{"id":3680,"date":"2020-04-23T13:42:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T16:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:29:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T19:29:40","slug":"mmm-can-we-send-m-trudeau-et-al-to-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/04\/23\/mmm-can-we-send-m-trudeau-et-al-to-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Mmm, can we send M Trudeau et al. to\u2026 Sweden?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SwedenCanada-1-1024x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3681\" width=\"513\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SwedenCanada-1-1024x234.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SwedenCanada-1-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SwedenCanada-1-768x176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SwedenCanada-1-1200x274.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 85vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the two articles below, English followed by French,\nwhilst a pandemic is underway (people dying, economy suffering, etc.), Canada\nis re-opening its borders to asylum seekers. Is this the national top priority\nnow, Mr. Trudeau?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English article (<em>Canoe<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-link is-provider-canoe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/canoe.com\/news\/national\/canada-u-s-border-cracks-open-to-asylum-seekers-under-new-closure-arrangement\">Canada-U.S. border cracks open to asylum-seekers under new closure arrangement<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>French article (<em>Radio-Canada<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1696351\/refugies-canada-trudeau-quebec-asile-coronavirus\">https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1696351\/refugies-canada-trudeau-quebec-asile-coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, the Swedish health authorities\u2019 epidemiologist said \u2018<em>Closing borders is ridiculous<\/em>\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-01098-x\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-01098-x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reading these articles, Bambi could not help not to think of the media publishing  survey results after results, all showing us the increasing popularity of Mr. Trudeau. Here some examples (two in English, one in French):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/trudeau-approval-rating-coronavirus-angus-reid\">https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/trudeau-approval-rating-coronavirus-angus-reid<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2020\/04\/22\/la-popularite-de-trudeau-atteint-des-sommets\">https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2020\/04\/22\/la-popularite-de-trudeau-atteint-des-sommets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-angus-reid-institute\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"omc4ggF7Rc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/angusreid.org\/federal-issues-april-2020\/\">Federal Politics: Justin Trudeau\u2019s handling of COVID-19 crisis lifts his approval to highest level since 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe title=\"&#8220;Federal Politics: Justin Trudeau\u2019s handling of COVID-19 crisis lifts his approval to highest level since 2017&#8221; &#8212; Angus Reid Institute\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/angusreid.org\/federal-issues-april-2020\/embed\/#?secret=omc4ggF7Rc\" data-secret=\"omc4ggF7Rc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, those survey findings seem a bit surprising to Bambi, especially that even Mr. Trudeau\u2019s socks are no longer amusing to world leaders and to some journalists ?:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-link is-provider-toronto-sun\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/lilley-trudeaus-socks-being-an-embarrassment-would-be-least-of-our-worries\">LILLEY: Trudeau&#8217;s socks being an embarrassment would be least of our worries<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2020\/04\/21\/lex-premier-ministre-australien-ecorche-justin-trudeau\">https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2020\/04\/21\/lex-premier-ministre-australien-ecorche-justin-trudeau<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And even since\n2019 (Mr. Norman Lester, <em>Journal de Montr\u00e9al<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2019\/08\/28\/les-chaussettes-de-justin--symbole-de-son-insignifiance\">https:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2019\/08\/28\/les-chaussettes-de-justin&#8211;symbole-de-son-insignifiance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhow, following this quick tour of the media, just for fun, Bambi decided to read the readers&#8217; comments to the <em>Radio-Canada<\/em> (French <em>CBC)\u2019s <\/em>article on our borders cited above. Below, she will share some of them with you. Mind you, she has always enjoyed reading readers\u2019 comments to articles, even more so than articles sometimes (OK, this when our newspapers still allow such platform). For her, readers&#8217; comments seem like a &#8220;barometer&#8221; of citizen satisfaction. Indeed, people&#8217;s own words may sometimes reveal more interesting information than a professional article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, she found that almost all the comments in question seem to go in the same direction. As you can see below, some words were more sarcastic than the title of this post ?.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh\u2026One final sarcastic yet worrisome comment before concluding this post: Luckily, Canadian citizens are (still?) able to express their concerns, contrary to the UK where we can be arrested \u201cover &#8216;disgusting&#8217; racist Covid-19 stickers\u201d, it seems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-south-yorkshire-52314222\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-south-yorkshire-52314222<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, enough of Bambi\u2019s blahblahblah, as promised, below you can find a selection of readers\u2019 comments: an English bold translation is followed by the original French (in Italic but not bolded):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luc Guilmain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cTrudeau often does things wrong. He will still draw the wrath of the Canadians\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abTrudeau fait souvent les choses de travers. Il va encore s&#8217;attirer les\nfoudres des Canadiens\u00bb. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Cheung:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;An incompetent and irresponsible government that wants to accept new arrivals when it still cannot control the pandemic\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abUn gouvernement incomp\u00e9tent et irresponsable qui veut\naccepter les nouveaux arriv\u00e9s quand il n&#8217;arrive pas encore \u00e0 contr\u00f4ler la\npand\u00e9mie<\/em> dans le pays\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jezni Pozansky\n(1):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Qu\u00e9bec is asking for help from the army to regain control of housing for seniors&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>. <strong><em>Premier of Ontario Calls On Federal Government To Send Canadian Armed Forces To Respond To COVID-19 Crisis&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>. <strong><em>At the same time, we open borders with the obligation of confinement by renting rooms in a hotel &#8230; <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Several in CHSLD were unlucky for 14 days of confinement\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abLe Qu\u00e9bec r\u00e9clame l&#8217;aide de l&#8217;arm\u00e9e pour reprendre le contr\u00f4le des habitations pour a\u00een\u00e9s&#8221; .  &#8221;Le premier ministre de l&#8217;Ontario, demande au gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral d&#8217;envoyer les Forces arm\u00e9es canadiennes pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la crise de la COVID-19&#8221; <br> En m\u00eame temps on ouvre les fronti\u00e8res avec l&#8217;obligation de confinement en louant des chambres dans un h\u00f4tel&#8230;  Plusieurs dans CHSLD n&#8217;avait pas de chance pour 14 jours de confinement\u00bb. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerzy Posnasky\n(2):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Canada takes seriously its international commitments regarding the treatment of refugees.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>(Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister, April 22, 2020). <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Today Canada&#8217;s only serious commitment is to look after the safety and health of its citi<\/em><\/strong><strong>z<em>ens.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abLe Canada prend au s\u00e9rieux ses engagements internationaux concernant le traitement des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s.&#8221;  (Chrystia Freeland, vice-premi\u00e8re ministre, le 22 avril 2020). Aujourd&#8217;hui le seul engagement s\u00e9rieux de part du Canada est de s&#8217;occuper de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et de la sant\u00e9 de ses citoyens\u00bb. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yvon Viau:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Justin Trudeau who once again displays his incompetence!&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abJustin Trudeau qui affiche une fois de plus son\nincomp\u00e9tence!\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yves Allard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI listened to the federal press briefing daily and saw that it was almost useless; a good walk is preferable\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abJ&#8217;\u00e9coutais le point de presse f\u00e9d\u00e9ral quotidiennement\net constate que celui-ci est [a] peu [pres] inutile; une bonne marche est\npr\u00e9f\u00e9rable\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pierre Goudreau:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThe Prime Minister of Canada&#8217;s spectacle continues. Two CHINA planes completely empty, we lack medical equipment in the country, Mr. Legault continues for his part the confinement of our society, Montreal invaded by COVID-19, more than Ontario and meanwhile, we OPEN borders again &#8230;. Is there really an emergency at this point where Mr. Trudeau still doesn&#8217;t understand\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Le spectacle du premier ministre du Canada se\npoursuit. Deux avions de la CHINE compl\u00e8tement vide, nous manquons\nd&#8217;\u00e9quipements m\u00e9dicaux au pays, M.Legault poursuit de son c\u00f4t\u00e9 le confinement\nde notre soci\u00e9t\u00e9, Montr\u00e9al envahi par le COVID-19, plus que l&#8217;Ontario et\npendant ce temps, on OUVRE \u00e0 nouveau les fronti\u00e8res &#8230;. Est-ce qu&#8217;il y a\nv\u00e9ritablement urgence \u00e0 ce point o\u00f9 M. Trudeau ne comprends toujours<\/em> <em>rien\n\u00e0 la pand\u00e9mie?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pascal-Ren\u00e9\nGrabriel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cOne word bravo \ud83d\ude42 Trudeau can do whatever he wants. it is still popular in Canada and Qu\u00e9bec. A politician who blunders and blunders. Meanwhile, our journalists are talking about Trump, Trump and Trump\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abUn seul mot bravo \ud83d\ude42 Trudeau peut faire ce qu&#8217;il\nveut. il est toujours aussi populaire au Canada et au Qu\u00e9bec. Un politicien qui\nfait des gaffes et des gaffes. Pendant ce temps, nos journalistes parlent de\nTrump, de Trump et de Trump\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isabelle Dallaire:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cAs if everything is under control in Canada, you have to do it&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u00ab<\/em><\/strong><em>Comme si tout est sous contr\u00f4le au Canada, faut le&nbsp;faire&#8230;\u00bb<\/em><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominique Brayard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Between Trudeau and Trump, which is worse? <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Hard to say&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00abEntre Trudeau et Trump, lequel est le pire? Difficile \u00e0 dire\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serge A. Cl\u00e9ment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;We stopped everything, everything! So what is the rush to reopen this file? What is the emergency? &#8220;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abNous on a tout arr\u00eat\u00e9, tout! Alors quel est la presse\nde r\u00e9ouvrir ce dossier? <\/em><em>C&#8217;est\nquoi l\u2019urgence?\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mario S\u00e9guin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cSo the first industry to reopen is the immigration industry (Future vote, must prepare for the next election). It is to reunite the families that they tell us, it is reassuring &#8230; the only family that still reunites is that of Mr. Trudeau at Lake Harrington, the rest we are confined. Any sense!!!&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abDonc la premi\u00e8re industrie a r\u00e9-ouvrir est\nl&#8217;industrie de l&#8217;immigration (Future vote, faut pr\u00e9parer les prochaines\n\u00e9lections). C&#8217;est pour r\u00e9unir les familles qu&#8217;ils nous disent, c&#8217;est\nrassurant&#8230; la seule famille qui se r\u00e9unit toujours est celle de Mr Trudeau au\nlac Harrington, le reste nous sommes confin\u00e9s. <\/em><em>Aucun sens!!!\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean Guy Rivet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;We must consolidate the red wave of Montreal and its suburbs&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abIl faut bien consolider la rougeur de Montr\u00e9al et [ses\nbanlieus]\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle L\u00e9gar\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;It is totally unacceptable, even irresponsible. We are told that the border is closed but in fact it is not at all. If this is not laughing at us, what is it that we are fighting against COVID-19, that the economy is going to take a hit and that a lot of people will be looking for jobs soon, Trudeau is still playing God knows what. Charity is beautiful, but well-ordered charity begins with yourself. The elections will not come soon enough\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abC&#8217;est totalement inacceptable [voire] irresponsable.\nOn nous dit que la fronti\u00e8re est ferm\u00e9e mais dans les faits elle ne l&#8217;est pas\ndu tout. Si ce n&#8217;est pas rire de nous, c&#8217;est quoi alors qu&#8217;on se bat contre la\nCOVID, que l&#8217;\u00e9conomie va en prendre un coup et que plein de monde vont se\nchercher un emploi sous peu, Trudeau joue encore \u00e0 Dieu sait quoi. C&#8217;est beau\nla charit\u00e9 mais charit\u00e9 bien ordonn\u00e9e commence par soi-m\u00eame. <\/em><em>Les \u00e9lections ne viendront pas assez\nvite\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ren\u00e9 G\u00e9guerre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Perhaps it would be better to solve our COVID-19 problems before importing other possibly contaminated people who have just crossed the state of New York, the most contaminated of all the states &#8230; but in the end it does not there is no point in talking about it &#8230;. the image of a country welcoming anyone is politically profitable in the eyes of the world &#8230;. or is at least more important than people&#8217;s safety. from the<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>country&#8230;.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abVaudrait peut-\u00eatre mieux r\u00e9gler nos probl\u00e8mes de\ncovid avant d&#8217;importer d&#8217;autres personnes possiblement contamin\u00e9es qui viennent\nde traverser l&#8217;\u00e9tat de New-York, le plus contamin\u00e9 de tous les Etats&#8230; mais en\nbout de compte il ne sert \u00e0 rien d&#8217;en parler&#8230;. l&#8217;image d&#8217;un pays accueillant\nn&#8217;importe qui est politiquement rentable aux yeux du monde&#8230;. ou est tout au\nmoins plus importante que la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des gens. du pays&#8230;.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Villemure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Read the article: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&#8220;&#8230; stating that a 14-day quarantine is imposed on asylum seekers.<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>To achieve this containment, the federal government has rented rooms in a hotel in Lacolle, said Jean-Pierre Fortin, the president of the Customs and Immigration Union, citing the possibility of housing between 80 and 100 asylum seekers. &#8220;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00ab&nbsp;Faut lire l\u2019article: \u00ab&nbsp;&#8230;en pr\u00e9cisant qu\u2019une mise en quarantaine de 14 jours est impos\u00e9e aux demandeurs d\u2019asile. Pour r\u00e9aliser ce confinement, le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral a lou\u00e9 des chambres dans un h\u00f4tel de Lacolle, pr\u00e9cise Jean-Pierre Fortin, le pr\u00e9sident du Syndicat des douanes et de l\u2019immigration, en \u00e9voquant la possibilit\u00e9 de loger entre 80 et 100 demandeurs d&#8217;asile&nbsp;\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00e9bastien Morin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m discouraged, what more can I say?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abJe suis d\u00e9courag\u00e9, Que dire de plus?\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As per the two articles below, English followed by French, whilst a pandemic is underway (people dying, economy suffering, etc.), Canada is re-opening its borders to asylum seekers. 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