Trudeau to truckers: Go home or I'll call you more bad words

Setting aside for a moment the actual issues at the core of this crisis, isn't it the responsibility of the leader of the country to show leadership?

Hiding, dodging, name-calling and doubling down on an ill-advised strategy of refusing dialogue isn't a sign of leadership. It's a sign of a government seriously out of touch with what's going on in the country. There is no coherent strategy to be seen, other than plenty more of the same.

Once the border disruptions begins to bite, the PMO will be fielding calls from pissed-off CEOs who don't give a shit about Trudeau's excuses. "I don't talk to racist a-holes" may sell to the terminally woke, but ain't gonna cut it in the real world.

Part of the problem is a cultural divide. You can bet there's not a lot of folks in those trucks with four year Liberal Arts degrees. To them, a Confederate flag isn't a symbol of white supremacy, it's a symbol of the Dukes of Hazzard. The Duke boys even had Black buddies, so how the fuck can that be racist?

It's time for Mr Trudeau to show some leadership. If he's not up to the job, he needs to step down.