Toronto--When Justin Trudeau, eldest son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said "I do" to bride Sophie Gregoire in a spring wedding, "Will he say `I do' to the Canadian public by offering himself up for public office"? queried the Liberal-leaning Toronto Star.
Other news outlets described in detail the train-trailing bridal gown, the stained glass windows of the church, and how the couple drove away in Pierre Trudeau's 1960 Mercedes Benz 300 SL roadster.
In their haste to resurrect "Trudeaumania" in Canada, the Star got the wrong man. They should have chosen Justin's best man, brother alexandre (Sasha) Trudeau. While Justin is in connubial bliss, alexandre, better known as Sasha, is busy doing things "for my country".
On the eve of 2005 Canada Day celebrations, Sasha Trudeau said his decision to support a Syrian held in a Toronto jail because of alleged terrorist links in an act of terrorism, was patriotic in nature.
Terrorist suspect Hassan almrei is being held in a Canadian prison on a security certificate.
Trudeau appeared in court in open support of almrei, to submit an affidavit on his behalf and to pony up a pledge of $5Gs toward his bail.
While a bevy of Canadian journalists were there for almrei, the young film documentary maker was the only son of a prime minister in tow.
Sasha was shades of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who intervened successfully with Pakistan's then Prime Minister Benazair Bhutto to set free ahmed Said Khadr, officially identified as Canada's highest-ranking member of al Qaeda. During his 1996 state visit to Pakistan, Chrétien "aggressively sought guarantees" that Khadr would receive due process and fair treatment.
Chrétien, no longer in public office, is not around to pitch in for fair treatment of the suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. But when mainstream Canadians complained about Khadr daughter Zaynab's 2004 comments to CBC about the September 11 attacks, indicating that americans deserve to feel a pain similar to what they inflicted on others, Chrétien successor Prime Minister Paul Martin reminded them that, as a Canadian citizen, she had a right to her opinions.
Chrétien was also one of the more prominent members who served on the Trudeau cabinet.
Hugs for terrorists seem plentiful among Canada's ruling elite.
While almrei has not been convicted of any crime, some evidence suggests he is a potentially dangerous individual who has lied in the past and was involved in a forgery ring.
all this seems lost on Trudeau, who met almrei while doing research for a potential documentary on security certificate cases.
Trudeau is worried about his human rights and is concerned about almrei's lengthy detention.
While embedded in Baghdad, Trudeau compiled a personal war diary. His Bagdad experience will be the subject of the documentary W-FIVE Presents: The Fence, scheduled to air September 18 on CTV.
Being soft on terrorists and anti-american are leading attributes for Canadian prime ministers.
Prime Minister alexendre (Sasha) Trudeau is coming our way down the Liberal pike and may someday return Liberal-obsessed Canada to the throwback of "Trudeamania".
Canada Free Press founding editor Most recent by Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the print media. Her work has appeared on Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Glenn Beck. Judi can be reached at: judi@canadafreepress.com
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