Trudeau in India

Three good takes on the Canadian Prime Minister's visit.

Megan Fox at PJ Media asks how, say, Ivanka Trump would be received if she not only deplaned in, but tromped around the country in brightly colored faux-ceremonial getups and clasped her hands prayer-like for every photo op.

A member of Trudeau's entourage has caught the attention of David Krayden at The Daily Caller:

. . .  the presence of Jaspal Atwal on the trip continues to generate outrage from the Conservative opposition, international attention and excuses from the Liberal government.

Atwal, who was convicted of attempted murder while a member of a Sikh terrorst organization, accompanied Trudeau and his retinue on the official trip to India this week. Atwal had attended two receptions and was slated to dine with the Trudeau at the Canadian embassy in Delhi Thursday night before news of Atwal’s past hit Canadian and international media.

One of Trudeau’s Liberal Members of Parliament (MP) has proclaimed a mea culpa in the incident. Randeep Sarai issued a statement following the media firestorm: “I alone facilitated his request to attend this important event. I should have exercised better judgment, and I take full responsibility for my actions.”
Trudeau promised Friday that he would “having a conversation with that MP in Canada next week.”

However, the Prime Miniser’s office was also presenting another narrative for the diplomatic blunder Friday morning. In a background briefing,  a senior government official spoke, on the condition of anonymity to reporters, saying Atwal was invited because of “rogue elements” in the Indian government who view Canada with distrust because they believe the Trudeau government is sympathetic towards Sikh separatists.

The official opposition Conservatives are buying none of this, asking how a convicted terrorist and would-be assassin could not be spotted by a routine security check.

Ontario MP and foreign affairs critic Erin O’Toole told The Daily Caller that the incident is symptomatic of Trudeau’s diplomatic insouciance.

“This shows incredibly poor judgment by the prime minister and is a major setback to our relationship with  India and reputation around the world,” O’Toole said.

Mark Giller at The Resurgent reposts a number of reactions from Indians.

I guess this is the kind of thing to be expected from a guy who mansplains the use of the term "mankind" to a woman, admonishing her to instead use "peoplekind" in an irony-laden exchange earlier this month, who is adamantly and outspokenly pro-fetal murder, and who, upon Fidel Castro's death, called him a "remarkable leader." To be fair, he seems to understand the key role petroleum plays in human advancement, having approved two oil pipelines, but feels compelled to couch his support in terms of the kind of climate hooey that Europeans insist on hearing.

To return to the subject at hand, one wonders why he and his family didn't ditch the outfits when the social-media snickers started flooding in.