Trudeau Grilled by UBC Students on Bill C-51

Thumbnail from deleted Liberal Party video “Justin Trudeau speaks at the University of British Columbia” Length: 21m 48s

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:

32 thoughts on “Trudeau Grilled by UBC Students on Bill C-51”

  1. 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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  6. Tim Moen and the Libertarian Party of Canada is the only one worth voting for. The big 3 are all the same.

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    • Check out the rest of the positions of the libertarians. They are good on some issues, and absolutely terrible on most.

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      • 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.

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        • 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.

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          • 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.

  7. 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.

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