Tell Us Who You Are

Justin Trudeau is now our Prime Minister.  Fine, I can't control that but I don't have to like it.  Media is so busy telling us who he isn't they aren't telling us who he is. He seems to prefer reminding us how he isn't like Harper yet fails to realize that some Canadians thought Harper was a good Prime Minister.  Unfortunately, the East tired of Harper and wanted a change, something they do every few years.  It doen't matter what the West votes if Eastern Canada decides to vote another way.  

     So we're stuck with a forty-something who thinks marijuana is harmless and should be legalized.  I guess I'm assuming he thinks it's harmless since he smoked it only a couple of years ago (see my first post on this blog).  We're stuck with a leader who won't allow pro-life candidates to run for his party.  We're stuck with a leader who claims to champion the middle class but has never been middle class in his life.  I am willing to give him a chance on that one but how can someone who hasn't lived it know what is best for it.

     We're stuck with a leader who is quick to point out the flaws of the Conservative government but has conveniently forgotten the flaws of the last Liberal government.  cough*Sponsorship Scandal*cough Yes, yes I know that was Harper's way of campaigning too but at least he was pretty straightforward in his "attack ads." (American attack ads seem nastier by far, folks and in his own way Trudeau was fear-mongering too.)

     We're stuck with a leader who takes his inspiration for budgetting from the current Ontario provincial government which is heavily in debt and seems to see nothing wrong with that.  Incurring huge amounts of debt is not a good idea.  If I as an individual citizen can't spend my way into prosperity how can the government?
     We're stuck with a leader who, in candid moments, has shown a disturbing level of immaturity.  He made a subtle sexual joke when discussing the Conservative decision to send fighter jets to aid our allies in air strikes.  (Google it! He really did.). He criticized Harper during the election campaign for wanting to be sure no terrorists snuck into our country along with legitimate refugees.  Umm..does anyone else feel safer knowing his stance on that?  Neither do I.  Don't accuse me of fear-mongering, it is a legitimate concern in this day and age.  If you think it could never happen here think again!
      We're stuck with a leader who said he would have an affirmative action cabinet and seems to have made good on it.  I don't know about you but as a woman I would rather get a job based on my qualifications than my sex or ethnicity.  How many of those ministers are wondering if they are really there based on their qualifications?  I wouldn't be surprised if they were too pleased with being a cabinet minister to really care.
    So here I am stuck wondering if Trudeau will be good for Canada as a whole.  He's so busy showing us who he isn't I'm left wondering who he is and why he seems so determined to distract us from it.