Justin Trudeau has been prime minister of Canada since Nov/2015.
With his socialist/feminist leaning agenda, Trudeau has, from my perspective, focused most of his energies on being the self-appointed champion of the underdog.
I believe that we have been going through a never-ending period of apologies/compensation thanks primarily to Justin Trudeau. Remember, it was Trudeau who shortly after he was first elected as PM not only started but seemed to embrace this ongoing need to revisit history, and in some cases pay people, for the past actions of others. Trudeau’s handling of these various matters has served as a green light for others to dig deep into their emotional attics to find something, anything.
Addressing injustices, actual or perceived, can be a never-ending exercise, particularly when it involves revisiting matters that happened years or decades ago. Over the past year or two, especially the last several months, Trudeau has shed a tear or two for what others did or did not do. Last May, he ordered that the Canada flag be lowered to half-mast as a gesture of respect for what may have happened to Indigenous children in residential schools. Trudeau ignored the government’s written policy which stipulates the need to identify the “duration of the Half-masting” (sic). When approached on the matter, Trudeau stated that it would be up to the Indigenous population to decide when the flag will be raised, forfeiting his responsibility in this regard. With so many different stakeholders, First Nations people, Métis and Inuit', who decides and how is the decision made? This could potentially remain unresolved for a long time.
As far as revisiting the past, what about all the non-Indigenous children that were abandoned by their families to spend their formative years in orphanages, subjected to whatever? What about the children that spent their early years going from foster home to foster home, with some having experienced various abuses? What about the children that were abused by their own biological parents? No one will dispute the reality that the upbringing of some children could have been better. Although some people may be unable to let go of their painful past without an apology, and as waiting for one can prevent you from moving forward, perhaps sometimes we just need to let it go and get on with our life.
While Trudeau’s legacy may speak to the priority he attached to his far-reaching focus on trying to advance his agenda, especially with those issues that were of a priority to him personally, it will also reveal that a vast segment of Canada’s population may feel they were overlooked.
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