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To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 28, 2017

Instead, Trudeau’s tweet sparked a growing border crisis that’s costing municipalities tens of millions of dollars. Quebec has now stopped taking refugees and Toronto, for example, is being forced to use community centres for emergency refugee housing.

Trudeau also signalled his virtue by insisting gender equity protection was a prerequisite for any new NAFTA deal with the U.S. That’s not happening and instead Trump is calling Canada “spoiled” and “very difficult to deal with” and promising American auto workers will be “extremely happy” with concessions he wrings from this country.

Then there were Trudeau’s excruciatingly embarrassing hijinks in India, where he dressed up like an Indian bridegroom and had to explain why a convicted Canadian Sikh terrorist was invited to his state-sponsored dinner.

And his controversial meeting with Canadian Joshua Boyle, a suspected Islamist sympathizer and former Taliban prisoner.

What’s increasingly clear is Trudeau has engaged in a pattern of naive, condescending and ultimately intolerant posturing where he seeks to impose his moral and ethical beliefs on the politically unenlightened.

There’s been no clearer example of that than Trudeau’s Canada Summer Jobs Program attestation policy.

The jobs program requires employers to confirm support for Trudeau’s views on abortion, sexual orientation and gender identity.

We want to be clear. We support women’s reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and the right of all Canadians to live free of discrimination. Hate and bigotry against women, the LGBTQ community or anyone else is unacceptable.