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“One of the most appalling things about the budget as far as I was concerned is that it provides ample evidence, if such was not sufficiently provided already, that Trudeau is exactly what you would be afraid of if you were afraid of him,” he said. “He doesn’t have an answer to a problem that isn’t overwhelmingly predictable, ideological.”

For instance, the budget provides $1.8 million over two years to Status of Women Canada for an engagement strategy for men and boys to promote equality.

“At the same time, men and boys also have gendered intersecting identities and experience inequality, and are not all a homogenous group. This work will recognize that gender is not synonymous with women,” the budget says.

The “solutions” in the budget are those one learns in the first week of women’s studies, Peterson countered.

The usual markers of radical left ideology are all there — equity, diversity, inclusivity, white privilege, systemic racism, he said.

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“I think the identity politics is absolutely catastrophic … We will see a rise in racial tension and tension between the genders as a consequence of this,” he said. “It’s already happening. We’re introducing problems into a country.”

Authentic challenges like the condition of the oceans – complex, draining, multi-faceted problems – go unanswered because solutions can only be found through hard work and maybe not even then and there’s no political payout in that, he said.

Trudeau set the tone for his government early, answering “because it’s 2015” when asked why he insisted on male-female parity in his cabinet.

“It’s almost impossible to overstate how shallow that comment is and how not only shallow, but it’s also casually malevolent in an unconscious sense because he had a job to do which is to evaluate his MPs thoroughly and sceptically and pick the best people – period – but that isn’t what he did,” he said.

“Here we are, now we have a budget that’s equity focused. Good luck with that.”

Aartuso@postmedia.com