Fishbone Jones said:
I'm not sure whether 'running the executive' is what you can call what he's doing. Most would agree, he's the worst PM to ever come along...
The current PM's interest in Canada, is what he can take out of us before he's done and disappears.
That is not the 'experience' I want to vote back in.
I've cut your post up a bit in my quotes because at the heart of it are three points I can't seem to agree with, despite trying. I'm not a particular fan of the Liberal Government (this one or the one previous - which are the only two I can really comment on having lived through them as an adult).
My first point is you are implying that the PM is not "running the executive", however that's a bit of a stretch. The country is still functioning, we're all still here and it's hyperbolic to assume that because you don't like his policies, that he's actually failing at running the country. Parliament still meets, the Supreme Court still rules on matters, and the day to day running of the Executive still occurs. Just because you don't like
how it's occurring is moot. The point you made is that somehow the Executive is non functional, a point I would disagree with.
Second is your point that "most" would agree he's the worst to ever come along. I've yet to see a poll, analysis, article, scholarly representation or anything beyond a
meme published by a right wing Facebook group to suggest that. In fact, I'd say outside of some of the more extreme echo chambers out there,
mostpeople don't have a strong opinion one way or another about the PM or where he ranks. He may be the worst PM for
you given how much your politics diverge, but it's inaccurate to assume because he is the worst for
you he is the worst for everyone. I've met a lot of people (some even in the CAF) that really admire the PM, and I've met some that really despise him, but I can't say that one outweighs the other. Which brings me to my last point:
Maybe I'm naïve, or I've drank too much Left Coast water, but I truly do believe
most politicians at all levels enter politics because they genuinely believe in their cause. I believe this of Scheer, Singh and Trudeau. I disagree with most but not all of the direction Trudeau has taken this country, but I can't agree with you it's out of some partisan self interest to enrich himself and disappear. Maybe I'm a bit of a globalist myself - but I've yet to see immigration as a threat to our way of life (legal or otherwise), the sky hasn't been falling in my world, and mostly it's been business as usual. Nearly every time my less moderate friends on both sides of the spectrum post a meme, I cringe at the inaccuracies, hyperbole and sometimes outright falsehoods portrayed therein.
I admire politicians because of their ability to handle an extremely intense scrutiny of their lives, background, past and what seems like every goddamn choice they make whether it matters to the public interest or not. I could certainly never handle that scrutiny. I barely tolerate the scrutiny I work under now.
So to sum up, I'm respectfully disagreeing with your post.