It's become a depressing pattern -- one ethics violation after another. Now we must process the WE controversy. Susan Delacourt writes:
The newest [violation] is Trudeau’s connection to the WE charity, hand-picked by his own government to dole out nearly $1 billion in pandemic-relief efforts for students: a choice that has since gone from reversal to regrets to really big trouble.
It’s not the first time things have gone so badly this way for Trudeau and that’s the baffling thing.
If this was a binge-watching series, viewers would have seen the hints in previous seasons.
First there is the denial and doubling-down.
Then there is the retraction, accompanied by revelations that things are worse than originally reported.
Then comes the prime minister’s promise to do better.
But, after awhile, the promises ring hollow. And the money keeps piling up in privileged pockets:
Thanks to revelations by CBC and Canadaland, we now know that Margaret Trudeau received $250,000 in honorariums for speaking at 28 WE events between 2016 and 2020.
Alexandre Trudeau, or Sacha, as he’s known, was paid $32,000 in speaking fees between 2017 and 2018.
That kind of behaviour is totally self-destructive -- not just for Trudeau but for Canadians in general. It's clear that the Conservatives don't know how to handle the pandemic. But Justin's nonchalance about ethics will put the Conservatives in the driver's seat.
The pile-up will be horrific.
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