Is Justin Trudeau Canada's worst prime minister?

There are many reasons why Canada's present Liberal government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not been good for Canadians. The Trudeau government has done and passed legislation that make the nation worse. The prime minster is not afraid to disregard and violate Christian values, the very values that have shaped and built the nation. In this post, we're going to list a number of issues attempting to make the case that the present prime minister is the worst of Canada's leaders. The points are also good reasons why the Liberals don't deserve to be re-elected in October of 2019. The Liberal ideology is anti-life, anti-Christian and anti-democratic. Did you know that no candidate can run for the Liberal party unless they support abortion? Then, there's Bill C-16 that forces Canadians to accept gender fluidity that amounts to a legislative attack on the freedom of speech. It's a terrible law. But let's examine more of the evidence in some detail in order to back our argument.

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1. The Trudeau Liberal government refused to go to court but chose to quietly pay Omar Khadar, a convicted terrorist who murdered a US Army medic $10.5-million. The reason: Khadar's Chater rights had been violated, but how did Trudeau know this when there was no trial. Trudeau's government acted as judge and jury. However, the government has seen no problem going to court to fight veteran benefits and pensions. More about this later.

2. Trudeau has been been found guilty for breech of ethics. He claimed to be a friend of the Aga Khan but had no contact with him for 30 years. This didn't stop Trudeau from going on a holiday with his family on Khan's private island at taxpayers' expense of over $200,000. The government then hands the Khan's foundation a cheque on behalf of Canadians for $55 million. One hand washes the other.

3. Trudeau supported Motion-103 that attacks freedom of speech in Canada. M-103 was passed by the Government of Canada to condemn Islamophobia. The term was never defined but the Motion grants a special status to Islam that is not given to Christians, Sikhs, Jews or any other religion. Without a clear mandate, nobody really knows how the Motion can reduce racism and religious discrimination. But this fact will not stop the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage from finding a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. One thing is certain: the Motion will serve to silence Canadians and restrict freedom of expression.

4. Trudeau's government has allowed known ISIS fighters to return to Canada with all the privileges of citizenship. The government purchases 30 year-old used fighter planes from Australia for Canada's air force. How does this put the safety of Canada's soldiers first? However, Trudeau spares no expense for himself and his family. One of the first things he did when he came to power was to hire two nannies at taxpayeers' expense. What's the saying? A fish rots from the head down.

5. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan lied about playing a leading role in Operation Medusa against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been under investigation for possible conflict of interest. He owned shares in Morneau Sheppel and this put him in a position to profit from new legislation. Then, there is Maryam Monsef who was supposed to be the first Canadian cabinet minister born in Afghanistan. Not so; it turns out she was actually born in Iran. That's what happens when gender equality is the government's main mission. In the most recent Liberal budget, the word gender is repeated 358 times. Nevertheless, Trudeau continues to back his MPPs unconditionally. Meanwhile, Trudeau's government has added in one term close to $100 billion to the accumulated Canadian national debt that now stand at around $630 billion. This is an irresponsible way to manage Canada's finances.

6. Trudeau's insistence that applicants for the Canada Summer Jobs program must attest that their "core mandate" be pro-choice. In short, if Canadians don't say yes to abortion, then there is no government grant money to hire students. Some 1,400 organizations will not be receiving any funds because of the abortion requirement. This is a clear attack on people of faith and every Canadian who believes in democracy and the freedom of thought. The government has also put $650 million to push "reproductive care," read abortion, around the world. Canada is a big exporter of abortion and Trudeau falsely claims abortion to be a right. It's not a right in neither the Canadian Charter nor any international agreement.

7. Trudeau's government has passed Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts. Here's what the government says the new law is supposed to do: "This enactment enacts the Cannabis Act to provide legal access to cannabis and to control and regulate its production, distribution and sale. The objectives of the Act are to prevent young persons from accessing cannabis, to protect public health and public safety by establishing strict product safety and product quality requirements and to deter criminal activity by imposing serious criminal penalties for those operating outside the legal framework. The Act is also intended to reduce the burden on the criminal justice system in relation to cannabis."

As a result, Canadians can legally grow their own marijuana plants at home and have easier access to cannabis. How is this going to keep the drug from young people? Just removing the use or possession of marijuana from being a criminal activity is not going "to protect public health and public safety." What, the government legalizes what is harmful and magically it's no longer a social, health and psychological problem. Why? Because the government says so. This is wrong, misguided and dangerous.

8. The controversial law Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code was approved on June 19, 2017. Why the law? Here's what the government says: "This enactment amends the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. The enactment also amends the Criminal Code to extend the protection against hate propaganda set out in that Act to any section of the public that is distinguished by gender identity or expression and to clearly set out that evidence that an offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on gender identity or expression constitutes an aggravating circumstance that a court must take into consideration when it imposes a sentence."

What the Trudeau Liberals have really done with this legislation is to legally force Canadians on what they can say and think. For example, Canadians who refuse to accept transgenderism and neutral pronouns may now be charged with a hate crime. It could now be a criminal offense in Canada to say or believe that human beings are created male or female and in the image of God. It's the price Canadians must pay for an inclusive, diverse and gender based Liberal policies and legislation. This should not be a surprise coming from a prime minister who makes it a point every chance he gets to tell the world that he's a feminist and gender worshipper.

9. On June 17, 2017, Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) was passed. The reason according to the government: "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things" to "create exemptions from the offences of culpable homicide, of aiding suicide and of administering a noxious thing, in order to permit medical practitioners and nurse practitioners to provide medical assistance in dying and to permit pharmacists and other persons to assist in the process." In plain English, Canadians can now intentionally kill other Canadians without being charged with a crime. This law completes the circle of death in Canada: the nation has no law restricting abortion and has now made it legal to kill adults. However, the words killing, murder are never used. The truth must not be told. It's easier to lie using words that speak of choice, freedom, compassion, dignity and rights. In addition, the euthanasia law has no provisions for conscience rights for doctors and health care professionals.

10. Lastly, we have Trudeau's public lecturing and condescension towards those that disagree with his  leftist and politically correct views and policies. Just a few examples. In a Town Hall meeting a woman in asking Trudeau a question said that "maternal love is the love that is going to change the future of mankind." The prime minister rudely interrupted to tell her that we should use his made up word "people-kind" instead of "mankind." We must be inclusive at all times. On another occasion, an injured Canadian soldier back Afghanistan wanted to know why the Liberal government is in court fighting against veteran benefits but had $10.5 million to give to Omar Khadar without a legal fight. Trudeau rambled on and on but chose to never directly answer the question. Then, we have Trudeau telling an audience that returning ISIS fighters are no different than immigrants that came to Canada from Portugal, Greece and Italy. It seems that Liberal inclusiveness and diversity gives the prime minister permission to insult and disrespect other Canadians.

We could go on because there are many more examples of a government that has lost the privilege and trust of the people to govern. As a Christian Canadian, I feel I'm living in exile in my own country. Trudeau senior Pierre was bad enough, but we believe Justin Trudeau tops his father because he's the worst prime minister Canada has ever had. The Liberal government has been terrible for the nation. We hope Canadians don't vote for the same Liberal mistake in the upcoming federal election of 2019. Care to share your thoughts?

Source: https://everydayforlifecanada.blogspot.com/2018/04/is-justin-trudeau-canadas-worst-prime.html

For thousands of veterans living on the street in Canada, the battle isn’t over

EDMONTON—A sunken scar runs from the bridge of Tim Senft’s nose to the crest of his cheek under his left eyelid. A veteran of the Gulf War, Senft’s most noticeable scars are not from combat — they’re from scraps on the street.

“What kind of dumbass would fight a soldier? You know I’m gonna get back up,” Senft says gruffly while puffing on a cigarette outside the Early Bird Café, an Edmonton diner that offers free coffee to local homeless folk in the early morning.

Tim Senft, a Gulf War veteran who has found himself homeless in Edmonton, stands at Peace Plaza on Thursday. Senft hopes Canadians who hear his story will take a moment to remember veterans more than once a year.  (CODIE MCLACHLAN /STARMETRO EDMONTON)

Senft is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces who served for five months in Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Although he draws his ancestry back to Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, he was born in Edmonton and spent most of his life in York, Pa., with foster families after social services took him from his home when he was 3 due to his parents’ heavy drinking.

Senft is homeless, and while he survived the war, he still battles demons from his time in combat.

After returning to Canada from the U.S. in 2008, he bounced around the country before settling in Edmonton. He worked for some time at the now demolished York Hotel before losing his job and finding himself without stable housing since 2012.

It’s an issue that affects at least 2,950 homeless veterans nationwide, according to numbers published by VETS Canada based on a shelter count done by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness in 2015.

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“That’s a really weak number compared to what we’re seeing,” said Jim Lowther, president and co-founder of VETS Canada, a national charity organization and service provider for Veteran Affairs Canada.

He estimates the actual number of homeless veterans is likely closer to 6,000 to 7,000, because only a fraction of homeless veterans spend their time in shelters, often couch-surfing or sleeping on the streets or in hotels.

Lowther said his organization has received more than 6,000 requests for housing assistance from veterans since 2014.

“We formed VETS Canada because we noticed there was a gap. We noticed these veterans were falling through the cracks and they really needed help,” Lowther said.

Veterans often contend with physical disabilities, which can present barriers to employment, undiagnosed mental health issues such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, challenges with substance abuse, and income insecurity. All of these factors contribute to veterans finding themselves homeless.

“Once they deem you unable to serve in the military, you’re done, your career is over. And that’s when the spiral starts,” Lowther said.

“When they get out and they wind up homeless or in crisis, it’s due to their military service,” he added. “Because they weren’t like that when they got in.”

Lowther, who did a tour in Bosnia in 1997, said his own PTSD was triggered five years after returning from combat. He remembers watching Behind Enemy Lines with his son when he suddenly had to run out of the movie theatre to throw up in a garbage can.

“I thought I dodged a bullet. I thought I was fine … You can only bury it for so long,” he said.

He struggled with nightmares, irritability and anxiety before seeing a doctor and getting diagnosed with chronic PTSD.

In Senft’s case, he had returned from his service in Saudi Arabia and was attending a parade dedicated to returning soldiers when he realized something was not right with him. Since then, he’s wrestled with depression, PTSD, as well as alcoholism.

“You try to still keep your chin up as a soldier, but you still have all this suffering in your head,” he said.

A separation from his wife Michelle and his son David is when his life began to really unravel. He turned to alcohol to numb his emotions.

“That destroyed me,” Senft said. “My life was falling apart. I was heavy into the alcohol. Seeing (my son’s) smile on his little face took away a lot of my pain. But I still kept drinking.”

Substance abuse is common among veterans to silence the noise in their head, especially when they’re lacking family support, Lowther said.

“When you’re having these nightmares and daydreams and you can’t sleep, you just want to try and stop that somehow … you want to try and numb that as much as you possibly can,” he said.

Gulf War veteran Tim Senft hopes, at the very least, that Canadians who hear his story will take a moment to remember veterans more than once a year.  (CODIE MCLACHLAN/STARMETRO EDMONTON)

In addition to addictions and mental and physical disabilities, there’s also the fact that there’s not enough help to assist veterans with transferring their skills from the military into qualifications they can use for employment.

“When you go through boot camp, you are a highly effective, trained soldier. And when you get out … you don’t know how to be a civilian. And nor do you want to be one,” Lowther said.

David Krug, a spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Legion’s Alberta-N.W.T. Command, said veterans with PTSD can be hesitant to reach out to organizations that request personal information. Part of that may be because of a military culture that teaches soldiers to fend for themselves.

“Interacting with organizations that might be requesting administrative info about them might put them into a situation they’re uncomfortable with,” he said.

“It can be mentally challenging to swallow one’s pride and say, ‘I need help’ ... And they may not feel they deserve the help,” Krug said.

Lowther doesn’t believe that is the case. He says veterans are more than willing to reach out for help, but government bureaucracy and red tape make it a long, arduous process.

“There’s just not a lot of help out there,” Lowther said. “When (veterans) reach out to Veterans Affairs, they get frustrated … they need help now, they don’t need help in two weeks.”

VETS Canada tries to fill in the void by helping veterans connect with doctors, look for apartments, fill out resumes, and retrain for employment. Meanwhile, the legion helps facilitate support groups and access to services and benefits they may not realize they’re entitled to.

“The incidence of veterans not necessarily knowing they may qualify for certain pensions or payouts is actually quite high,” Krug said.

There are many programs across the country working to help veterans acquire housing, employment and other necessary services. VETS Canada is partnering with an organization called Raising the Roof to renovate vacant and dilapidated properties into affordable housing for veterans. They currently have two projects underway in Ontario and are expanding the program across Canada.

In Calgary, the Alberta-N.W.T. Command joined forces with the Calgary Food Bank to operate an emergency food assistance program after a food bank specifically catering to veterans was shuttered. Now they’re working together so the food bank can refer veterans to the legion to address broader issues, such as a lack of mental health services.

“It allowed for greater interaction between the veterans themselves and the service officers to identify the wider challenges they’re facing, and to address those in a more holistic fashion,” Krug said.

Lowther said there are three pillars to getting veterans back on their feet: greater accessibility to mental health services, more money directed toward social housing specifically for veterans, and more programs to help equip them with skills for long-term employment.

“The government is doing better than they were, but they can definitely do more,” Lowther said. “I think people are busy with their lives and don’t realize how many veterans are suffering.”

In particular, he’d like to see the federal government step in and allocate money from the national housing strategy announced last year to housing for veterans.

“We have a national housing strategy, which is great, but organizations like mine need to have access to that money,” Lowther said, pointing out his group is largely volunteer-based and has helped get hundreds of veterans off the street.

One project he’s excited to be involved with is a newly announced veterans service centre in north Edmonton, located steps away from an apartment building purchased by the provincial government. The building will provide transitional housing for 15 homeless veterans, and is expected to open in 2019. The service centre will be run by VETS Canada, and it’s the first collaboration of this kind in Canada, Lowther said.

“Men and women who have served in the military make incredible sacrifices in the line of duty ... This new service centre and transitional housing will be key in helping ensure veterans at risk of homelessness have the supports they need,” said MLA Nicole Goehring, Alberta’s liaison to the Canadian Armed Forces.

Everyday Canadians also have a part to play. They can help by volunteering with organizations like VETS Canada, or donating to the many Poppy Funds that operate across the country.

Senft said he’s been working with local organizations to try to find housing, but so far, they haven’t been able to find him anything in Edmonton.

“They want to send me way the heck out to Stony Plain,” he said. “If I went there by myself, I’d be alone. That’s not good for me.”

Senft said he relies on his friends in Edmonton’s inner-city and the River Valley to get by, and still depends on alcohol to get through the days.

“It’s the only thing I have left to really keep me going,” he said.

Senft said he doesn’t blame anyone but himself for his circumstances, contending he hasn’t done enough to improve his living situation.

“I hope things get better, but I haven’t really done anything to make that happen,” he said. “So it’s kind of my fault.”

At the very least, Senft hopes Canadians who hear his story will take a moment to remember veterans more than once a year.

“Just recall your hard times. Because we’re still going through hard times. A veteran will never forget.”

By OMAR MOSLEHStarMetro Edmonton

Fri., Nov. 9, 2018