No one expects the prime minister of a G7 country to spend his well-deserved vacation at Motel chez Roger in the middle of nowhere.
Just as we understand that Justin Trudeau, heir to the political dynasty of the same name, had rich and famous friends since childhood who could invite his family to rest privately in corners of paradise of unimaginable luxury for the average man. Either.
But as Prime Minister, and in the midst of a global inflationary crisis, shouldn’t that habit be relaxed? In light of an investigation by Radio-Canada, the question arises again.
$160,000 in public funds
We learn that the Trudeau family, invited by wealthy longtime friends — and donors to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation — for New Year’s week, would have cost Canadian taxpayers more than $160,000.
question of covering the many costs of his security, entourage, etc. As we know, the Prime Minister of a country does not travel light.
Incidentally, the trip had also been approved by the Ethics Commissioner. Still, such a sum makes you dizzy.
No wonder journalists Daniel Leblanc and Louis Blouin could count on “several confidential sources who, because of their current jobs, were not authorized to speak publicly about this trip”.
Poilievre tears his shirt
Translation: Even around Mr. Trudeau, the uneasiness is real. We are concerned at the negative perception this creates among citizens, many of whom are now pulling the devil’s tail in the grocery store and elsewhere.
Also inasmuch as Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre loves to portray Justin Trudeau as an aristocrat disconnected from the real world, it’s time to lighten the pedal on the princely holidays.
That said, to see Mr. Poilievre rip his shirt off, thanks to an investigation by Radio-Canada, when he accuses the public broadcaster of being a vulgar pro-Trudeau propaganda organ, let’s admit that it is just as priceless.
