Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says he regrets calling the prime minister empty and clueless.
Kenney told CBC’s Power & Politics show that his comments about Justin Trudeau do not fall in line with the tone he has been trying to set.
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In comments published earlier this month in the Calgary Sun, Kenney said Trudeau struggles to grasp complex political issues, particularly the debate about the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project.
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Kenney said Trudeau “doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing” and called him “an empty trust-fund millionaire who has the political depth of a finger bowl.”
He also said Trudeau can’t read a briefing note longer than a cocktail napkin.
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Kenney earlier told the Alberta legislature that he is on a mission to bring back civility to politics.
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