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TOM BIRCH: If Trudeau backs down, he shows himself to be the bully, and coward, that he is accused of being ... AND it looks more than ever like he is hiding something


Political Capitol is a term for the good will of the public toward a party. It is a monitory term because parties earn and spend it.

To bring in a new tax for example, spends political capital because most people won’t like it.

Parties are careful how they use their political capital because they only have so much. But a party with a lot, will be forgiven for mistakes, whereas one with only a little will be hung out to dry for the smallest misstep.

With that in mind, why are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals risking all their political capital on SNC-Lavalin, and doing it in an election year? One might think they owe a debt and have to pay it, no matter what the consequences.

Then there is this latest stupidity of Justin Trudeau threatening a libel suit on Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer. This one is such a strategic dead end, which I suspect didn’t tell anyone about before he did it.

So, Scheer has called his bluff, now what?

If Trudeau goes ahead with the suit, he and Gerald Butts (former Principle Secretary) and Jody Wilson-Raybould (former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) -- and who know how many other Liberals -- will be testifying under oath, and the coverup will be blown.
Tom Birch
They have been trying for two months to avoid that, but if Trudeau backs down, he shows himself to be the bully and coward that he is accused of being, AND it looks more than ever like he is hiding something.

His best bet is to delay until after the election, and then drop it as quietly as he can.

If this scandal wasn’t so important for Canada’s governance, it would be fun to watch. 

Tom Birch is a business analyst in the BC Forestry sector.

He ran for the BC Conservative Party in the 2013 provincial election and served as the president of the part for the year following that.
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