actually more disgusted when I heard he was voting in favour. But I read this take today and it makes it a bit more palatable I guess, at least there is a reason for it.
It's a bitter pill to swallow. Stephen Harper's anti-terrorist Bill C-51 is deeply flawed, threatens our civil liberties and our internet freedom.
But if progressives don't want to risk handing Harper another bloody majority what Justin Trudeau said today was the way to play it.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says his caucus will vote in favour of a bill to vastly increase the powers of Canada's spy agency — with or without the improved oversight civil rights experts are calling for.
Because whatever anyone says, the brutal truth is that any other position at this time could be absolutely fatal.
This isn't an academic discussion, it's a trap Stephen Harper is setting for the opposition, and that is the best way to avoid it.
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http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2015/02/justin-trudeau-and-stephen-harpers.html#more
I actually think Justin is very smart. He wouldn't have gotten where he is so quickly without being intelligent. He's not his father, but maybe that's a good thing.
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