Trudeau Trips
Taxpayers on extravagant Prime Minister spending
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, was very unhappy that the Liberals gained no seats in Saskatchewan or Alberta. In addition, his support from aboriginal communities was declining rapidly. He decided to visit a small aboriginal town in Alberta to demonstrate his support and improve on the Liberal polling numbers. He knew he could get some wide media exposure if he could provide support the community in a tangible way. Upon arriving in the village and after the usual greetings, he immediately asked what were the most pressing needs. "We have two basic needs, "the village leader replied. "Firstly we have a small hospital but no doctor." "Chief", he said, "as the Prime Minister of this great country I will fix that problem right now." The CBC camera was rolling and Trudeau whipped out his smartphone and made a call. After speaking for a while he hung up and told the chief not to worry any longer, a doctor would be assigned and sent to the village very soon. Then he asked, "And what is the second problem?" "...secondly, we desperately need cellphone service because there is none anywhere in this village."
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