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Trudeau says he considers ‘quitting every day’ but vows to stay on as prime minister
From LifeSiteNews
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre said that while Trudeau thinks about quitting, Canadians think about firing him.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Canadians that he considers quitting “every day,” but that he is determined to stay on anyway.
During a March 15 interview with Radio-Canada, the French arm of the government-funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Trudeau revealed that he routinely thinks about abandoning his role as prime minister and views his job as “super platte,” a French phrase that directly translates to “super flat.”
“I think about quitting every day. It’s a crazy job I’m doing, making the personal sacrifices,” he said. “Of course, it’s super tough. It’s very challenging at times.”
However, Trudeau noted that he “could not be the man I am and abandon the fight at this point.”
Trudeau’s interview sparked controversy online as the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) originally reported that Trudeau said he found his job “super boring” when he used the French phrase “super platte.”
Shortly after, the Crown outlet changed Trudeau’s statement to “very challenging” following backlash from a Canadian columnist. The outlet failed to explain why they made the change or if Trudeau’s office had anything to do with it.
“Super platte,” which can be translated as “super boring,” could also mean “super unfortunate” or a number other of similar statements.
The interview garnished ridicule from Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, who blasted Trudeau for his statement suggesting that serving Canadians is “boring.”
“Canadians are not the only ones suffering,” Poilievre Poilievre said at an “Axe the Tax” rally in Fredericton, New Brunswick this weekend.
“Justin Trudeau has it very tough,” he continued sarcastically. “You hear about this? He’s a little bit bored… incredible this quote, I gotta read these quotes here today. He said this in French in an interview with Rad Can, he said, ‘I think about quitting every day.’ Isn’t that funny? We think about firing him every day.”
“‘It’s a crazy job making the personal sacrifices,’” he added, referring to the interview.
“Yeah right, like flying off to Billionaire Island. Burning thousands and thousands of liters of jet fuel at our expense into the atmosphere. And in these 80, 90 $100,000 vacations you take – sounds like a terrible personal sacrifice,” Poilievre challenged.
“I’m quoting you: ‘Of course, it’s super tough. It’s super boring at times,’” he quoted.
“Wow. Thinks the job is boring .. [but] serving the people is not boring. serving the people is what we do,” he declared.
In the original BBC story, Justin Trudeau said he was "super bored" with being PM. That line disappeared from the story over claims of mistranslation. Really?? @PierrePoilievre says if Trudeau feels like quitting every day, Canadians feel like firing him just as frequently. pic.twitter.com/Bjixo8ZcZ6
— David Krayden (@DavidKrayden) March 17, 2024
The interview comes as a recent poll found that 70 percent of Canadians believe country is “broken” as Trudeau focuses on less important issues. Similarly, in January, most Canadians reported that they’re worse off financially since Trudeau took office.
Additionally, a January poll showed that 46 percent of Canadians expressed a desire for the federal election to take place sooner rather than the latest mandated date in the fall of 2025.
Recent polls show that the scandal-plagued government has sent the Liberals into a nosedive with no end in sight. Per a recent LifeSiteNews report, according to polls, were a Canadian federal election held today, Conservatives under Poilievre would win a majority in the House of Commons over Trudeau’s Liberals.
From the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Author: Franco Terrazzano
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation presented its 26th annual Teddy Waste Awards to CBC President Catherine Tait for handing out millions in bonuses while announcing hundreds of layoffs; the Mission Cultural fund for its sex-themed artistic performances; and the city of Regina for its Experience Regina rebrand fiasco.
“Because it spent buckets of taxpayer cash funding birthday parties and photo exhibits for celebrities, and making things awkward for countries around the world with sex-themed artistic performances, the Mission Cultural Fund earned the Lifetime Achievement award for waste,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director.
“Tait is winning a Teddy Award because she handed out millions in bonuses despite announcing hundreds of layoffs just before Christmas, only to turn around and beg for more taxpayer cash.
“The Alberta Foundation for the Arts spent tens of thousands flying an artist to New York, Estonia and South Korea so she could flop around on a futon for a couple minutes and showcase a painting that can best be described as ants on a pop tart.
“The city of Regina came up with snappy slogans like, ‘Show us your Regina,’ and ‘Regina: the city that rhymes with fun.’ After spending $30,000 and facing backlash, the city ditched the entire rebrand so it won a Teddy Waste Award.”
The Teddy, a pig-shaped trophy the CTF annually awards to governments’ worst waste offenders, is named after Ted Weatherill, a former federal appointee who was fired in 1999 for submitting a raft of dubious expense claims, including a $700 lunch for two.
This year’s winners include:
- Municipal Teddy winner: The city of Regina
Regina spent $30,000 rebranding Tourism Regina to Experience Regina. But after facing backlash, the city scrapped the rebrand. And Regina taxpayers are out $30,000.
- Provincial Teddy winner: Alberta Foundation for the Arts
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts spent $30,000 flying an artist around the world to produce art few taxpayers would ever willingly buy or pay to see.
- Federal Teddy winner: CBC President Catherine Tait
Tait handed out $15 million in bonuses to CBC brass in 2023 as she announced hundreds of layoffs weeks before Christmas and lobbied the government for more money. Bonuses at the CBC total $114 million since 2015.
- Lifetime Teddy winner: The Mission Cultural Fund
The Mission Cultural Fund spent $10,000 on a birthday party for Margaret Atwood in New York, $52,000 for a photo exhibit for rockstar Bryan Adams, $8,800 on a sex toy show in Germany and $12,000 for senior citizens to talk about their sex lives in front of live audiences.
You can find the backgrounder on this year’s Teddy Waste Award nominees and winners HERE.
From the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Author: Franco Terrazzano
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation filed a complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner after the CBC refused to disclose 2023 bonuses for its eight senior executives until days after its President Catherine Tait is scheduled to appear at a parliamentary committee.
“This reeks of the CBC trying to conceal its senior executive bonuses so Tait doesn’t have to talk about it when she testifies at a parliamentary committee,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The CBC is required to follow access to information laws and this nonsense delay is a blatant breach of the law.
“If Tait and her executives think they deserve their bonuses, they should be open and honest about it with taxpayers.”
The CBC proactively discloses certain information related to executive compensation in its annual reports. However, because the annual report lumps together salary and other benefits, Canadians don’t know how much the CBC’s eight senior executives take in bonuses.
Other Crown corporations have provided the CTF with access-to-information records detailing senior executive bonuses. For example, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation paid out $831,000 in bonuses to its 10 senior executives in 2023. The Bank of Canada paid out $3.5 million in bonuses to its executives in 2022.
On March 11, 2024, the CTF filed an access-to-information request seeking details on the compensation paid out to CBC’s eight senior executives in 2023, including bonuses.
On April 9, 2024, the CBC issued a 30-day extension notice.
The new deadline for the CBC to release details on senior executive bonuses is May 10, 2024, just days after Tait is scheduled to appear at committee on May 7, 2024.
In response to a previous access-to-information request, the CBC released to the CTF records showing it paid out $15 million in bonuses to 1,143 non-union staff in 2023. The CBC did not issue an extension notice on that request.
“Tait is wrong to hide the cost of bonuses for CBC’s eight senior executives from the Canadians who pay their cheques,” said Terrazzano. “Tait must do the right thing and confirm to the parliamentary committee that she will cancel CBC bonuses.”
The CTF filed the complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner on May 3, 2024, regarding the CBC’s delay in releasing documents regarding senior executive bonuses.
“The CBC is legally obligated to release the bonus documents days after the parliamentary committee hearing so obviously Tait has the details readily at hand,” said Terrazzano. “If MPs ask for those details, she needs to answer.
“And just to be clear, the CTF is fine with the CBC releasing this information at committee or anywhere else.”
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