2022: It Was Justin's World And We All Just Lived In It
It takes a lot to toss aside a third year of Covid, a threat of nuclear war in Ukraine and the death of Queen Elizabeth II in the consideration for top news story of 2022 at Usual Suspects. But one should never underestimate the ability of Justin Trudeau to hog a spotlight.
In the past 12 months Trudeau has managed to fundamentally alter the balance between the PMO and the people he allegedly governs. From his seizure of emergency powers during the Truckers Convoy in February to the re-writing of laws on “hate” language to the seizure of private guns and now his purchase of what was once a free press using Bills C-11 and C-19, his reach has been breathtaking. He has convinced a generation of Canadians that words kill better than bullets or knives.
This in spite of a rap sheet of ethics violations, corruption, police interference, craven cowardice and protocol prat falls. How? As we examined in a year of columns there is a segment of Canadians who seem to tolerate any of the above over the irrational fear of Andrew Scheer, Erin O’Toole or Pierre Poilievre— and anyone holding power in Alberta. A fear stoked by the compromised media pack in Ottawa and Toronto.
As the released Twitter files in the U.S. showed— with government and FBI interfering with content they hated— he probably also had the assistance of the social media giants in shaping the portrayal of his adversaries. Now imagine what's happening in Canada where the government has in effect bought up the media. Imagine the calls from the #PMO during the Convoy to social media and the Media Party. You think anyone resisted? But while Elon Musk. is exposing this censorship Trudeau will never be exposed in deferential Canada.
Because there is still the instinctive Canadian respect for authority. Remember Canadians chose the demented autocracy of George III over the revolutionary notion of freedom and independence in 1783. And not much has changed since in the nation’s appetite for confrontation. (See: the Covid response)
At year’s end the unrepentant WEF poster boy was regaling his supporters in a safe Liberal seat after a by-election win, ready for the expected federal election in 2023. Polls show he has a puncher’s chance to resurrect the old Trudeaupian election formula— compliant Maritimes, half of Quebec, the GTA and the Lower Mainland. With a possible scattering of seats in Edmonton and Manitoba.
But that’s all to come. For now, here’s how we saw Trudeau’s inexorable march to create an a surrender caliphate in Canada via our coiumns in real time.
What, Me Worry? Unrepentant PM Cranks Up Election Machine for 2023
Death Becomes You: How Trudeaupia Became Assisted Suicide Central
http://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/the-usual-suspects/2022/12/7/tbwerjdyfqe40aukygju6iqn9smfgv
Rogue Populism: The Road Less Travelled
http://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/the-usual-suspects/2022/10/31/fydaz1yoajnmb6hmqfzc8z7zmyjazr
Unequal Measures: Trudeau Civil Liberties Aren't Civil And They're Not About Liberty
http://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/the-usual-suspects/2022/10/19/mewqkpfj4w59edmx1hl0rcizylpmig
Losing His Timing This Late In His Career: Send In The Clown At Queen’s Funeral
http://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/the-usual-suspects/2022/9/21/1dj2jnvvkt301tutno85e164w1z59d
Is Crude Political Heckling Assault? Or The Price Of Holding Power?
You Had An Option, Canada. And You Settled For This?
http://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/the-usual-suspects/2022/3/17/suchfj26ozeulw1lnwngjj3jrd92gp
Criminalizing Speech: The Moral Panic Sets In
http://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/the-usual-suspects/2022/3/10/16qu6flftxxaooice97q7lq2ugeorb
Snobs & Yobs: How Canadian Media Made Themselves The Convoy Story
How Trudeau’s Media Skewed The Battle Of Bouncy Castle
Trudeau's Trucking Awful Week In Hiding
Trudeau’s CBC Wind Therapists Finally Achieve Cult Status
January 06, 2022 / Bruce Dowbigginhttp://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/the-usual-suspects/2022/1/6/trudeaus-cbc-achieves-cult-status
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Bruce Dowbiggin @dowbboy is the editor of Not The Public Broadcaster A two-time winner of the Gemini Award as Canada's top television sports broadcaster, he’s a regular contributor to Sirius XM Canada Talks Ch. 167. Inexact Science: The Six Most Compelling Draft Years In NHL History, his new book with his son Evan, was voted the seventh-best professional hockey book of all time by bookauthority.org . His 2004 book Money Players was voted sixth best on the same list, and is available via http://brucedowbigginbooks.ca/book-personalaccount.aspx