This Wednesday Liberal leader Justin Trudeau made a visit to the University of British Columbia (UBC) to “discuss the issues facing young Canadians”. The reception from his former university changed after students questioned his support for the anti-terrorism Bill C-51.
Yesterday the Liberal Party removed a 21min video of the event shortly after posting it on YouTube. Ubyssey the UBC’s student-run paper posted a quick video of the event; Trudeau can be seen getting agitated by the end of the video. A UBC student asked “Where would you make your amendments (in Bill C-51)?”, Trudeau responded “in committee, that’s where it happens”.
The UBC’s radio station CiTR 101.9 FM also live tweeted the event; here are some highlights:
“Bill C-51 has some worrying features” understatement of the year by @JustinTrudeau #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
“This is not a bill the Liberals would have tabled” THEN WHY ARE YOU SUPPORTING IT @JustinTrudeau ?! #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Question from the crowd: why are you supporting C51, why not send a message to the CPC #YES #LPC #ylcjlc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
He doesn’t want to encourage the CPC to not make the amendments by voting against it entirely #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Even if the government passes the bill he’ll support it anyways #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
He was vague and getting pissed about being pressed for specific examples of how the bill protects Canadians as he says it does #lpc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Q from the floor: are you in support of oversight and if so how would you implement it in Bill C51? #lpc #ylcjlc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
He is reeeeally not a fan of questions about this bill… @JustinTrudeau #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Q from the floor: why should we trust you? #realtalk #lpc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
“We have a broken bond of trust” #noshitsherlock #questiondodgingftw? #lpc #ylcjlc #iamubc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Mood of the room definitely changed after he got pissed about the Bill C51 questions, not as much applause #lpc #ubc #ylcjlc
— News 101 (@CiTRnews) March 4, 2015
Wow! … I am wondering who we should vote for in the next election. It just seems that the other leaders are so weak 🙁
Mulcair and the NDP have been opposed to the new bill since details became available. Say with May and the Greens.
The Libertarians were opposed to this bill right from the start, along with the greens. The NDP has slowly responded to pressure from the public but has been very hesitant in how they position themselves in opposition to the bill which makes me worry about their intentions.
You are very wrong bud. Liberals were already talking about a CPC/Liberal merger when this Bill C51 thing hit the media. Green and NDP were staunchly denounced the Bill right from the get-go.
Liberals all voted for it. NDP all voted against. They put their money where their mouth is, and are working to repeal the bill. They have said they will overturn it if elected. What’s slow about that? Mulcair has been a pitbull about it non-stop, as has E May of the greens.
No you are mistaken, NDP will not repeal it, they are also saying they will amend it, sorry to burst your bubble, google it, it is is to find. Only green party rejects it entirely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOqq8oQ80c0
THOMAS MULCAIR
Yes, I think your right.
I think it is time for bravery, in our country that is by voting; “…our power is in our vote!” – MLK
Inspiration, gut-instinct, vision (good or bad) are needed right now! If you no longer identify with the status quo, then look at other options. The time for courage is now, the time for telling the world that you are not going along with the international plan and you restore the local community feel you have grown accustomed to; we need to vote differently now, I want you to consider voting GREEN; and if you are not ready to vote GREEN ( they are growing and they genuinely seem to care, not to mention they have not been corrupted like the rest); then vote for a party that is neither RED or BLUE …. !
C-51 is the precursor to the TPP; if we are not allowed to protest that, we’re doomed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOqq8oQ80c0
weird a month earlier he was saying this ,
http://globalnews.ca/news/1843737/given-the-power-mulcair-would-amend-anti-terror-bill-not-repeal-it/
this is why you should vote Libertarian…shake up the Establishment to it’s core. NDP will do nothing to overrule C5 he’ll just bankrupt Canada further
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOqq8oQ80c0
Any politician that tells you they have intent of singing off on some bad legislation because if the party in power doesn’t change it into something good, they will change it ‘if they get elected’, is either counting on public stupidity or…..no that’s it, just counting on public stupidity.
So it sounds like he’s using bill C-51 to get elected. He’s holding Canadians hostage: elect us or this bill will not be changed.
Both Mulcair and May would kill or undo this Bill.
He sounds like a lying sack of s#8t politician. There is nothing to do with that bill but kill it.
He doesn’t want to give the impression on being “soft on terror” and instead showed us he’s soft on listening to Canadians who would have voted for him if he had a spine and stood fast against this bill.
Except a huge chunk of Canadians support tough on terror legislation. Not me personally, but it’s a big issue in the suburban and rural ridings the grits are going to be fighting neck to neck with the tories in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOqq8oQ80c0
Liberals are not the alternative to Harper just like the wild rose party joined the PCs all they want is power and prestige. Another minority would be PC – Liberal alliance and no change in loss of our way of life.
Civilians seem to have forgotten that our so-called leaders are in actual fact supposed to be the very best followers. They lead on what’s most important to Canadians, implementing the will of the people–this requires first and foremost the desire to follow the lead of Canadians. That’s why we value our leaders: they lead on what interests us the most.
Siding strongly with Harper–who has no interest in pursuing the agenda of the Canadian people–Trudeau has aligned himself with the epitome of what a leader is not. The Liberals along with the Conservatives have an agenda which they expect Canadians to accept, regardless of what Canadians want. Call it what you like, but this isn’t leadership.
Tim Moen and the Libertarian Party of Canada is the only one worth voting for. The big 3 are all the same.
Check out the rest of the positions of the libertarians. They are good on some issues, and absolutely terrible on most.
In what way? Libertarians support gay rights, gun rights, marijuana rights, and less government. Those are all staples of a totally free democracy. “Gay couples should be able to protect their pot plants with firearms”. That is LIBERTY at its best. Libertarian is a fantastic choice.
Well, it’s great for the elite. Libertarians are opposed to public school, public health, and regulation of any kind. So the extreme economics of neoliberalism – unfettered capitalism with the cornerstones of corporatism, deregulation, and privatization is their economic religion. I don’t know about you, but I have a pre-existing condition – I’m old. So I will have a hard time getting private health care coverage that I can afford. For example.
Love my NDP. They aren’t as far ahead on marijuana legislation as I’d like, but they’ve got their fingers on the pulse of what Canadians want for the most part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOqq8oQ80c0
I became politically aware a long time ago. I have never missed voting during an election. In all that time, I have voted to get someone elected twice; Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and Dave Barrett. Every other time, sadly, my vote has gone to get someone out. At no time, since I’ve been a voter, have I ever felt so strongly that I have to do my part to get these mean-spirited, vindictive, manipulative, power-hungry, ethically bankrupt, horrible, ultra right wing reformers-disguised-as-conservatives out of power. Everything else takes a back seat for me. I loathe and despise what the reformers have done to my country. So, for me, it comes down to this: who has the best chance to get Harper and his cronies out of Parliament? Splitting the vote between the other parties might actually allow this horrible man to stay in power. That can’t happen.