Re: 鈥淰ets feel forgotten after Wilson-Raybould exit,鈥� Feb. 17.
If the veterans think they are upset, it鈥檚 nothing compared to the tears pouring down the cheeks of the feminists and Indigenous people who are outraged at the betrayal of Jody Wilson-Raybould by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The problem is, they are suffering from buyer鈥檚 remorse.
The PM, a drama teacher in real life, did a great job of telling them what they wanted to hear 鈥� and they fell for it. It鈥檚 called pandering, folks. You didn鈥檛 clue in from his shtick during the India trip? Too Indian for the Indians. Just as the U.S. has a commander-in-chief, Canada has a panderer-in-chief. It鈥檚 his specialty.
Alas, his honeyed words came into conflict with some political realities emanating from the business world back in La belle province. We know who wins that battle, don鈥檛 we? So poor Wilson-Raybould had to go.
Still, she will eventually get to have her say, so the final outcome is yet to be determined.
Nor is this the first time that the young, glamorous leader鈥檚 actions have fallen below expectations. Not likely to be the last, either.
Michel Murray
Saanich
