YOU SAID IT: Anything but united

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Justin Trudeau said was going to “reflect” on what he heard from caucus last Wednesday. Did any of the concerned caucus members ask him to define precisely what his reflection would entail? Or what follow-through results or actions they might expect? Or when? I’m guessing not.

As to Justin’s remarks as he departed the caucus meeting, “The Liberal party is strong and united,” who is he kidding, apart from himself? They were a version of someone bravely whistling past the graveyard.

Some two dozen Liberal MPs were open enough to step to the microphone with their concerns and/or sign the alleged letter asking Trudeau to resign. It’s a good bet that there is an equal number — perhaps more — who remained silent and unidentified. It would be informative to see what the number who want him to leave would be in a secret vote.

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I suggest the only thing strong and united in the Liberal party at the moment is a (growing) desire in pushing for JT’s departure, cabinet members and cabinet wannabes excepted. This caucus confab solved nothing beyond an effort to quell discontent and exposing a false front intended to further Trudeau’s wish to justwin — at any cost.

MIKE ALAIN

OTTAWA

TOO LITTLE, FAR TOO LATE

Since Justin Trudeau became PM, immigrant intake has skyrocketed. Trudeau’s intake numbers have just kept rising until he reached the 500,000 annual intake. Of course, bringing in the size of a large Canadian city annually was being done with health care and housing in crisis, upsetting Canadians needing those services.

Trudeau’s massive intake number created major problems for premiers who had to provide the services for millions of immigrants, plus the tens of thousands asylum seekers. Trudeau is panicking now, seeing the polls indicating the majority of Canadians want far fewer immigrants taken in annually. Trudeau’s minor reduction will not solve the problems of the millions he has already added.

Trudeau’s politically motivated move is far too little, far too late to change Canadians’ opinion of immigration.

LARRY COMEAU

OTTAWA

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