Has been's and never was's

That's about what comprises the new cabinet Trudeau has just unfurled.  I've never heard of one of them!?  This gang will only be around for a few weeks before the government is defeated in a non-confidence motion, so hopefully they won't do too much damage, but at least they'll get limos and other perks during their 15 minutes of fame.

John Ibbitson called Canada a failed state. "One definition of a failed state is that it has no functioning national government and by that standard, Canada is failing pretty badly," he wrote.  We're actually on a par with Haiti and other dumps, thanks to Trudeau who will not resign, leaving us floundering and weak.

Donald Trump is so right.  He's going to clobber us.  That clown show at Rideau Hall looked more like a hostage taking than anything else with all the clowns running around dressed in their finest 'Emperor's New Clothes'.

The King and his courtiers.

Trudeau knows that in the wake of Freeland's resignation, the opposition parties are ready to end his government as soon as they get the chance.  He must also know that if he leads the party into an election, the Liberals will suffer a catastrophic and humiliating defeat as bad as what voters delivered to Brian Mulroney in 1993, when only two Conservatives were elected.  But still our narcissistic "leader" clings to power like the dictator he is.

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Another story that smacked me in the gob this morning was the report released by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) that found that no wrongdoing was committed by the RCMP and no racism in the arrest of the chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Allan Adam.  I was smacked because I was sure they would dump all over the RCMP and they didn't.

Adam, you will remember, was the guy who was cited in a casino parking lot for an expired licence tag.  Instead of taking his ticket like a civilized grown up, he got out of his truck, dropped his coat, took off his ring and assumed a fighter's stance, fists raised.  

The report says that Adam and his wife refused to cooperate, became aggressive, threatened assault, started yelling about racism and made death threats.  The RCMP officer, himself an East Indian, told the investigation, "Last time I checked, I'm an Indian.  Race did not play a part in any way in this arrest.  I don't pull people over just because I don't like the colour of their skin.  No," he said.

Mr. Adam also told the officer to go back to his own country and blamed him for COVID.

Naturally, Adam went public and sent pictures of his injuries to all the media, who obediently printed them as usual with the assertion that Adam was targeted because he is Indigenous.

All poppycock and I am glad SIRT put the record straight.  For once.  The report doesn't say what Adam was on, but I'll bet he sure didn't want to blow.