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strawberries6 t1_jdejoe3 wrote

Reply to comment by ThatOtherGuy_CA in Toronto MP Han Dong quits Liberal caucus amid Chinese interference allegations by chemicologist

>Like he spent his entire campaign rallying against Harpers TPP agreement, and then immediately signed it after the election.

None of that is true though...

  1. He didn't campaign against TPP (here's a link to his position on TPP in the 2015 election)
  2. He signed it 2.5 years after the election in 2018 (after significant changes were made)

>Or when he closed the finances for Treaty reserves

Like it or not, that's an example of him following through on an election campaign promise:

Justin Trudeau Vows To Scrap First Nations Financial Transparency Act - Aug 2014

>Justin Trudeau has promised to scrap a controversial law forcing First Nations leaders to disclose salaries and band financial statements online and replace it with something more "respectful" if he becomes prime minister in 2015.
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>"I wouldn't keep the legislation in place," Trudeau told the newspaper. "I would work with First Nations to make sure that a proper accountability act that would have disclosed any excesses we see, but is done in a way that is respectful of the First Nation communities."

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ThatOtherGuy_CA t1_jdenknx wrote

Ah that’s right, he openly criticized Harper about the TPP process not being open and transparent, and then kept his process entirely behind closed doors.

Well, so one of the few campaign promises he followed through with was about reducing accountability. You’ve gotta see the irony in that.

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