Roundup: MPs lacking a moral compass make up bizarre accusations

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When it comes to the absolute moral decline of MPs in the current Parliament, we’ve found a good candidate who exemplifies this in the form of Conservative MP Brad Redekopp, who put out an absolutely batshit crazy video a few days ago that literally blames Justin Trudeau and his supposed “soft on crime” policies for the murders that happened in Saskatoon so far this year. Columnist Phil Tank points to all of the ways that this accusation is batshit insanity by looking at the circumstances of each of these murders, and you really can’t connect them to any of Trudeau’s policies, but that won’t stop Redekopp from not only making these accusations, but defending them in the face of Tank’s column.

The accusations against the so-called “attack” against him (because heaven forfend, we hold him to account for his batshit insane conduct) as being from an “extremist left-wing agenda,” and that both the columnist and Justin Trudeau want to hand out free drugs. I would laugh at how absolutely childish this thin-skinned retaliation is if this wasn’t a gods damned elected official who should not only know better, but should have the ability to take criticism, and to behave in a manner that is somewhat dignified as befits his office.

But it’s more than that—it’s the fact that he feels like he can get away with outright lying (and lying to such batshit insane lengths) because he feels no sense of shame or moral compass that says “Maybe you shouldn’t lie or make up batshit insane accusations and stick to some facts in the face of tragic circumstances.” But he doesn’t, and that is perhaps most concerning out of all of this.

Ukraine Dispatch:

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Good reads:

  • The federal government approved BC’s request to re-criminalise drug use in public spaces, as the province reports 192 drug deaths in March (down from the last year).
  • Mélanie Joly says that Israel’s operation in Rafah is “completely unacceptable” (for all of the good that will do).
  • RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says the foreign interference bill has “good tools” the RCMP can use to disrupt said interference.
  • CBSA’s risk assessment tools are outdated, and their system limitations means they may not have tracked everyone entering into Canadian ports. (Yikes!)
  • CSIS released their annual report, showing ongoing threats from China, but growing threats from “anti-gender” extremists that are moving beyond incels.
  • The Official Languages Commissioner says that the number of complaints his office receives dropped by more than half last year, but says it’s too soon to be a trend.
  • Documents show that 48 federal government vehicles have been stolen since 2016.
  • Six more Canadian children have been repatriated from detention camps in Syria, but the whereabouts of their mother remains unknown.
  • Civil society groups are calling for the Online Harms bill to be split into two parts—one with the online component, the other the hate crime provisions.
  • At the official languages committee, Liberal MP Francis Drouin called witnesses worried about English CEGEPs in Quebec “full of shit.”
  • At heritage committee, CBC CEO Catherine Tait fired back at Conservative MPs—particularly Rachael Thomas—who kept calling her a liar (which is a lot of projection).
  • In spite of Poilievre’s professed disdain for corporate lobbyists and corporations, he’s certainly been holding a lot of fundraisers with lobbyists and CEOs.
  • Here’s a look at the lobbyists Poilievre has been meeting with, in spite of insisting that he won’t take their meetings. (Funny that).
  • Talking Points Memo delves into the issue of Poilievre constantly finding himself in the orbit of “Diagolon” and Alex Jones, and what it says about the current moment.
  • Andrew Coyne takes the message from Poilievre’s screed last week that he wants businesses to not only suck up to him, but politically de-risk any of their proposals.
  • My column notes that Poilievre’s missive to companies to fire their lobbyists is more about avoiding hearing from anyone than it is about empowering people.

Odds and ends:

https://twitter.com/LindsayTedds/status/1787871512235540517

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