly and freeze bank accounts of truckers protesting in central Ottawa. The predecessor to this law was the War Measures Act which was first used in 1970 by Pierre Trudeau because of kidnappings of high profile figures by the FLQ (Front de libération du Québec), an extreme quasi-terrorist guerilla group. Having invoked this law because of mass protesters in Ottawa causing gridlock, indicates that when things go against him, Justin Trudeau would consider being an absolutist. When questioned about this in parliament, he rambled on about some of them waving swastika flags. This has a surreal parallel with the name used by the East German government for the Berlin Wall: Anti-Fascist Defense Rampart.
Where is the equality for Canadians who predate Canada?
The first equality/civil rights issue that Canada ever faced was the mistreatment of native, therefore original Canadians. Residential schools were part of a policy of forced assimilation of indigenous children which operated from 1874 until 1996. This included linguistic and religious changes. In May 2021, remains of 215 indigenous children were discovered, leading to the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) has been working on it.
Even if the NCTR is listened to, will effective action be taken? The prime ministerial promise to "fully implement" all 100 recommendations and calls to action, rather than just one tenth of them due to unallocated funding. The general perception is that the prime minister is mostly talk without action, reinforced by claims that residential school records had been released which is inaccurate according to the NCTR. The response to further follow up questions from journalists has been deafening silence. Cultures which predate those of newer arrivals by centuries were responded to by Trudeau Senior with "we'll keep them in the ghetto as long as they want." The then prime minister's son and current prime minister has made a few gestures for photographers, such as laying flowers at Indigenous gravesites. Once again, it is preposterous gesture publicity, however this context is covering up his father's role therein.
More than just in general, this even extends to his own personal dealings with individuals who are also mainly used for photo opportunities and blatant electioneering. The admirable indigenous MP, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Jody Wilson-Raybould, had a falling out with the prime minister. This was mainly regarding attempts by the SNC-Lavalin corporation to influence the government which involved prime ministerial interference in the justice system. After she had been unwilling to cover his misdeeds up, he privately vented his frustration and anger, except for shouting at her. The consequence for her was being deselected as a Liberal Party candidate at the 2019 election. This backfired, as she won the by-election as an independent MP. Two years later, she announced that she wouldn't be a candidate at the following election. The key reason for withdrawing from federal politics was that parliament had been regressing - regaining the worst aspects of its former self. Due to her former boss, the parliament was becoming a form of tribal warfare in suits.
Her grandmother was a survivor of the residential school system. According to Jody Wilson-Raybould, the values and commitments she had been elected to advance were being abandoned by the Liberal Party while "doing politics differently" was merely a slogan which itself was not being applied and remains sorely lacking.
Personal character flaws have genetically engineered character flaws of the nation as a whole.
How should Canada deal with a prime minister who governs with an attitude reminiscent of King Louis XIV of France. "L'État, c'est moi" fits the behaviour of the Canadian "Roi Soleil" as much as it used to fit Louis le Grand. If excessively gullible voters recognized that catchy slogans are not the policies that they are receiving, such a realization would help the population to have the government that it truly deserves.
Justin Trudeau implies a self-portrayal of having won the "progressive" vote, thereby that the NDP and the Green Party are effectively branches of the Liberal Party. It is an example of divide and rule: if you happen to not be with him and his subsidiaries, you are part of the problem which consists of racist planet killers. Thereby, as long as as the political system enables him to pass laws with more MPs in his alliance despite fewer citizens having voted for it, he can justify the disfigured nature of Canadian democracy by spouting slogans which an excessive volume of voters continually fall for. Proper and deep consideration by voters of all aspects of Canadian democracy and governance (Justin Trudeau in particular) are overdue.
Since 2015, the government has had a parasitic effect on Canadian society and democracy as a whole. The electorate is too easily motivated and fooled by the play-acting of Justin Trudeau, so has not noticed the fact that there are enemies within whose extremism is gradually shredding the Canadian federation. Above all, the survival of Canada in a unified form is at stake.
One frequent bog-standard comment on the general subject of unity issues is met by Justin Trudeau with a riposte, "a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian." Due to his actions and policies, the meaning of this is more hollow than it has ever been. The various forms of regional discontent are still ongoing. A few regions are still faithful to that phrase which is a quasi-personality cult. They should all get their heads out of the sand to realize that the prime minister probably grew up having been inspired by a book that Trudeau Senior probably gave him: "How to Lie with Statistics" by Darrell Huff.
This has enabled him to gloss over the kleptocratic nature of the nation of which he has been prime minister for 8 years. When held to account during parliamentary debates, the most demonstrative characteristic of his is the habit of saying "er" in almost every single sentence.
The resulting status of Canadian governance and society as whole entail some lyrics by Bob Dylan which are an accurate description of the present day Canada created by Justin Trudeau:
People are crazy and times are strange; I'm locked in tight, I'm out of range; I used to care but, things have changed.
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