Mincing No Words
Retired Lt.Gen. Michel Maisonneuve |
"Can you imagine a military leader labelling half of his command as deplorables, fringe radicals and less-thans and then expect them to fight as one?”"Today's world is also where taking personal responsibility for our own actions has disappeared from the landscape while the phenomenon of collective apologies flourishes in our country.""Individuals and groups fight over who gets to wear the coveted victims' cloak.""Canada's prosperity is being sacrificed at the altar of climate change as opposed to being used to help the world transition to clean energy.""[Activists' actions tossing paint and soup at art treasures to raise awareness of climate change are] as heinous as it is useless. The perpetrators should be punished, not celebrated.""Unbiased reporting seems to have died with Christie Blatchford and Matthew Fisher.""[The judgement of leaders is lacking] against the standards of today. Enough statues have been toppled; erasing our history is not the solution."Retired Lt.-Gen. Michel Maisonneuve
The
national creme de la creme of Canadian political and military elite
were in attendance, an audience of some 600 individuals who had
assembled for the annual Vimy Gala billed as "one of the most exclusive formal dining evenings in the country which unites the defence and security community", hosted by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute. Retired Lt.Gen. Michel Maisonneuve was being honoured.
The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada chaired the event as Mr. Maisonneuve accepted the Vimy Award
in recognition of his lifelong contributions in defence, including work
on military education, support for veterans, and his commitment to
official bilingualism. And as he was being awarded this recognition, he
made a speech. That speech making it evident that this man receiving
recognition for his extraordinary contribution to society does not
believe the nation has been well guided.
And,
it would seem, his esteemed audience of senior military officials
shared Lt.Gen Maisonneuve's disappointment in Canada's leadership, along
with his inclusion of other countries, similarly led representing the
free world, as it were. Lt.Gen. Maisonneuve received a standing ovation
for his critical remarks. Clearly, climate change policies, removal of
historical statues and victim apologies were not hugely popular among
those present.
The
good man's low opinion of leaders who fail to unite and whose actions
instead, divide, was vented in a speech of pointed allusions without
directly naming anyone in those high offices.
"Can you imagine a military leader labelling half of his command as
deplorables, fringe radicals and less-thans and then expect them to
fight as one?" he asked rhetorically. Don't be shy,
Justin Trudeau, stand and acknowledge the accolades coming your way. You
too, Hillary Clinton.
Goodness,
members of the Trudeau cabinet were also present; the nation's national
security adviser for one; did she bow or blush? Take, for example the
characterization of the hordes of people from all walks of life who
supported the Truckers' Protest in Ottawa early in the year. Their prime
minister labelled them a "fringe minority" with "unacceptable views",
unrepresentative of most Canadians' values. He governs, evidently but
not for all; those critical of His August Persona excluded.
He
has also, on occasion spoken of those disagreeing with him as "racist",
"sexist", "homophobic" and "Islamophobic". Enemies of society, all. For
they are not mere discontents, malcontents, disapproving of a
Liberal-left-woke government they -- though someone must have -- did not
elect. In a democracy where free speech is close to sacrosanct, speech
critical of Canada's prime minister is sacrilegious and punishment is
due.
This
prime minister is as big on punishment as he is on promoting LGBTQ-2
rights. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, once second in line to Chief of the
Defence Staff was slandered and persecuted by Justin Trudeau on false
charges of disclosing secret information relating to shipbuilding issues
for the Canadian Navy; his career in tatters to satisfy a vindictive
prime minister who believed Admiral Norman had defied his authority.
He
would be the first in a long list of those who were punished by the
prime minister for resisting his instructions, even if they were
illegal; Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould would be next followed
by the Minister of Health Jane Philpott joining the ranks of the
belittled and dismissed. The PM that saw fit to accept 'gifts' from
'family friends' who lobby government for preferential treatment and
subsidies another issue in league with elevating a faux charity to
service a government program at an exorbitant profit even as the PM's
mother and brother were paid handsomely to represent the charity.
Justin
Trudeau who enjoys apologizing to groups hard done by in the distant
past by previous governments, has never seen a situation revealing his
lack of judgement causing embarrassment to the country by his juvenile
self-absorption that rated an personal apology. Lt.Gen Maisonneuve spoke
of social media, cancel culture and a society "lost in these days of entitlement. Me First, not my problem and endless subsidies and handouts".
The
Trudeau government has an especial fondness for raiding the national
bank for subsidies and handouts, raising the deficit and the national
debt to unheard of levels. Borrowing heavily to enjoy the popularity of
one who comes to the rescue of those hard hit by bad economic times to
ensure they know who to vote for; the fellow who has the key to the lock
on the national money vault. So that, when distressing times begin to
fade, all that extra income was seen to have been banked in individuals'
accounts.
On
the other hand, someone must have voted these scoundrels in. Perhaps it
wasn't anyone in the military; could be it was mostly those who were
rescued by government's unstinting generosity to those in the
much-vaunted middle class and to corporate interests where, after
cashing government top-up subsidies it was seen fit to award bonuses to
shareholders and boards of directors.
Labels: Canada, Disaffected Military, PM Justice Trudeau
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