>On Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denied allegations that he groped a news reporter at a music festival 18 years ago.
>The incident allegedly occurred in Creston, British Columbia, in 2000. An anonymous editorial published after the music festival in the Creston Valley Advance accused Trudeau, then 28, of “groping” and "inappropriately handling” a female reporter.
>The Ottawa-based Frank magazine republished the 18-year-old article in April. Last month, a critic of Trudeau found the editorial and posted it on Twitter, generating a slew of attention and sparking coverage by internationally viewed media outlets, according to Canadian newspaper National Post.
>Speaking in the city of Regina, Trudeau denied the allegations. “I remember that day in Creston well. I had a good day that day. I don’t remember any negative interactions that day,” he said.
>The prime minister’s remarks echoed comments from Trudeau's spokesman Matt Pascuzzo last month. “As the PM has said before, he has always been very careful to treat everyone with respect," Pascuzzo wrote in the statement for the National Post. "His first experiences with activism were on the issue of sexual assault at McGill, and he knows the importance of being thoughtful and respectful.”
>Employees at the Creston Valley Advance remembered the reporter speaking with them about the incident, CBC News reported. “My recollections of the conversation were that she came to me because she was unsettled by it,” Valerie Bourne, who then served as the paper's publisher said. “She didn’t like what had happened. She wasn’t sure how she could proceed with it because, of course, we’re talking somebody who was known to the Canadian community.” The prime minister was then nationally known as the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
>The paper's editor at the time also confirmed the reporter had spoken to him about the incident. “I certainly believe that it happened,” Brian Bell, then-editor of Creston Valley Advance, told The Guardian. "This reporter was of a high character in my opinion and was professional in the way she conducted herself, and there's no question in my mind that what was alluded to, written about in that editorial, did happen.”
>Both Bourne and Bell said they think the reporter who discussed the incident with them wrote the editorial. The Guardian reports that “the reporter behind the allegations has not responded to interview requests.”
>Trudeau has presented himself as a champion of women’s rights. He has frequently spoken about his experience working at the McGill University’s student society’s sexual assault center and has suspended members of parliament facing sexual assault charges. In January, Trudeau addressed social movements seeking to draw attention to the pervasiveness of rape, sexual assault and sexism.
>“#MeToo, TimesUp, the Women’s March, these movements tell us that we need to have a critical discussion on women’s rights, equality and power dynamics of gender,” he said.
>The prime minister was also recognized in 2016 for his commitment to women’s rights by the United Nation’s campaign He for She, which seeks to advance gender equality
Don't make excuses for him. Sexual assault is never okay. And he probably has a history of this behavior beyond this incident.
Asher Carter
it's called holding the left to their own standards
Michael Ross
Why is it news now? He was elected three years ago. The incident was nearly two decades ago.
Was the groping deliberate? Did he grab her breast or her ass cheek or just bumped against her or clasped her wrist? You never know these days what is meant.
Kayden Cruz
>Justin Trudeau about groping claim from 18 years ago: 'I don't remember any negative interactions' He's basically saying she was asking for it. What a scumbag. Resign.
Aiden Barnes
you just dont see the big picture, do you?
Ryder Ramirez
Where was she before the election then? If she didn't come out then then she can fuck off.
>inappropriately GROPING a female who is NOT CONSENTING >straight up denying any wrong-doing and saying everything he has ever done is fine can this misogynist cunt just step down already? a senator in aus/pol/ today is being asked to resign due to slut-shaming; if canada won't even acknowledge the SEXUAL ASSAULT of their own prime minister, their country is fucked beyond repair.
Reporter is probably full of shit, but oh boy this will stab the movement in the dick.
Parker Price
Eat it trudeau
Carter Evans
>18-year-old article Oh fuck this is real?
Christian Ortiz
sexual assault ... hes a fucking rapist for christs sakes
wake the fuck up canada, we've got a rapist in the PMO's office
How dare you? HOW DARE YOU SIR???
James Lee
>Le I don´t remember response
Why not just saying "That didn´t happen"? saying "I don´t remember" is basically admitting it.
Nathaniel Morgan
Imagine the 28 year old hot shit son of a former prime minister. He obviously thought he could get any Stacey he wants. Now he’s still riding the wave of being a famous man’s son and saying all the PC shit his handlers tell him too. But he’s still a douche womanizer.
Isaac Green
Is this ironic shitposting?
Nathaniel Price
It would be worth something if the accuser is 27 today.
Liam Watson
They never live up to them so why do we keep trying
Grayson Russell
Nobody noticed the story earlier -- or possibly they did and ignored it. The MSM is only discussing this after weeks of it being public. Now ask yourself if it was a conservative... would the story take so long to get any traction?
>But he’s still a douche womanizer. Oh come one, so is Trump. BUT, this is an 18 yr old article. Not a new article or accusation. Probably far more real than any #metoo accusations.
Frankly he shouldn't get even a slap on the wrist. Bitch should know her place. Even if it is Trudeau.
Hunter Sanchez
Bliss
Eli Hughes
and? trump got convicted of 14! FOURTEEN ACCOUNTS!
Jason Young
The CBC knew about the story but decided not to run with it.
>A connected source in Ottawa told me he spoke to a reporter at the CBC about this story weeks before it went public, and that they said they had investigated it but felt it was not newsworthy given the info they had. And apparently they were content to just leave it at that.
i actually have to admit skepticism about this claim because Trudeau is a giant homosexual
Robert Gutierrez
>The right wants women in the kitchen. That's not what being economically on the right means, but by all means, continue attack men made of straw.
Owen Roberts
He cant say it didn't happen because hes been pushing this "women have to be believed about sex crimes" bullshit for so long. So his obly response can be "I dont remember".
Elijah Green
You really are stupid. Go away, faggot.
Logan Taylor
>“groping” and "inappropriately handling” a female reporter. >female sure thing buddy
He never pretended to be so virtuous, Trudeau is supposedly the pillar of feminism, him doing so is incredibly scandalous.
Dylan Young
He said that he remembers the day well, but that it wasn't a negative experience.
Logan Peterson
Cuckservative detected.
>muh principles guys! We need to just be the bigger man and let the left win, and go down honorably!
So glad people are turning on your kind.
Chase Roberts
>muh nice Canada Canadians can be sub humans too but they don't like to outwardly show it ever because PC culture is suffocating in this country. Whenever leafs fuck up they play it off as if the person was asking for it.
Ryder Foster
grab em by the benis
Gabriel Hughes
No,, he said he cant remember any negative experience.
Sendai, How does any man sit with legs crossed like that without crushing ones balls?
There is no spoon
Samuel Hill
He needs to cuck himself and end his own career for this just as he ruined others Several politicians have recently been forced to resign simply because of accusations with no evidence
Jose Cruz
Let's join together to bash this fash, er. . . chauvinistic pig.
Eli Young
>Yes, this is reality. Yes, this is actually happening. Go on social media and everywhere you can and push this news story until it destroys this man. > >archive.is/7cLlF > >>On Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denied allegations that he groped a news reporter at a music festival 18 years ago. > >>The incident allegedly occurred in Creston, British Columbia, in 2000. An anonymous editorial published after the music festival in the Creston Valley Advance accused Trudeau, then 28, of “groping” and "inappropriately handling” a female reporter. > >>The Ottawa-based Frank magazine republished the 18-year-old article in April. Last month, a critic of Trudeau found the editorial and posted it on Twitter, generating a slew of attention and sparking coverage by internationally viewed media outlets, according to Canadian newspaper National Post. > >>Speaking in the city of Regina, Trudeau denied the allegations. “I remember that day in Creston well. I had a good day that day. I don’t remember any negative interactions that day,” he said. > >>The prime minister’s remarks echoed comments from Trudeau's spokesman Matt Pascuzzo last month. “As t been very careful to treat everyone with respect," Pascuzzo wrote in the statement for the National Post. "His first experiences with activism were on the issue of sexual assault at McGill, and he knows the importance of being thoughtful and respectful.”
His dad was the same way. What's ur point?
Alexander Butler
It's beneficial to the family unit you scummy reddit tier leaf.
The pros/cons of it is irrelevant to the discussion. You stated that people on the right want them in the kitchen. These things are not mutually inclusive nor is it be mutually exclusive with the left.
Left/Right is economic, not social. If you don't know how the political spectrum works, then you're in a bad position to argue about politics.
Nicholas Sanchez
Her face is so evil. How people can't see that shit is beyond me.
Aaron Gonzalez
Exactly. She was asking for it? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? HOW CAN HE CALL HIMSELF A MALE ALLY?
Jaxson King
Yeah this took a while to get to the MSM. First heard this a few weeks ago. Fun scandal but I don't expect anything to come of this.
