The skinny on Singh

Jagmeet Singh was elected leader of the federal NDP because a lot of Sikhs joined the party at the last minute, overrode traditional NDPers and voted him in.  Now I read that the NDP can't raise money.  Geez, no kidding!  My question is, where are all the Sikhs who voted for him when it comes to filling the NDP coffers? 

Obviously, nowhere.  They've taken their wallets and gone home.  Why did they want him as leader?  For that, I have no answer.  Someone wondered what he had to do to attract voters.  He has to drop his turban, cut his hair and shave.  Sorry, but them's the facts and the reality of the voting public in Canada.  There is a separation between "church" and "state" in this country, but his primary identity is his religion, which is why he has to drop the paraphernalia.  His turban and hair send out a religious message.  Wrong.  He's running in Burnaby, where the NDP squeaked in; it will be amusing to see if he loses.
   
As for Maxim Bernier, he should have won the leadership of the Conservatives.  The fact that it was so close and the ballots destroyed immediately meant no re-count was possible.  Scheer, as nice and dimply as he is, can't win and that's a tragedy.  Bernier will split the vote and the Liberals will slide back in under the inept Trudeau and we will be effed for another four years. 

As for NAFTA, the wrong person is handling the negotiations.  She is a dog barking, as my psychiatrist used to call B's ex, and can't get out of her own chair.  Not good for getting to an agreement.  Were I Trudeau, I would put Bernier in charge of the file and dump Freeland.  Mulroney put Simon Reisman in charge for the original Canada/US Free Trade Deal and they got it done.  I was a member of that task force and very proud to have made a small contribution in getting it signed.  I well remember working all through Christmas and New Year's in 1987 to make sure it rolled out on January 2nd, 1988, as it had to.  We were a busy bunch while everyone else was opening presents and eating turkey.  But, by the way, I still managed to get a turkey on the table for my parents and extended family.

But the "gender-mad" Trudeau will not dump Freeland, much to the country's detriment.  Here's a picture of her.  Would you buy a used car from this disaster?  She's a disgrace to her gender and to the rest of us who worked so hard to get women to the grownup's table.