Stand Down! Canadians are watching as our country slowly becomes one of the Worst Countries to live In

BY SIMONE J. SMITH

Stand down!

I wanted to start this cover story with a simple request that is becoming more popular when speaking about our current leader Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Stand down!

We, the people of Canada are starting to see beyond the pretty smiles, the picture opportunities, and the practiced speeches. Canadians are watching as our country slowly is becoming one of the worst countries to live in: we are getting pummeled by unaffordable housing and rising cost of living, and some are beginning to trust that the Conservatives will solve it more than the Liberal incumbents.

We now see how detached he is from the reality of the ordinary people due to growing up wealthy and privileged. We have watched and heard him say outrageous things one day and the exact opposite the next, yet never seem to appreciate that he has pulled a 180. He treats high public office as a way to reward friends and punish rivals.

We have witnessed him admire strongmen leaders and dictatorial governments (Castro and China in Trudeau’s case; Putin, Erdogan and Kim Jong-Un for Trump), and he has cluelessly divided our country for the sake of his own re-elections. He speaks about spreading disinformation while he spreads disinformation, demands censorship, freezes the bank accounts of people who criticize him, and smears ordinary Canadians as Nazis.

Our Prime Minister’s behaviour caught the attention of two high profile social media users: Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, and journalist Glenn Greenwald. The pair blasted to their combined 160 million X followers a sharp condemnation of Canada and the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, with Elon charging that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was trying to crush free speech.

In 2022, our Prime Minister was actually banned from entering Russia, according to a press release on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website. Can you imagine; our leader being banned from another country strictly for his conduct? In the span of five days, our Prime Minister managed to alienate the government of the largest democracy on Earth; anger key allies from Washington, D.C. to Canberra; and outrage Jews around the world.

Infamous and famed psychologist Jordan Peterson has compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Gaston from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. If you remember the character Gaston, he is portrayed as a handsome, arrogant, and egotistical hunter, admired by many in the village for his looks and charm. He is also extremely self-centered and believes that he is entitled. Gaston is characterized by his extreme vanity, chauvinism, and a manipulative nature. His relentless pursuit of what he wants, and his willingness to go to great lengths, including resorting to violence and manipulation, make him a memorable and formidable antagonist in the story.

Despite his good looks, Gaston’s personality traits, including his arrogance and lack of empathy, make him one of Disney’s most iconic villains. He represents the dangers of toxic masculinity and the importance of looking beyond outward appearances when judging others.

This is the man we have running our country! What he is doing in Canada should terrify everyone in the Western world who cares about being free from government tyranny, censorship, and disinformation. Alongside a laundry list of despicable behaviour, Trudeau has pioneered a new way for governments to take control over the information environment — spreading disinformation and demanding censorship.

As has been the modus operandi since election day in Canada (October 19^th, 2015), Trudeau’s job has been to smile and look pretty, preferably while holding an iPhone at arm’s length surrounded by adoring female supporters. His proclivity for vain self-inclusion into the narrative of anything political has not gone unnoticed. I don’t know how many of us are aware of the disturbing G20 selfie that he took a day after the Paris massacres by Islamic terrorists. It accurately demonstrates exactly what sort of individual we are dealing with here.

Veja magazine and Amnesty International both came out swinging against the Prime Minister — the former blasting him as a “narcissistic” pretty boy who is soft on terror, and the latter criticizing him for not doing enough to rescue a jailed Saudi blogger. In the article, roughly translated as “Justin Trudeau is cute, but very ordinary: Everything is wrong with Canada’s Prime Minister, except his appearance,” columnist Vilma Gryzinski paints Canada’s head of government as a shallow aristocrat leading an “organized” country down the path to destruction.

His most recent behaviour has not helped him at all; at the end of September, he was among those in a packed House of Commons who stood and applauded a veteran of a Nazi unit in the Second World War. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized last Wednesday on behalf of Parliament for the incident that he called a “horrendous violation” of the memory of those murdered in the Holocaust.

It is no wonder that a recent survey found more Canadians consider Justin Trudeau the worst Prime Minister of the last 55 years than any other PM, while his father ranks as the most popular. The survey was conducted by Research Co., and it found that 30% said the current Prime Minister is the worst among recent PMs, while his predecessor Stephen Harper comes in second at 18%.

In addition, 20% of surveyed Canadians believe that Pierre Trudeau has been the best prime minister since 1968, marking a one-point increase compared to a similar survey conducted in June 2022. On the other hand, 11% of Canadians said the same thing about Justin Trudeau. In Alberta, Justin Trudeau’s negative rating reached 45%, while it’s 36% in British Columbia and 36% in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

According to July numbers from the Angus Reid Institute, Trudeau now has an approval rating of just 33%, against a disapproval rating of 63%.

A larger pattern of bizarre Trudeau behaviour is coming into focus, Canadians now realize, that’s been obscured by his progressive politics and human rights activism at home and abroad. Our country’s leader has an Inability to adapt to change, or consider new ideas, which has been detrimental to us as citizens. As citizens, we need a leader who has the ability to be flexible and open-minded to navigate the ever-changing business landscape. We deserve a capable leader who takes responsibility for their actions and decisions. His lack of accountability has led to a toxic societal environment where no one takes ownership, hindering the country’s progress.

A great Prime Minister should have a clear and inspiring vision for the future of the country. This vision provides direction and motivates both the government and the citizens. The ability to be truthful and having strong moral principles are vital for any leader, and citizens must be able to trust their prime minister to make decisions that are in the best interest of the nation.

A great Prime Minister can inspire, persuade, and rally people around common goals through their words. A great Prime Minister is empathetic towards the needs and concerns of the citizens, and understanding the challenges faced by different segments of society helps in creating policies that are inclusive and beneficial for everyone.

Canadians, don’t you think we deserve a leader with a clear vision for the future and a strategic plan to achieve goals?

Stand down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; it is time to stand down!