The reason I ask is because our current government seems to spend a lot of time scare-mongering about this young dynamic politician. Just this week I’ve seen news stories about how OMG he visited a mosque full of terrorists! (And our terrorist-hating government has let this hotbed of extremism sit unmolested for several years because…?) And he’s going to legalize pot! (If you want to know where to get pot these days, ask a high school kid. If it was legal, it would actually be much harder to get ahold of!) And the best part, he’s going to let those corrupt natives keep their financial secrets so they can continue robbing you blind! (And why exactly is it we have a problem with a native chief making $800k on a real estate deal when this is considered perfectly acceptable everyday behavior for those with less melanin in their skin? I commend the chief for getting paid. We live in a capitalist society which tells people all the time every day that this is what they are supposed to be doing!)
We’re supposed to be scared. The messaging tells me exactly who is scared and it isn’t the Canadian public. I initially liked the Harper government because they were solid financial administrators in a time when we needed exactly that. But now they have overstayed their welcome and they are starting to get just as power-drunk as the government they replaced. When ideology begins to trump common sense (see for example supervised injection sites, an idea with one hundred percent support from anyone who knows anything about the issue) it is time for a change.
Justin Trudeau does not scare me. I think he will be an eager, earnest Prime Minister who actually, honestly has the interests of this vast country at heart and in mind. The current government’s messaging about Mr. Trudeau is having the exact opposite intended effect. Rather than run away from him, I am much more likely to vote for him, based solely on how much the Conservatives hate and fear him.