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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Because the media was about to break it. If the media broke the story first, people would be asking "why oh why" didn't the news come from Trudeau first. I don't think the people criticizing the government would be going any easier on him if the Globe and Mail were the ones coming out and making the accusation.
Edit: I am not a fan of Trudeau, but I don't think the criticism is warranted in this particular situation. If it turns out that they don't have hard evidence, then that would be different. Having evidence but not making it public is fair though IMO. Without knowing at this point, the criticism comes across as team politics.
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I think having the media break the accusation would have at least allowed Justin to save diplomatic-face.
Instead of our head of state directly accusing an ally of perpetrating an assassination on our soil he could have stayed at arms-length from the accusations and maintained the "we will wait for the investigation to be complete" line that our other allies are already taking, and he could have avoided the immediate and ongoing backlash from an angry India. International diplomacy is an art, and Justin ain't no Picasso.
I also really really hope that Justin had his ducks in a row before opening his mouth. We shall see.