Globe and Mail says Trudeau is ... a Canadian brand that’s up there with canoes and beavers – one carefully built for his millions of social-media followers

While one political party has stated that Justin Trudeau is ‘not as advertised’, what does the media have to say?  One thing is undeniable, the Trudeau brand is definitely tarnished.

August 15^th, 2019 ... “Trudeau vs. Dion: How the PM and ethics commissioner differ on the SNC-Lavalin affair”

... February 7^th the Globe and Mail broke the story that Trudeau's office had tried to pressure Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the corruption and fraud prosecution of SNC-Lavalin ... Trudeau reacted saying the allegations were "false" ... insisted neither he nor any of his staff "directed" Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the case ... (Ethics Commissioner) report, Dion found four significant attempts by Trudeau and staff to influence Wilson-Raybould, through tactics he found "troubling" ...

October 13^th, 2011 ... “The intensity, the excitement of being in the middle of a political campaign — it’s heavy, it’s fun stuff,” started Trudeau. “There’s pizza, sex and all sorts of fun things.”

... It was one of several lighter moments in a student town hall session ...

October 1^st, 2019 ... “Justin Trudeau’s Spectacular Self-Destruction”

... when the SNC-Lavalin scandal struck, Trudeau had no political capital left to fight it.  Although Trudeau insisted he was protecting jobs, his handling of the affair disappointed many who had voted for a different kind of politics in 2015. Wilson-Raybould and another cabinet minister, Jane Philpott, were booted from the Liberal caucus. Trudeau’s oldest and closest advisor, Butts, was forced to step down ...

October 1^st, 2019 ... “Why do the rules of politics not apply to Justin Trudeau? Because he’s a celebrity first”

... it would be easy to chalk this up (black / brown face) to his famous last name. But that would cheapen the sustained effort that went into building a Canadian brand that’s up there with canoes and beavers – one carefully built for his millions of social-media followers ... politics may not be the best lens through which to see Mr. Trudeau. In a way, that’s merely what he does for a living. Instead, he is a celebrity ...

October 7^th, 2019 ... “Trudeau is rumored to be in talks with an accuser to suppress an explosive sex scandal”

... Trudeau’s accuser is said to be a former student at West Point Grey Academy and the daughter of a wealthy Canadian businessman.  Sources tell The Chronicle that she is being represented by counsel and is being offered monetary compensation in exchange for a pending, but not yet signed, non-disclosure agreement ...

October 7th, 2019 ... “New poll looking at virtues of Canada's party leaders ranks Justin Trudeau most elitist, fake”

... a new poll looking at the virtues of the political leaders spells bad news for Justin Trudeau. Of all the politicians, the Liberal leader was found to be the most elitist, hypocritical and fake by the Leger online poll. And when it came to honesty, straight-forwardness and trustworthiness, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer scored better than Trudeau ...

September 19^th, 2019 ... “The Ironic Inversion of Justin Trudeau's Progressive Brand Is Complete. The prime minister promised he was a different kind of rich, white politician”

... it isn’t clear where the federal election campaign goes from here. Trudeau’s personal brand has taken a beating over the last year, but the brownface and blackface photos represent perhaps the final inversion of the persona sold to Canadians. There is no “good” way to handle the sudden exposure of racist photos, but certainly an especially bad way is when you have been baying for blood over similar sins from your moral high horse and then you’re pleading special treatment when you’re suddenly trampled under its feet ...

July 8^th, 2018 ... “Justin Trudeau ‘apologised after groping me’ says ex-reporter at heart of scandal”

... Rose Knight confirmed a newspaper report that said Trudeau apologised for the 2000 incident, and said he wouldn’t have been ‘so forward’ if he’d known she was a reporter ...

September 19^th, 2019 ... “Tarnished world image may finally doom Trudeau”

... Trudeau stonewalled the RCMP, who are considering a formal obstruction of justice investigation in the SNC-Lavalin case. Several damning facts about that sordid story are undeniable ... he deliberately didn’t tell Canadians the truth ... put relentless pressure on then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to help a company accused of bribery and financial fraud avoid a criminal trial, then demoted her and kicked her and Jane Philpott out of the Liberal caucus ...

This very brief listing of news stories is barely the tip of the iceberg.  Go ahead and see for yourself – just type Justin Trudeau in a Google search. I'd recommend doing it before you cast your ballot however, especially if you're still an undecided voter.