Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau

Smallc · May 14, 2016

None of this is required of her, she chooses it. Let her pay for it if she wants more than offered to any of her contemporaries.

In the very post you responded to, I said that one of her contemporaries had 3 x as many assistants.

Just because people didn't have the good sense to complain about Mulroney doesn't mean we should allow it now.

The 'good sense'? I don't really see the issue with one more assistant.

Edited May 14, 2016 by Smallc

bush_cheney2004 · May 14, 2016

Maybe Michelle Obama will lend her some staff...and money. Isn't that what "soulmates" do ?

jacee · May 14, 2016

Many leaders of political parties, when in the leadership role, get funding from their party. I find this response interesting - So if the Liberal Party pays for 2 assistants and Sophie only shows up at Liberal fundraisers or at charities that the Liberals support then that would be OK.

But if the Liberal Party paid for 2 assistants and Sophie attended all requests, no matter if they favored the Liberal Party or not, then it would NOT be OK?

I hope I am misunderstanding your position.

If she's working for the Liberal party, they pay for those gigs.

Is that somehow unclear, or are you just muddying things up for kicks?

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jacee · May 14, 2016

Many leaders of political parties, when in the leadership role, get funding from their party. I find this response interesting - So if the Liberal Party pays for 2 assistants and Sophie only shows up at Liberal fundraisers or at charities that the Liberals support then that would be OK.

But if the Liberal Party paid for 2 assistants and Sophie attended all requests, no matter if they favored the Liberal Party or not, then it would NOT be OK?

I hope I am misunderstanding your position.

If she's working for the Liberal party, they pay for those gigs.

Is that somehow unclear, or are you just muddying things up for kicks?

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BC_chick · May 14, 2016

In the very post you responded to, I said that one of her contemporaries had 3 x as many assistants.The 'good sense'? I don't really see the issue with one more assistant.

Yeah well I don't really consider 30 years ago as contemporary but I don't want to get into semantics about it. Just because Mulroney did something 30 years ago and nobody said anything it doesn't mean I accept it without question now.

It's not needed and what happened 30 years ago does not change that fact.

BC_chick · May 14, 2016

lets not pretend that it's a requirement of her position or anything more than her (them) wanting to be fabulous - they reckon themselves the new Kennedy's.

True, I could at least appreciate the honesty but the whole 'one assistant is not enough, my life is hectic' is offensive.

Smallc · May 14, 2016

True, I could at least appreciate the honesty but the whole 'one assistant is not enough, my life is hectic' is offensive.

That's not really what she said though, so, it shouldn't be offensive.

BC_chick · May 14, 2016

That's exactly what she said.

“I’d like to be everywhere, but I can’t,” Trudeau told Le Soleil. “I have three children at home and a husband who is prime minister. I need help. I need a team to help me serve people.”

Smallc · May 14, 2016

That's exactly what she said.

“I’d like to be everywhere, but I can’t,” Trudeau told Le Soleil. “I have three children at home and a husband who is prime minister. I need help. I need a team to help me serve people.”

Of course in context:

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But the spouse of the Prime Minister, who has been involved in several cases in recent years, is flooded with requests. "It's hard to choose because it is affecting the people who want your help. This is terrible letters I get, people who suffer. You say to yourself: I will try to convey a message that will reach as many people as possible. "

Meanwhile, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has no room to its disposal in the Langevin Block that houses the prime minister's office. "I have an office at home on my dinner table. We want to dust off some old patriarchal ways and we want to modernize the equipment that allows us to serve people, because people want to be the modernized. That is clear in our heads. I have someone who helps me to receive requests, to answer them, and you get more than can be dealt with. "

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http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/chroniques/gilbert-lavoie/201605/09/01-4979883-sophie-gregoire-trudeau-au-soleil-jai-besoin-daide.php

It would also be interesting to know what question was asked to spark that answer.

Big Guy · May 15, 2016

If she's working for the Liberal party, they pay for those gigs.

Is that somehow unclear, or are you just muddying things up for kicks?

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Oh, you mean like Senators. When they are working on (what they consider to be) government business then she uses her government assistant and when she is on non-government business then she uses the assistant paid for by the Liberal party. I wounder how that would work out.

As to muddying the water, that may be far better than the cesspool being created by the usual knee-jerk insult crowd. Just another issue with which to hit each other over the head. But an updated approach - my guys wife is better than your guys wife.

jacee · May 15, 2016

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Edited May 15, 2016 by jacee

jacee · May 15, 2016

Oh, you mean like Senators. When they are working on (what they consider to be) government business then she uses her government assistant and when she is on non-government business then she uses the assistant paid for by the Liberal party. I wounder how that would work out.

She can't do government work - not cleared for employment, not under oath (and not paid) - so it's unpaid party or charity work.

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WestCanMan · May 15, 2016

Pretty easy to pretend, IMO.

We obviously expect more, given that we already provide her with one assistant (as every other spouse has had) and the fact that she gets 50-60 requests a week.

You have no grounds to insinuate that I'm a misogynist, and fyi the fact that you're a liberal isn't a license to fabricate. Your debating tactics aren't even fit for a sandbox smallc.

What do you mean by "we obviously expect more"? I don't expect anything from her. I don't think she brings anything to the table and she's not an elected official. I'm absolutely against her getting access to more public funding so that she can wander around the country blathering like a Mrs Trudeau. The people who want her services can pay for them or go without, it's as simple as that.

It's actually quite pathetic that she would even ask. Like I said before other Canadians do their volunteering and charity work at their own expense. Or in the case of Justin Trudeau they take gobs of money for it, even when they're already on the public payroll.

Go #prayforsophie. lol

Smallc · May 15, 2016

What do you mean by "we obviously expect more"? I don't expect anything from her.

This is a common conservative mistake - you are not the country. We obviously expect more from her then what you're suggesting, as we've decided to give all the spouses of the PM one assistant. If they weren't to do anything, they wouldn't need one.

Smallc · May 15, 2016

But the spouse of the Prime Minister, who has been involved in several cases in recent years, is flooded with requests. "It's hard to choose because it is affecting the people who want your help. This is terrible letters I get, people who suffer. You say to yourself: I will try to convey a message that will reach as many people as possible. "

Meanwhile, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has no room to its disposal in the Langevin Block that houses the prime minister's office. "I have an office at home on my dinner table. We want to dust off some old patriarchal ways and we want to modernize the equipment that allows us to serve people, because people want to be the modernized. That is clear in our heads. I have someone who helps me to receive requests, to answer them, and you get more than can be dealt with. "

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/chroniques/gilbert-lavoie/201605/09/01-4979883-sophie-gregoire-trudeau-au-soleil-jai-besoin-daide.php

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Yeah, she's a real evil person for sure.

waldo · May 15, 2016

Sophies' mortal sin in Canada....trying to be too "Murican....including this American Idol appearance:

so sad - your sorry super-sensitivity driving your perpetual need to forever push your "too Murican" bullshyte. How many years now have you been dogging this? Have you made a dent yet? :lol:

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waldo · May 15, 2016

...why does any PM spouse need a personal assistant?

Yet alone two?!

Mila Mulroney had 3 personal assistants... apparently she was much sought after and had a number of personal charitable causes. After reading your repeated bitching, post after post, I expect you'd like a PM spouse to be nothing more than a bobblehead doll. To read you actually trying to make an argument based on sexism is the epitome of hypocrisy! The profile of a PM spouse is one that can make a difference on many levels... there's a reason for those described 50-60 appearance requests a week - go figure, hey.

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waldo · May 15, 2016

Maybe Michelle Obama will lend her some staff...and money. Isn't that what "soulmates" do ?

why do you care so much about such a localized Canadian issue? Really now... just how important is Canada to you, hey?

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waldo · May 15, 2016

That's exactly what she said.

“I’d like to be everywhere, but I can’t,” Trudeau told Le Soleil. “I have three children at home and a husband who is prime minister. I need help. I need a team to help me serve people.”

huh! C'mon, where's this big ask that keeps being talked about... I don't read any ASK in there. Where's the freaking ASK!

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overthere · May 15, 2016

But the spouse of the Prime Minister, who has been involved in several cases in recent years, is flooded with requests. "It's hard to choose because it is affecting the people who want your help. This is terrible letters I get, people who suffer. You say to yourself: I will try to convey a message that will reach as many people as possible. "

Meanwhile, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has no room to its disposal in the Langevin Block that houses the prime minister's office. "I have an office at home on my dinner table. We want to dust off some old patriarchal ways and we want to modernize the equipment that allows us to serve people, because people want to be the modernized. That is clear in our heads. I have someone who helps me to receive requests, to answer them, and you get more than can be dealt with. "

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/chroniques/gilbert-lavoie/201605/09/01-4979883-sophie-gregoire-trudeau-au-soleil-jai-besoin-daide.php

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Yeah, she's a real evil person for sure.

I doubt she is evil, but her account is not truthful and your repetition of it is not worthy..

Her home has 35 rooms, including a space specifically designated as her office on the second floor. Yet she cries poor about having to work off her dining room table?

GostHacked · May 15, 2016

How many assistants did Harper's wife have?

DogOnPorch · May 15, 2016

How many assistants did Harper's wife have?

One...and they apparently paid for the assistant themselves.

scribblet · May 15, 2016

I doubt she is evil, but her account is not truthful and your repetition of it is not worthy..

Her home has 35 rooms, including a space specifically designated as her office on the second floor. Yet she cries poor about having to work off her dining room table?

She's hardly 'evil' but a very entitled woman, so why does she have to work off her dining room table?

Laureen Harper did not have a nanny, she chose to look after the kids herself, it wasn't until the kids were older that she became more involved with charitable work. According to the Liberals, all spouses are given a staffer.

BubberMiley · May 15, 2016

She's hardly 'evil' but a very entitled woman, so why does she have to work off her dining room table?

Laureen Harper did not have a nanny, she chose to look after the kids herself, it wasn't until the kids were older that she became more involved with charitable work. According to the Liberals, all spouses are given a staffer.

While it may be true that Laureen Harper never had a nanny (and you refuse to say how you know that, so it probably isn't), that was her choice. Other people are allowed to do things differently.

capricorn · May 15, 2016

I got curious so I googled "laureen harper nanny" and it took me straight to this 2007 Chatelaine article. At the very beginning it states there is no nanny.

http://www.chatelaine.com/living/at-home-with-the-harpers/

But...did they tell the truth.

Edited May 15, 2016 by capricorn