THE CIRCUMSTANCES
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v Justin Trudeau is not recognized by those who know him well as being a Deep Thinker.
v His Father was a Marxist.
v He grew-up hearing his Mother constantly referred to by Old Stock Canadians as a Whore.
v In 2015 Canadians elected this part-time Drama Teacher as its Prime Minister.
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THE QUESTION
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v What could possibly go wrong?
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One of the hallmarks of Dictators is that their positions are very insecure. They protect their positions by surrounding themselves with unqualified people who will not be a threat to them. Vladimir Putin is one good example of that, and I have included a short article discussing that topic at the end of this article. Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet are the second example.
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Below are the academic qualifications for each of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet ministers. As you read through this keep in mind that these are the individuals that Justine has put in charge of the welfare of our country.
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SUMMARY
v An analysis of the Trudeau government’s cabinet reveals that more than half have zero business experience – including finance minister Chrystia Freeland.
v Out of 39 Cabinet members, only five hold degrees in Economics: Jean-Yves Duclos, Marie-Claude Bibeau, David Lametti, Bill Blair and Jonathan Wilkinson.
v Ten members have experience owning or managing a small or medium-sized business, and four have degrees in Business Administration.
v Only 14 members have experience working in higher positions of a business before entering politics.
v Eleven members previously had careers in Law or studied the subject in university.
v Six have experience in journalism or media, including Freeland and Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra. Five hold degrees in Political Science.
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From TRUE NORTH
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The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister of Canada
Studied literature at McGill University and went on to complete the University of British Columbia’s education program.
He taught French and math before entering politics in 2008.
Prior occupation: part-time Drama Teacher.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Completed Bachelor’s degree at Harvard University, studying Russian history and literature.
Obtained master’s degree in Slavonic studies from Oxford University.
Began her career in journalism, became a freelance correspondent in Ukraine for the Financial Times, the Washington Post and the Economist before her entrance into politics in 2013.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay – Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Worked as a dairy and potato farmer in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, before entering politics.
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett – Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
Graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Toronto in 1974.
Before her election in 1997, Bennet was a family physician and founding partner of Bedford Medical Associates in Toronto.
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc – Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Toronto.
Began his career as a lawyer before being elected in 2000.
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos – Minister of Health
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Alberta, and master’s and doctoral degrees in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Served as President-Elect of the Canadian Economics Association.
Co-Founder of the Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau – Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a graduate degree in Environmental Management.
Co-owned a tourism business in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Holds a Bachelor of Law from the Universite de Montreal.
Ran for mayor of Montreal and authored a book about policy and civic engagement.
The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier – Minister of National Revenue
Earned her Bachelor of Social Work from the Universite de Moncton.
Owner of the ‘La Ferme du Petit Moulin’ lodging outfitter.
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan – Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Former member of the Vancouver Police Department.
Participated in four operational deployments in Bosnia and Afghanistan.
Started his own consulting business that taught intelligence gathering techniques to Canadian and American military personnel.
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough – Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
Studied Political Science at the University of Ottawa and Law at the University of Victoria.
Before entering politics she was a lawyer and paralympic swimmer.
The Honourable Patty Hajdu – Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Victoria.
Was the Executive Director at Shelter House, Thunder Bay’s largest homeless shelter.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne – Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Montreal
Was Vice-Presedient of ABB Group, a technology company.
Served as Strategic Development Director of Amec Foster Wheeler in the energy sector
Holds a Master’s degree in International Relations
Worked as a trade and investment specialist for the Mexican Trade Commission in Toronto.
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen – Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion
Holds a law degree from the University of Ottawa.
Founded the Regent Park Community Council, facilitating a $500 million revitalization and redevelopment project in Regent Park, Toronto.
Practiced criminal defence, immigration and refugee law before entering politics.
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr. – Minister of Labour
Studied Marketing Strategies at INSEAD in Paris, France.
Former regional correspondent for CBC Radio and CTV National News, host of ‘Canada AM’.
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor – Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Holds a Bachelor’s degree in social work from the Universite de Moncton.
Worked as a social worker and the Victims Services Coordinator for the Codiac Regional RCMP.
The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez – Minister of Canadian Heritage and Quebec Lieutenant
Earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke.
Oversaw management of international projects for a Montreal-based NGO.
The Honourable Bill Blair – President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Criminology.
Served 39 years with the Toronto Police Service.
Worked with Covenant House, the United Way, and Children’s Aid Society of Toronto.
The Honourable Mary Ng – Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto Scarborough, majoring in Political Science.
Grew up in her family’s small business.
The Honourable Filomena Tassi – Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Bachelor of Laws from Western University, Master of Religious Education from the University of Toronto.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson – Minister of Natural Resources
CEO of QuestAir Technologies and former CEO of BQE Water.
Earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Saskatchewan and Masters degrees in International Relations, Politics, and Economics From Oxford and McGill.
The Honourable David Lametti – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto.
Former professor of Law at McGill University
The Honourable Joyce Murray – Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Pursued an executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
Built an international reforestation company that has planted 1.5 billion trees. (Brinkman and Associates Reforestation.
The Honourable Anita Anand – Minister of National Defence
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies from Queens University, a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University and a Master of Laws from the University of Toronto.
Former professor of law at the University of Toronto
Was Director of Policy and Research at the Capital Markets Research Institute, Rotman School of Management.
Appointed to the Government of Ontario’s Expert Committee to Consider Financial Advisory and Financial Planning Policy Alternatives.
The Honourable Mona Fortier – President of the Treasury Board
Worked as the Chief Director of Communications and Market Development at College La Cite and managed her own strategic communications consulting firm.
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault – Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Studied Political Science at the Universite de Montréal.
Co-founded Equiterre, an environmental organization in Quebec.
Worked as Director and Campaign Manager for Greenpeace.
Strategic Advisor at Cycle Capital Management, dedicated to developing green technology.
The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino – Minister of Public Safety
Studied Political Science at Carleton University and Law School at the University of Windsor.
Served as a federal prosecutor for ten years in Toronto.
The Honourable Marc Miller – Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Earned a Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science at McGill University.
Was a practicing lawyer before entering politics.
The Honourable Dan Vandal – Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Received a degree in Social Work from the University of Manitoba.
Former city councillor in Winnipeg and Deputy Mayor.
Worked as a social worker.
The Honourable Omar Alghabra – Minister of Transport
Holds a Master of Business Administration.
Former member of the community editorial board of the Toronto Star.
Mechanical engineer by trade.
The Honourable Randy Boissonnault – Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance
Studied at the University of Alberta before enrolling at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Former lecturer at the University of Alberta.
Former journalist and political commentator for Radio-Canada.
Spent 15 years helping small and medium sized businesses through his consulting company.
The Honourable Sean Fraser – Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Holds a law degree from Dalhousie University and a Master’s in Public International Law from Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Worked as a lawyer practicing commercial litigation and international dispute resolution.
The Honourable Mark Holland – Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Majored in Political Science and History at the University of Toronto.
Served as a Durham Regional Councillor .
Former Executive Director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The Honourable Gudie Hutchings – Minister of Rural Economic Development
Attended Acadia University.
30 years of experience as a small business owner in the Atlantic Canadian tourism industry.
The Honourable Marci Ien – Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Graduated with a degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson University.
Former journalist.
The Honourable Helena Jaczek – Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Holds a Master of Health and Sciences from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from York University.
Practiced medicine at the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto.
Leader on the board of Reena, a non-profit organization providing services to people with developmental disabilities.
The Honourable Pascale St-Onge – Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies from the University of Quebec in Montreal and a certificate in journalism from the University of Montreal.
Served as Secretary General then President of the Federation nationale des communications et de la culture.
The Honourable Kamal Khera – Minister of Seniors
Earned a Bachelors of Science in Nursing at York University.
Worked as a registered nurse in oncology at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto
https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/kamal-khera.html
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Continued …
Vladimir PUTIN – Profile of a DICTATOR
As read through this article in the New Yorker I noticed several parallels between the behaviour of Russian Dictator Putin and Justin Trudeau.
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Let’s take the story back to Moscow. We know the story of how Tsar Paul I was assassinated by people around him. Khrushchev was overthrown and replaced, eventually, by Brezhnev. Under Putin, is there any possibility of a palace coup?
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There is always a possibility of a palace coup. There are a couple of issues here. One is that [the West is] working overtime to entice a defection. We want a high-level security official or a military officer to get on a plane and fly to Helsinki or Brussels or Warsaw and hold a press conference and say, “I’m General So-and-So and I worked in the Putin regime and I oppose this war and I oppose this regime. And here’s what the inside of that regime looks like.”
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At the same time, Putin is working overtime to prevent any such defection while our intelligence services are working overtime to entice just such a defection—not of cultural figures, not former politicians but current security and military officials inside the regime. This happened under Stalin, when General Genrikh Lyushkov of the secret police defected to the Japanese, in 1938, with Stalin’s military and security plans and a sense of the regime. He denounced him at a press conference in Tokyo.
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So now we’re watching Moscow. What are the dynamics there with the regime? You have to remember that these regimes practice something called “negative selection.” You’re going to promote people to be editors, and you’re going to hire writers, because they’re talented; you’re not afraid if they’re geniuses. But, in an authoritarian regime, that’s not what they do. They hire people who are a little bit, as they say in Russian, tupoi, not very bright. They hire them precisely because they won’t be too competent, too clever, to organize a coup against them. Putin surrounds himself with people who are maybe not the sharpest tools in the drawer on purpose.
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That does two things. It enables him to feel more secure, through all his paranoia, that they’re not clever enough to take him down. But it also diminishes the power of the Russian state because you have a construction foreman who’s the defense minister [Sergei Shoigu], and he was feeding Putin all sorts of nonsense about what they were going to do in Ukraine. Negative selection does protect the leader, but it also undermines his regime.
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But, again, we have no idea what’s going on inside. We hear chatter. There’s a lot of amazing intelligence that we’re collecting, which is scaring the Chinese, making them worry: Do we have that level of penetration of their élites as well? But the chatter is by people who don’t have a lot of face time with Putin, talking about how he might be crazy. Always, when you miscalculate, when your assumptions are bad, people think you’re crazy. Putin pretends to be crazy in order to scare us and to gain leverage.
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Do you think that’s the case with this nuclear threat?
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I think there’s no doubt that this is what he’s trying to do. The problem is, we can’t assume it’s a bluff. We can’t assume it’s a pose of being crazy because he has the capability; he can push the button.
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