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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Who exactly should Trudeau have met/had dialogue with?
Do you think that if he met with them (whoever it is) and didn't give into their demands (he wouldn't) would that have stopped the convoy, is having dialogue good enough to please these occupiers?
Do you think Trudeau should have to meet with any groups of people that demand something from him? If so, what would be the minimum number of people that require him to sit down with any group about any topic? 5? 50? 1000? 10,000? Where is that line drawn?
Do you think that if Trudeau had to sit down and have dialogue with any group on any topic (as crazy as those groups/topics may be) it would actually give legitimacy and attention to groups that don't deserve it?
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Trudeau has a unique platform to set the tone for the national discussion. He could have stood up in front of the country and acknowledged that differences of opinion are acceptable. He should have said that the population favors a variety of policy decisions and he understands that.
Instead he doubled down with a tired of playbook:. Start with accusations of anti science, continue with accusations of misinformation, and then move on to "racism and mysogyny". It's so obvious predictable and tired. And people are starting to see right through it (although CP politics is decidedly not seeing through it yet).
Then he doubled down.
This is completely consistent for Trudeau who has never had the intention of governing for the whole population. Rather he prefers to simply pander to his ideological and geographic base.
This while episode highlights the dysfunction in Canada's version of democracy and our lack of a cohesion.