Smithee wrote:
By the way this is Canada not the US..Ex PM's don't get paid for appearances after their time in office. NONE. You think Mulroney has been running around making $50K for speeches and appearancers since he's been out of politics? Or Chretien? Or Martin? Even Harper doesn't.
What is your source for saying this? Mulroney, Chretien, and Harper are all registered with speakers bureaus. Is that only for American gigs?
Joe Clark is registered with a speakers bureau that apparently gets him Canadian gigs. He does this free of charge?
OK.I was wrong. But what you just said proves that this is not exclusive to Trudeau. So if he accepts money for appearances,he's doing what all other ex-Pm's are doing.
So regardless you can't attack him for it. You'd have to attack the rest of them too. But I wouldn't expect that here. There are people here with an unhealthy obsession with Trudeau like right wing Americans have with Obama.
Why not figure out ways to make the NDP competetive and get out of the 20% support they have and getting it up to a number that makes them relevant,like 30%.
Save your energy for elevating the NDP from irrelevance.
As for Trudeau. Get over it.