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“The standard applies to everyone,” Justin Trudeau said in February.

He was speaking about dealing with claims of sexual harassment and assault by members of Parliament. He was asked specifically if the same rules applied to him and he said yes.

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Well by his own standard then, Trudeau must face investigation by the Liberal caucus.

By now you’ve likely heard about an editorial from a British Columbia newspaper in 2000 that accused Trudeau of groping one of their reporters.

The story sat idle for years in theCreston Valley Advance until it reappeared on social media last week.

In August of 2000, Trudeau was in Creston for a music festival when he allegedly groped the young journalist. The newspaper ran an editorial — titled “Open eyes” — chastising Trudeau for his alleged actions.

“It’s not a rare incident to have a young reporter, especially a female working for a small community newspaper, be considered an underling to their ‘more predominant’ associates and blatantly disrespected because of it,” the editorial said.