Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Taylor Swift extracurriculars amid chaos in Montreal had many concluding, “Friendship bracelets are more important than Canada.”
It appeared that the leader of the Great White North may have entered his Vice President Kamala Harris era as mixed messaging was coupled with celebrity fawning and frivolity. Such was the case Friday when anti-NATO, Hamas sympathizing riots swept Montreal while Trudeau was spotted dancing at a concert for America’s pop princess in Toronto.
Video shared by MP Pierre Poilevre juxtaposing the scenes read, “While Trudeau Danced Away — Montreal Burned,” and went on to assert, “We Can’t Go On Like This — Trudeau Is Not Worth The Cost.”
Poilevre had captioned the damning video with the message, “Justin Trudeau refuses to condemn the anti-semitic riots in Montreal. He has time to dance & do selfies. But he’s too busy to condemn a violent Hamas takeover of our streets. Not worth the chaos.”
Justin Trudeau refuses to condemn the anti-semitic riots in Montreal.
He has time to dance & do selfies.
But he’s too busy to condemn a violent Hamas takeover of our streets.
Not worth the chaos. pic.twitter.com/053h0NMqIW
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) November 23, 2024
Ahead of the violence that saw protesters dressed similar to Black Bloc with open umbrellas brandished like shields, adorned with keffiyehs and holding the green, red, black and white standard high as smoke and flames filled the streets and windows were smashed, the prime minister had leaned into globalist tendencies as he supported the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We stand up for international law, and we will abide by all the regulations and rulings of the international courts. This is just who we are as Canadians,” Trudeau had told reporters Thursday as the ICC faulted the leader of the Jewish state for “crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts,” alongside former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for the counteroffensive against Hamas.
Meanwhile, just as Harris’ mixed messaging on the Middle East had failed to curry favor with Hamas sympathizers, Trudeau’s posture against Netanyahu hadn’t quelled the violence and left him issuing a statement Saturday.
“What we saw on the streets of Montreal last night was appalling,” he posted to X. “Acts of antisemitism, intimidations, and violence must be condemned wherever we see them. The [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are in communication with local police. There must be consequences, and rioters held accountable.”
What we saw on the streets of Montreal last night was appalling. Acts of antisemitism, intimidation, and violence must be condemned wherever we see them.
The RCMP are in communication with local police. There must be consequences, and rioters held accountable.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 23, 2024
Calls for “consequences” came as Trudeau was left reaping what he himself had sown, announcing just prior to the American presidential election that open borders were going to have to be put on hold for a while.
In late October the prime minister had announced, “We’re going to significantly reduce the number of immigrants coming to Canada for the next two years. This is temporary — to pause our population growth and let our economy catch up. We have to get the system working right for all Canadians.”
That message stood in stark contrast to what he’d said after President Donald Trump had been inaugurated in 2017 when Trudeau had argued, “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength.”
— Andy Ngo ️ (@MrAndyNgo) October 24, 2024
Reacting specifically to the prime minister’s stance on Netanyahu, echoing the sentiments of many lawmakers in the United States, MP Michael Chong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, wrote on X, “The ICC arrest warrants for the former defence minister and the Prime Minister of Israel are outrageous. The ICC is drawing a false equivalency between a liberal democracy and a terrorist group that attacked that democracy last year. Conservatives stand for Israel’s right to defend itself.”
At the same time, others called out Trudeau for living it up at a concert instead of tackling the problems across the provinces as it appeared, “Friendship bracelets are more important than [Canada]…52 going on 13?”
The ICC arrest warrants for the former defence minister and the Prime Minister of Israel are outrageous.
The ICC is drawing a false equivalency between a liberal democracy and a terrorist group that attacked that democracy last year.
Conservatives stand for Israel’s right to…
— Michael Chong (@MichaelChongMP) November 21, 2024
Friendship bracelets are more important than
52 going on 13? pic.twitter.com/VAqYusuusB— wastedcanadian (@melissacare01) November 23, 2024
Justin Trudeau is a disgrace. He’s letting pro-Hamas fanatics completely ruin Canada.
We need you more than ever before, Pierre. Save Canada.
— Vivid. (@VividProwess) November 23, 2024
This perfectly reflects the Trudeau years. Chaos and anti-semitism, while short pants dances the night away.
We can’t accept this.— Dave Campbell (@DaveCam2015) November 23, 2024
Good thing they weren’t truck drivers as they would all be in prison
— BestOfLife2024 (@BestOfLife2024) November 24, 2024
Was this worse than the truckers? How many people have you arrested so far? Have you seized bank accounts and arrested ring leaders?
— Dr Brian of London (@brianoflondon) November 23, 2024
How ridiculous is this guy. Good grief
— WeenyWaney (@weenywaney) November 24, 2024
Resign ! He should resign like the day before yesterday !!!
— Kiki (@Kiki66419418) November 24, 2024
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