stevemaclellan:

Trudeau came under heavy fire from politicians and advocates alike
after his comments and the Liberal fundraiser Wednesday night.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Trudeau’s comments were a “sad example”
of the “colonial disregard for Indigenous lives” that he says
contributed to the suffering in Grassy Narrows.

“Instead of showing respect for people fighting for clean water [and]
funding, Trudeau sides with his rich donors to get a laugh,” Singh
tweeted.

his comment at the fundraiser is indicative of his real standpoint when it comes to first nations people.

They are only important when it comes to his media image.  They are not important enough for him to actually DO something.   The pipeline issues, the MMIW investigation, grassy narrows as well as OTHER funding issues that his government have been dragging their feet on….  it all shows that he cares about as much about justice and proper treatment for our indiginous peoples as the Conservatives do.  

He just wants to make it SEEM like he cares, and that’s it.

I’m not affiliated
with any political party. I vote for the party that I feel best shares my
values and ideals. I was quite impressed with Trudeau before he was elected.
Closer to the election I was troubled by how quickly he would
reverse his opinion on issues when his popularity in the polls dropped. A good
example was the war in Syria. Like Tom Mulcair, he supported bringing all of
our troops home. After this cost him in the polls,  he claimed he
supported the war and would send in more troops.

 Then there was the
niqab issue, or the “dead cat thrown on the table” by the
Conservatives. Mulcair’s views cost him a huge drop in the polls, and Harper’s
stance went up. Trudeau saw how controversial the issue became, so he wisely
kept out of it for the most part.

 He made huge, I mean
really huge, promises to Indigenous people. As ‘Rabble’ reported:

 Since his election,
Trudeau has made the same core promises to recognize and implement Indigenous
rights in a multitude of strategically timed announcements. He campaigned on
reviewing and repealing all laws imposed on First Nations by the former
Conservative government headed by Stephen Harper. He promised to implement the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), including
the provision of free, prior and informed consent, which he confirmed meant a
veto for First Nations.

 Everyone has seen
this promise broken over and over again. It’s similar to the lie that he keeps
repeating that we can resolve environmental issues and ramp up fossil fuel
development and production at the same time. Does anyone actually believe this?

 @ursinos said,
“He just wants to make it SEEM like he cares, and that’s it.”

 That’s Trudeau in a nut shell. If you’re one
of the folks who fell into the “strategic voting” trend, you have my
permission to bang your head against the wall. Do it twice — in case you’re one
of my friends who I tried to advise you against it.

 Oh, and by the
way….

I was initially so
impressed with Trudeau that I joined the Liberal party. LOL, and they’re still
asking me for money. Check out the letter I received from them today. The
subject line said, “Steve, does this look right?”

LOL, yes! I would
say it’s very accurate.