01-11-2019, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
I was listening to Justin Trudeau the other day...
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No, you weren't listening yesterday because this is from March 2011. He also never said what the meme claims he is saying. Read the story:
From https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tru...marks-1.985386 :
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Liberal MP Justin Trudeau offered an apology and retraction Tuesday over comments he made about the description of honour killings as "barbaric" in a new citizenship guide.
The controversy around Trudeau started brewing on Monday when the MP, who is immigration critic for his party, was asked for reaction to the government's new citizenship guide released earlier in the day. The publication is used as the study guide for Canada's citizenship test.
The updated Discover Canada booklet includes a line that says, "Canada's openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, 'honour killings,' female genital mutilation, forced marriage or other gender-based violence."
The term "barbaric" has been in the guide since 2009, but "forced marriage" was added to the line in this new version.
Trudeau took the government to task, however, for using the term "barbaric" and said an official government publication should make an "attempt at responsible neutrality." He said the acts are "absolutely unacceptable" and that's not a matter of debate, but the language chosen by the government to describe them is objectionable, the MP said.
Trudeau began posting messages around 7:45 a.m. ET, setting off a chain of back-and-forth posts with his followers: "My problem with the use of the word barbaric is that it was chosen to reassure Canadians rather than actually change unacceptable behaviours," Trudeau wrote.
Through several exchanges with people on Twitter, Trudeau explained his position and expressed surprise that his comments generated such a reaction. "I didn't expect people to react to this: I said the same back in 2009 about Barbaric and no one picked up. Election-time now," Trudeau wrote.
Trudeau sought to put an end to the online debate with this message: "OK, final word: all violence against women is barbaric. If my concerns about language led some to think otherwise, then I gladly apologize."
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People like the person who made this meme use it to troll idiots like you. Don't be an idiot. Spend more time researching and less time being tricked. |
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