Trudeau should never have gotten out of his seat, he comes undone

What was once youthful and fresh now looks too young and arrogant. In a matter of minutes, Justin Trudeau undid his good reputation with all but the most rabid Liberal partisan.

The appalling 'manhandling' episode has revealed the Liberal House leader to possess a genial authoritarian streak. It has shown that the Liberal whip is in fully over his head, it does not reflect well on the Speaker, and in a matter of minutes, Justin Trudeau undid his good reputation.Screen capture courtesy: CPAC

Opinion

BY WARREN KINSELLA

May 23, 2016

TORONT—On the night in question, I was at an event in Toronto honouring Senator Murray Sinclair. As it was getting underway, I received a text message from one of the Members of Parliament who had been at the very centre of it all. “He should not have been out of his seat,” the text said. “...

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