The failure of opposition parties to accept this with good grace is what prompted the prime minister to cross the floor. The only way to restore confidence is for the prime minister to live up to his own rhetoric. In Lebanon, the prime minister can shoot you dead,” he said. But this incident is salient because it hints at an impetuosity and immaturity in the prime minister that many warned would be a hallmark of a Trudeau government. Without irony, the prime minister read from Romans 12, which states: “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”As Will Rogers once said: “I don’t make jokes.

Source: National Post May 19, 2016 17:00 UTC