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Up to this point, I have not thought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be “fried” for his groping of a young reporter at a music festival in the B.C. interior nearly two decades ago.

But that changed with his outrageous and infuriating remarks about the “Kokanee Grope” while attending the Calgary Stampede last week.

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Sure, all along the PM’s hypocrisy has been gagging. And I have commented on the glaring double standard. Sexual assault experts and Liberal-friendly media outlets have made excuses for their boy’s behaviour that they would have crucified a Conservative politician for.

But until Friday’s remarks, I had mostly left Trudeau’s actions alone. No longer.

Responding to reporters’ questions, Trudeau tried to move from being the victimizer to portraying himself as a noble martyr who is going to make us all better through his enlightened example.

“We’ve all been reflecting on past behaviours,” Trudeau told reporters. “There is a collective awakening going on and we need to take opportunities to reflect on it.”