The PM to our north allegedly is a "global superstar". You can read about it here:
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/01/donald-trump-justin-trudeau-world-leader-215323
If one is elevated to "superstar" status chiefly because his neighbor is a duffus, that's not much of an accomplishment, is it?
Here is an assessment of PM Trudeau by Dawn Marie Paley, the most honest Canadian I know:
ReplyDelete"Trudeau’s sleek diplomacy and boyish charm have injected new life into the powerful myth that Canada is a good and benevolent nation. This myth rests on the foundational denial of ongoing Canadian colonialism and racism at home, and on the euphemisms of peacekeeping and the responsibility to protect, which mask imperialist intervention abroad."
Here is another critique of Trudeau and celebrity politics:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/41141-beyond-celebrity-politics-and-capitalism-michelle-alexander-naomi-klein-and-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-on-trudeau-sanders-and-more