Commentary
In his latest insult to the Canadian identity he denies exists, Justin Trudeau skipped Remembrance Day to fly to four international yak-fests. A lesser egotist might have delayed this 10-day, two-continent carbon-emissions photo-op festival by 12 hours to honour those who fought for “freedom” which, the lavishly state-funded CBC told us in February, “has become common among far-right groups, experts say.” Not him.
To be fair, Trudeau also skipped the first National Truth and Reconciliation Day to fly to a beach. Anything where he’s not the star doesn’t interest him much, and it’s one thing to preen about how much you care about aboriginals but quite another to sit through dull speeches about, and by, someone who’s not you….