It has been said91裸聊视频攎ainly by Americans91裸聊视频攖hat the U.S. leads and the rest of the world follows. And judging by some of the changes Canada has experienced over the last 20 years, there may be some truth to that.
There91裸聊视频檚 no denying91裸聊视频攄espite popular, pro-Canada rants such as those delivered by Rick Mercer, Maple Leaf-waving, chest-thumping patriotic beer commercials and the current international round of 91裸聊视频渃ool Canada91裸聊视频� Trudeaumania II, Canada is much more American than it used to be.
Like the U.S., we have a Supreme Court that makes or breaks laws put in place by our elected officials, we are becoming a more litigious society, our last prime minister acted more like a president at odds with Congress in his relationship with the House of Commons than the mere leader of the party with a majority in Parliament. And don91裸聊视频檛 get me started with the level of control U.S. companies have over our economy.
Sure, we still have many key differences91裸聊视频攍ike a medical insurance system that works, a social safety net, a federal law allowing you to marry who you love regardless of gender, sane gun laws, beer with real alcohol levels, and, of course, Coffee Crisp.
But as Justin Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 daddy once said, living next door to the U.S. is like being in bed with an elephant. We have to be careful when it rolls over.
So, it91裸聊视频檚 not surprising we now have our own version of a self-absorbed businessman-turned-television celebrity who wants to run the country.
But to say former Dragon91裸聊视频檚 Den TV investor Kevin O91裸聊视频橪eary is Donald Trump light, is rather insulting91裸聊视频攖o the word light.
While Trump wants to build a wall to keep Mexicans out of the U.S.91裸聊视频攑eople he described as rapists91裸聊视频攁nd ban Muslims from entering the country91裸聊视频攏ot to mention insulting anyone who questions him, including more than half the U.S. population i.e. women, O91裸聊视频橪eary has so far only targeted Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley for his version of headline-grabbing quips. And he did it with a shockingly polite, albeit insulting and self-serving gesture.
In a nutshell, he91裸聊视频檒l invest $1 million in the Alberta oil sands if Notley quits.
To paraphrase former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Lloyd Benson when he famously responded to his Republican counterpart Dan Quayle in an election debate when Quayle invoked the memory of former president John F. Kennedy: Sir, I heard Donald Trump and Kevin O91裸聊视频橪eary is no Donald Trump.
O91裸聊视频橪eary may be muling a run for the Conservative Party leadership but if he carries through I can91裸聊视频檛 see the Canadian electorate investing their votes in his political venture.
Talk about 91裸聊视频渏ust not ready.91裸聊视频� O91裸聊视频橪eary would make political lightweights seem like veteran Ottawa heavyweights.
O91裸聊视频橪eary91裸聊视频檚 consideration of a run for leader of Her Majesty91裸聊视频檚 loyal Opposition seems more like a ratings bid for whatever show he91裸聊视频檚 currently hosting than it does a serious bid to emulate 91裸聊视频淭he Donald.91裸聊视频�
While Trump is a billionaire who figures he knows better, O91裸聊视频橪eary, as he himself pointed out recently, is not. He just played a billionaire on Dragon91裸聊视频檚 Den.
It seems he91裸聊视频檚 not a politician either, he91裸聊视频檚 just playing one to keep his name in lights.
Alistair Waters is the assistant editor of the Capital News.
