Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks to be enjoying his rounds in Europe with a stop in the Netherlands on October 29, then to the G20 Summit in Rome October 30 and now, off to Glasgow, Scotland for COP26..Is it perhaps that Trudeau thinks the COVID-19 virus only exists in North America? Could it be that he and others he encounters have some superpower against the virus? Maybe monkey see-monkey do?. Justin Trudeau at a bar in the NetherlandsJustin Trudeau at a bar in the Netherlands .Who needs masks or social distancing when you’re the PM…those are only necessary for the peasants. “When in Rome” as one might say.. Untitled-design-11Trudeau socializing in the Netherlands courtesy Twitter .It wasn’t more than a year ago, during a hard lockdown in December 2020, that Albertans were told to “stay home and save lives” and not to gather with family over the Christmas holiday. Travel was even strongly discouraged by both the provincial and federal governments..Shortly after the holidays, it came to light that a number of elected officials had ventured off to sunnier destinations for “non-essential business.”.Do as I say, not as I do..“Gross hypocrisy,” the Western Standard’s Cory Morgan called it in a column published New Year’s Day..In fact, Mainstreet Research did a poll and found 41% of Alberta respondents said Kenney, former Minister Tracy Allard, and the six backbench snowbird MLAs should have resigned..Or, how about when Trudeau travelled to Cornwall, England for the G7 Summit in June.. Trudeau-G7World leaders at the G7 in Cornwall, England courtesy Twitter .They say a picture says a thousand words; these pictures only say a few: Do as I say, not as I do.. Trudeau-G7-2World leaders at the G7 in Cornwall, England courtesy Twitter .Fast forward to Trudeau’s “big fib” over Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation when his itinerary said he was in Ottawa for meetings, but was later updated to Tofino. Turned out he was bumming the beaches at his family-favourite surf spot.. MAKICHUK: Glasgow’s strutting ‘Climate Boy’ shuns Canada’s war deadTrudeau in Tofino .The Western Standard’s Linda Slobodian called out the ruse in a column on October 1..And now, as Canadian’s continue to face lockdowns and job loss over the COVID-19 pandemic, Trudeau is making his rounds in Europe, enjoying all the freedoms he has removed from Canadian’s in the name of health..Trudeau, while speaking at COP26, announced Monday that Canada plans to place a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, as reported by the CBC..“We’ll cap oil and gas sector emissions today and ensure they decrease tomorrow at a pace and scale needed to reach net-zero by 2050,” Trudeau said during his two-minute speech in front of other world leaders gathered in Scotland..No doubt there is a significant carbon footprint behind Trudeau’s jet-setting travels through Europe. Do as I say, not as I do..Just another example of politicians setting the bar but skirting right under it..Melanie Risdon is a Reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
