Trudeau Liberals’ latest vote-buying attempt laughable
Just about 20 years ago, a Liberal named Scott Reid, who was party leader Paul Martin’s communications director, sneered at a campaign promise from Conservative Leader Stephen Harper. The Conservatives had proposed to give Canadian families $1,200 a year to spend on the child care of their choice — day homes, family members and friends or formal daycare.
Reid sneered during a CBC panel discussion that the payments would just turn out to be “25 bucks a week to blow on beer and popcorn.”
For his contemptuous remarks (and his insult to the intelligence of ordinary Canadians), Reid had to apologize and his boss, who was prime minister at the time, was forced publicly to assure Canadians “there’s no doubt in my mind parents are going to use (the money) for the benefit of their families.”
Well, guess what the current Liberal PM has done now? In one of the most cynical attempts ever to buy voters’ favour, Justin Trudeau has openly and blatantly pledged to lower the cost of beer and popcorn.
Beer and snack foods are two of the items named specifically in Thursday’s announcement to give Canadians a two-month GST holiday on selected items.
What once was thought by snooty Liberal elitists to be beneath contempt has now become a straw this Liberal government can grasp at. Liberal strategists imagine this will win back ordinary Canadians’ support for Prime Minister Trudeau and his caucus.
You can imagine their discussion in the Liberal war room.
“Prime Minister, your people can’t afford food or gasoline because of your inflationary, high-tax policies.”
To which Trudeau might have easily replied, “Then let them drink beer! I hear working people like their beer. And while we’re at it, I think they like pretzels, too!”
