Well, they didn’t say you’re not Canadian. They simply chided you on not being explicit. It’s important because Trudeau hadn’t been popular for more than a year, so his opinion certainly isn’t that of the Liberal Party.
But saying “a Canadian would know that” is necessarily insinuating that they are not Canadian for not knowing a fact. Which regardless of if the person did know the fact, is a ridiculous criterion to determine if someone is Canadian.
Furthermore, to suggest that Trudeau’s views aren’t synonymous with the Liberal party, ignores a big part of reality. That the party leaders wield incredible amounts of influence within their parties. If anything, party leaders are perhaps the physical embodiment of a party.
Well, they didn’t say you’re not Canadian. They simply chided you on not being explicit. It’s important because Trudeau hadn’t been popular for more than a year, so his opinion certainly isn’t that of the Liberal Party.
He’s insinuating that I’m not Canadian. And to me, that’s insulting.
But saying “a Canadian would know that” is necessarily insinuating that they are not Canadian for not knowing a fact. Which regardless of if the person did know the fact, is a ridiculous criterion to determine if someone is Canadian.
Furthermore, to suggest that Trudeau’s views aren’t synonymous with the Liberal party, ignores a big part of reality. That the party leaders wield incredible amounts of influence within their parties. If anything, party leaders are perhaps the physical embodiment of a party.