“A ruler with absolute power in a country, especially one who has acquired it through violence,” Thomas said. Her office doubled on Wednesday, saying she did not call Trinto a dictator. “Taking part in an out-of-box response creates an interesting story, but it does not make it accurate,” said Sarah Fischer, her policy adviser. Thomas’s office did not say what data it used to indicate that “many Canadians” feel that way. Shortly before the statement on Monday, Saskatoon-Ouest MP Brad Redekopp accused Trudeau of using the emergency law. “Call on the police to crack down on peaceful protesters under the jackpot of the prime minister’s basic dictatorship,” Redekopp said. “Another dictator is currently using his war machine to crush our friends in Ukraine.” Calgary-Nosehill Conservative MP Michel Rebel-Garner, who is a colleague of Thomas and Redekop, says elected officials must choose their words carefully. “I think it’s also the duty of all legislators to be precise in their language,” Rempel-Garner said. “There are a lot of people in Canada who have left countries, comes to mind Venezuela, where you have a dictator like (Nicolas) Maduro at the helm. “I just think it’s the lawmakers’ job to inspire Canadians to ensure that our democracy is healthy, that our democratic institutions are healthy.” He added that the Prime Minister’s language towards those who are reluctant to vaccinate or against public health restrictions has brought with it an aversion to Canadian politics. “The prime minister has a responsibility to show Canadians that our democratic institutions are sound, and certainly abusing the emergency law, to put it mildly, does not help,” Rebel-Garner said. Alberta Prime Minister Jason Kenney, who served several years in Ottawa as an MP, says his majority government under former Prime Minister Stephen Harper was also targeted by opposition lawmakers, dubbed the “elected dictatorship”. But Kenney added that Trudeau did not fit the definition. “I disagree with Justin Trinto on the vast majority of issues. “I think he was too quick to use extraordinary powers like emergency law,” Kenney told reporters. “But for all that, I do not think it is useful or corrosive to suggest that it works like, say, the president of China or the president of Russia.” A political scientist at the University of Lethbridge says Thomas is only fueling political discourse in Canada. “If she took a lesson with me, I would have to give her an F for the lesson,” said Trevor Harrison. “If you do not like something, you just stick a label on it. “We have somewhat lost the ability to have a smart conversation.” Trinto was punished by a handful of MEPs last week in the European Parliament, where he gave a speech, describing him as a dictator who violates the rights of those who disagree with him. The prime minister’s office did not respond to a request for comment, citing comments from CTV MP Mark Gerretsen, who is also the parliamentary secretary to the head of government in the House of Commons. “It’s not just an incredible injustice for the people of Canada, but think about what it means for the people of Ukraine to somehow suggest that the Prime Minister of this country is a dictator and compare him to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and “The incredibly bold things he is doing to the people of Ukraine,” Geretsen said.
