The All-Purpose Justin Trudeau Speech™
Being Prime Minister involves an awful lot of speechmaking. It’s why, pretty quickly, most Prime Ministers just start leaning on a toolbox of familiar tics and tropes. Through careful analysis of Justin Trudeau’s favourite rhetorical devices, the National Post presents: The All-Purpose Justin Trudeau Speech™.
Built exclusively from statements made by Trudeau since the election, it is a generic address for any occasion and any audience. Read it aloud! Impress your friends! You too can speechify like the Prime Minister.
It’s good to be here to talk about the challenges and opportunities faced by people here, but also people right across the country. If we are to overcome these obstacles, Canadians need to have faith in their government’s honesty and willingness to listen. We have been listening, and Canadians have told us they want a real and fair chance at success. In partnership with our provinces and with municipalities across the country, we are committed to giving people the tools and ability to help them succeed. What Canadians said loudly and clearly last fall was that they needed a government to invest in communities, create growth for the middle class and help Canadians create opportunities across the country. We are making the investments that Canada demanded, and although we face challenges, we recognize that there is also historic opportunity in solving those challenges. We are working hard to do this responsibly, sustainably and with community buy-in and indigenous support. We have the capacity to consult and do the right things in the right way, and we will build a country that works for all Canadians. Canadians voted for change, and we are committed to delivering that change from coast to coast to coast. We live in a rapidly pivoting world, and we will continue working alongside our allies to ensure that we are behaving in a responsible way and re-engaging on a broad range of important files. But talk itself will not determine the future we build. Our choices will. Leadership will. I believe in positive, ambitious leadership. That is what we have always stood for and what we will continue to do. Canada can do more.