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Old 01-04-2015, 12:03 PM   #467
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan View Post
By itself, thos is actually the opposite of an "impressive achievement." It's a resume-padded for a 20-something trying to break out of working in retail. You have to pull back the curtain and look at his actual accomplishments as an academic--and as Slava alluded to, for Harper it is a short and mediocre list.

I do find it funny that people who were willing to vote for a 46 year old whose only relevant experience was a writing policy copy on contract for a right-wing think tank, feel that a 43-year old teacher is "too inexperienced." Frankly, neither guy is "experienced," but at least Trudeau has had a real job. Harper has done absolutely nothing with his life other than politics. I say this as a person who is far from Trudeau's biggest fan (though like many I cannot imagine he will be worse than Harper).
Not to mention that Trudeau was pretty much born into a politics environment. If Trudeau were to become PM at an age 2 years younger than Harper was when he became PM, I don't think that additional 2 years of life experience would necessarily amount to more "political" experience.
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