Alex Pierson: Trudeau finger-wags at a Hamilton heckler

A Hamilton heckler gets a finger wagging from a prime minister who is all act. And the crowds just eat it up. They shouldn’t.

Politicians give canned answers. And no one is better at it then Mr. Trudeau. He loves to work crowds. He’s good at it. With sleeves rolled up. Tie loose. He will feel your pain, whatever it may be. And he will make you swoon. And if you interrupt him with a challenge. He’ll turn into a teacher scolding a naughty student. So he was prepared for when Leigh Stewy disrupted his act.

Stewy is politically active. She went to this Hamilton Town hall, because that’s what political activists do. Especially when a PM comes to town on a campaign stop we are paying for. You go. You yell. You try to cut through the predictable noise, with the hope that for once, a politician will, be honest. Stewy says she knew he wasn’t coming to her section so she stood up. And while she is being cast as a disruptor, and you may not like her approach, she pressed on important issues. Ethics violations, Clinton foundation, eugenics, open borders and Omar Khadr. Mr Trudeau only answered one. Omar Khadr. And it was the same answer we’ve heard time and again.

Trudeau who feigned outrage, got a rousing round of applause. It pained him to fork over 10 million dollars in a secret deal because government failed a convicted terrorist. Except, his answer was spin. His government didn’t have to pay Mr Khadr. They could have fought it. Could have let the courts decide. Trudeau, claims it was a cost saving decision, but with deficits ballooning to 28 billion. That doesn’t sell. He said Khadr may or may not have killed an American soldier. He did. He killed Christopher Speer.

And it wasn’t just any government- It was the Liberal government,that turned its back on Khadr. Even so. Trudeau could have delayed. He didn’t. He paid. And did it secretly. And then apologized. And polling shows, Stewy is not alone in her anger. 71 percent of the country agree with her.

Either way the Liberal friendly crowd. Ate. It. Up. Activists always show up to political events. This time it was Stewy, who says she is bi-partisan, having views on both the right and the left.

These “town halls” are sold as an impromptu one on one with Canadians. Be assured, they are very contrived and controlled campaign sessions. Carefully selected Liberal friendly cities to help rehab Trudeau’s tarnished brand. So once in a while it’s refreshing to hear from someone who doesn’t buy his act. And frankly, what have we’ve learned so far? Not much. Even if asked, Trudeau won’t answer for breaking ethics laws. He won’t answer why we gave millions to the Clinton foundation which is accused of fraud. He won’t answer to First nations group angered by failed promises. He won’t answer how and when ISIS fighters got back into Canada and where are they now. Are they on a no fly list?

What you will get are man of the people progressive platitudes. So ask what you want but the talking point will be the same. It will be up to the Ottawa reporters to challenge him , and forced him to re-order his thoughts..

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