Justin Trudeau (Canadian politician) supports transsexual and transgenered citizens

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You are totally good for posting Youtube videos I think! And thanks so much! I know of Justin & I was so happy that he decided to enter public life & serve all Canadians, like his father did. Ive always been a huge fan of Pierre Trudeau, I think he was one of the greatest leaders this country has ever had, so I know that Justin will no doubt follow in his father's footsteps!

As a transgender person myself, I was quite upset to hear about this, as were a couple of my law professors when I told them (one of them was totally blown away that this is legislation is in effect & both were immediately quick to say that it was pretty much unconstitutional). I know that Justin, as well as the NDP, will be all over this issue, since the NDP have been amazing supporters of not only gay & lesbian rights, but also of trans rights in Canada, for a long time.

Thanks so much for posting this!

 

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I love the Trudeau's as well. I was born in '75, so I remember a little bit from when Pierre was PM, & it was good! I watched his state funeral in 2000, & the whole country, even the whole world, was united in mourning when he passed, & for good reason (I remember watching the funeral in Ottawa on TV, & Jimmy Carter, the former US president & Fidel Castro were talking with each other, about what, no one knew, but even in death, Trudeau brought people together!). He was the man who established the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms in Canada, so his legacy live on every single day in the country. When the Toronto bathhouse raids happened in 1980, resulting in the arrest of 300 men, it was that event that prompted his famous quote of the gov't having no place in the bedrooms of the nation. He truly did understand what our country needed & how we needed to become who we are today & continue to aspire to become. As Minister of Justice, Pierre Trudeau was responsible for introducing the landmark Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69, an omnibus bill whose provisions included, among other things, the decriminalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults, the legalization of contraception, abortion and lotteries, new gun ownership restrictions as well as the authorization of breathalyzer tests on suspected drunk drivers. Trudeau famously defended the decriminalization of homosexual acts segment of the bill by telling reporters that "there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation", adding that "what's done in private between adults doesn't concern the Criminal Code". Trudeau also liberalized divorce laws in this country, giving women more rights in divorce proceedings as well, among other things in that area of law.

As for Justin, I think he is right when he says he needs more experience. Charisma & knowing to do thr right thing are great, but an inexperienced leader can make just as many mistakes as an experienced one. Something I love about our country is that we don't vote for the leader of our country, we vote for the party that best shares our own ideals, & that the leader of that party is the one who becomes PM. While I became disillusioned with the Liberal Party of Canada a long time ago, I havent completely given up hope on them. Jack Leyton did an amazing job with the NDP in the last election (I miss Jack so much too), which is why the election back in May was historic, both for the NDP & for our country. Believe me, having the NDP as the official opposition is no bad thing at all. The Liberals will be rebuilding the party for years to come, so the NDP have a much better chance of defeating a Harper majority govt than the Liberals will. The Liberals & the Conservatives have reluctantly supported LGBT rights because they realized it was the will of the people, but the NDP have been strong supporters of LGBT rights for a long time, especially trans rights, back in times when it was politically unpopular to do so. For any of their faults, Jack built a party that he tried to ensure would be inclusive of all Canadians, which is why people really responded not just to Jack, but to so many NDP candidates across the country, but especially in Quebec. Just look at Quebec, a province that has traditionally been governed by the Bloc Quebecois, whose main platform has been Quebecois independence & cessation from Canada. The NDP was able to unify Quebecers with the rest of Canada so much so that the Blox was all but disappeared from the political landscape in Quebec! Dont knock the NDP, they havent finished just yet!

As for unions, Ive worked in both unionized & non-unionized call centres, & laid off permanently from both when they were downsized. The non-union centre fired 300 people (violating a labour law when closing the centre I might add & ignoring calls from our local MPP when he attempted to find out what was going on), & pretty much leaving everyone to their own devices unemployed. Anyone who had been there 5 years got severence, anyone less than 5 years got nothing. The other, unionized centre I worked at, they tried to pull the same thing for about 170 of us- the union fought like hell (& won) to extend all of our medical & dental benefits for a year after the centre closed AND made sure that EVERY single employee got severence, regardless of how long they had worked there. Again, for all their faults, unions do have their benefits as well, take it from someone who has been in the workforce for a long while & has been on both sides of the workplace when it comes to unionized workplaces. Unions can be a pain, but they really do protect workers. I will admit tho, they sometimes hinder more than they help, but overall, unions can be a protection where the govt falls short sometimes...

As for Justin, Bob Rae used to be a Liberal & now he's an NDP, so if Justin crossed the aisle & joined the NDP, wow! I would LOOOVE that! Id still be happy if he remained a Liberal tho, just knowing he's in the House of Commons makes me feel a bit more at ease!

 

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I'm so glad someone is standing up for trans people!!

P.S. I thought he was pretty cute.

 

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Justin Trudeau is an incredibly charismatic public speaker, and I think in a few years, with a little more experience, he will be a strong leader. I've seen him speak a few times, and he would have my vote if he was party leader.

His father is the one who gave us the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the document that guarantees equal rights for all in Canada), and I don't think the apple has fallen far from the tree.

He is well spoken and also very bold, I loved his recent remark in the House of Commons (pretty much saying what most Canadians are thinking). Oh, you piece of sh*t! - Justin Trudeau - YouTube