特鲁多因表达对中国“基本独裁”的钦佩而受到批评
CTVNews.ca，2013 年 11 月 8 日
周五，自由党领袖贾斯汀·特鲁多(Justin Trudeau)在向多伦多筹款人群表示他钦佩中国的“基本独裁统治”后，在多日内第二次受到批评。
特鲁多在对满座的女性观众发表讲话时，回答了他最钦佩哪个国家政府的问题。
这位自由党领袖表示：“我实际上对中国有一定程度的钦佩，因为他们的独裁统治让他们能够迅速扭转经济，并说，‘我们需要走向绿色……我们需要开始投资太阳能。 ’”
他的言论成为保守党的素材，他们已经在密切关注这位领导人的记录。
“让我说清楚：他谈论了政策，他支持参议院的现状。 他支持独裁统治。 他想要征收碳税，并且想要使大麻合法化，”保守党议员保罗·卡兰德拉说。
阿尔伯塔省议员、保守党议员蒂姆·乌帕尔表示，特鲁多的言论“表明他不适合领导世界上最伟大的民主国家”。
特鲁多的言论也遭到了新民主党的蔑视，新民主党正在多伦多中心即将举行的补选中力争击败自由党。
“我不太喜欢独裁，我更喜欢民主，”新民主党领袖汤姆·马尔凯周五在多伦多的一次竞选活动中表示。 “我不明白为什么有人会说他们最喜欢的政府是独裁政府。”
特鲁多周五在社交媒体上对自己进行了解释。
他在推特上写道：“我指出，在全球范围内，加拿大面临着能够迅速解决一些重大问题的大国（其中之一是中国）。”
“任何人都建议我愿意用我们的权利和自由来换取任何其他（政府）制度，这是荒谬的。”
特鲁多在一场名为“Justin Unplugged”的仅限女性的筹款活动中发表了上述言论，该筹款活动邀请女性“（真正）了解未来的总理”。
活动开始前，一些女性议员对仅限女性的在线邀请表示愤怒，称其“愚蠢”和“有辱人格”。
周三晚间，保守党议员米歇尔·伦佩尔在推特上写道：“女性面临的最大问题是什么？ 这种废话。 #allissuesarewomensissues #patronizing"
新民主党副党魁梅根·莱斯利 (Megan Leslie) 在 Facebook 上发帖称，这一活动“不仅是侮辱性的，而且是愚蠢的”。
“笨蛋笨蛋。 所有的问题都是女性的问题。 你知道吗，我们可以穿裤子、开车、投票、工作，我们可以有政治观点。 经济是女性的问题，贾斯汀。 贾斯汀，医疗保健是女性的问题。 你知道吗？ Keystone XL *咳咳*是女性问题。”
其他人使用 Twitter 标签“问贾斯汀”，在 Twitter 上嘲笑这次邀请和活动。
“亲爱的 Justin，Keystone XL 管道会让我的屁股看起来很胖吗？ #askjustin，”@tenzinster 写道。
“#askjustin 你尝试过有机苹果汁洗发水吗？”@chantalbraganza 写道。
周四，组织者为该活动进行了辩护，称其目的是接触那些并不总是参与政治的女性。
自由党顾问阿曼达·阿尔瓦罗发表声明称，这次邀请的目的是“引起兴趣和阴谋”，而不是引起标准的政治邀请。
它提出的问题“不是性别歧视问题。 除其他外，这些问题旨在引发对话并激发有趣的对话。 这样做的目的并不是要冒犯任何人。”
阿尔瓦罗还表示，邀请函已经流传了一个月，并指责最后一天发表的“党派评论”引起的轩然大波。
来自 CTV 渥太华分社副社长 Laurie Graham 的报道
Trudeau under fire for expressing admiration for China's 'basic dictatorship'
CTVNews.ca , November 8, 2013
Speaking to a sold-out crowd of women, Trudeau was responding to a question about which nation’s administration he most admired.
The Liberal leader said: “There’s a level of admiration I actually have for China because their basic dictatorship is allowing them to actually turn their economy around on a dime and say, ‘We need to go green … we need to start investing in solar.’”
Justin Trudeau’s 'ladies' event gets Twitter takedown
His remarks became fodder for the Conservatives, who are already keeping close tabs on the leader’s record.
“Let me get this straight: He has talked about policy, He supports the status quo in the Senate. He supports dictatorship. He wants a carbon tax and he wants to legalize marijuana,” Conservative MP Paul Calandra said.
Alberta MP Tim Uppal, also a Conservative, suggested Trudeau’s comments “demonstrate he’s not fit to lead the greatest democracy in the world.”
Trudeau’s comments were also met with scorn by the New Democrats, who are fighting to defeat the Liberals in an upcoming byelection in Toronto Centre.
“I’m not a big fan of dictatorships, I rather prefer democracies,” NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said at a campaign event in Toronto Friday. “I don’t understand how someone can say that their favourite government is a dictatorship.”
Trudeau took to social media Friday to explain himself.
“I pointed out that globally, Canada is up against big countries (China, for one) that can address some major issues quickly,” he wrote on Twitter.
“It’s ridiculous for anyone to suggest that I of all people would trade our rights and freedoms for any other system of (government).”
Trudeau made the remarks during a ladies-only fundraiser billed as “Justin Unplugged,” which invited women “to (really) get to know the future prime minister.”
Prior to the event, some female MPs expressed their outrage over the ladies-only online invitation, calling it “stupid” and “demeaning.”
Late Wednesday evening, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel tweeted: “What’s the biggest issue facing women? This kind of crap. #allissuesarewomensissues #patronizing"
In a Facebook post, NDP Deputy Leader Megan Leslie said the event “isn’t just demeaning, it’s stupid.”
“Stupid stupid stupid. All issues are women's issues. And you know what, we can wear pants and drive cars and vote and have jobs and we can have political opinions. The economy is a women's issue, Justin. Health Care is a women's issue, Justin. And you know what? Keystone XL *ahem* is a women's issue.”
Using the Twitter hashtag, “ask Justin,” others took to Twitter to mock the evite and event.
“Dear Justin, Will the Keystone XL pipeline make my butt look fat? #askjustin,” wrote @tenzinster.
“#askjustin Have you ever tried an organic apple cider hair rinse?" wrote @chantalbraganza.
Organizers defended the event Thursday, saying it was intended to reach out to women who are not always politically engaged.
Liberal consultant Amanda Alvaro issued a statement saying the evite was designed to “elicit interest and intrigue” and not to evoke a standard political invitation.
The questions it posed “are not sexist questions. These are questions, among others, meant to provoke conversation and inspire interesting dialogue. The intent was not to offend anybody.”
Alvaro also said the invitation had been circulating for a month, and blamed the uproar over “partisan commentary” that came out over the last day.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's Deputy Bureau Chief Laurie Graham
