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"According to Dion's report, Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative finance critic, accepted over $21,600 worth of free travel for him and his then-girlfriend, now wife, Anaida Galindo, to visit the southeast Asian country in January 2017." https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-mps-free-foreign-travel-620k-1.4595379
Not that I am suggesting this in any way excuses anything but outrage is relative.
That's why context matters. That's why intent matters. That's why I think judging policies and efficacy is SO much more informative than scandal.
That's why context matters. That's why intent matters. That's why I think judging policies and efficacy is SO much more informative than scandal.
That's not a license to let politicians do whatever they want, methods be damned. It's a realization that many scandals are hyped beyond what they actually are but it's much harder to fake effective policy results.
Pierre Poilievre, for example, is not a bad MP because he took this free travel. In the greater scheme of things this is trivial compared to his complete lack of decorum, thoughtful ideas, honest discussion, or sound policy proposals.
