Stop talking about my hair!

Vincent J. Curtis

20 July 22

RE: Trudeau launches expanded ocean protection plan.  A CP story by Amy Smart.  Published in the Hamilton Spectator 20 July 22.

Prime Minister Justin “Lloyd” Trudeau wants people to stop talking about his new haircut.  To change the subject, he “re-launched” an old chestnut.  Lloyd called it “Ocean Protection 2.0”  The 1.0 plan was launched in 2016, and conveniently is in need of a second launch.

The new/old plan is about “moving forward, with new, bold action.” that’s going to involve “partners from coast to coast to protect and restore our oceans.”  And it’s going to be done on $200 million a year over the next decade.  The plan involves the removal and disposal of hundreds of abandoned boats and the creation of an all-important reconciliation-inducing indigenous coast guard auxiliary, in B.C.  No word on the craft they’ll be equipped with.

How one protects and restores “her” oceans was never asked of Lloyd by the adoring media stenos, but it evidently polls well.  Restoring our oceans sounds better than a garbage sweep of coastal beaches.  No question on who the partners between the coasts might be, or their relevance of Saskatchewan to ocean clean-up.  Perhaps the media were so taken by the moving forward and the bold new action that they ceased paying attention.

Lloyd’s mastery of the media around him continues, even as he reveals his true self to those remote from his illustrious presence.

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