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Very well done video & Thank YOU for showcasing the point of view from "real Canadians". As an immigrant who came to this country & fell in love with its culture 40 years ago, it's appalling to see how our beautiful first world country is quickly becoming a gutter. The newcomers these days are the privileged ones. All of us need to speak up, especially those of us immigrants who retain our original accents &/ non-white because our white fellow Canadians are accused of being racist whenever they do (though many could learn to be more eloquent. ie. go back to your country does NOT help)! I see it as my Canadian duty to remind "misbehaving" newcomers the reason they left their country in the first place. ie. You chose Canada for a better life, so why try to change it into the one you left? ie. Help me understand your logic? Why not leave your hate & war at the border; just like normal folks won't bring stinky garbage into their new homes. Life is challenging enough when you uprooted to a new country (especially our unforgiving cold Winter). So, just focus on the positive things in your new country & leave all your miseries behind... ie. Learn to adapt & enjoy your new country. Canada is a great country because of the love & effort of those before you, so now you are the beneficiary. Join the legacy by enhancing this beautiful country & its culture, so you can pass on this century old legacy for later newcomers to enjoy, like you do now. What dignity do you have & what kind of life lessons to your children by bullying your culture & religion into Canada at the expense of other Canadians? This will fracture Canada if everyone does that. Do you want this country to become so fractured & terrible that your descendants have to leave for a better country, like you did? Is that what your religion teaches you? Does it state it's perfectly fine to satisfy all your whims & wishes at the expense of others? Are you striving for Canadians to think badly of your race/culture? Are you being a good ambassador to your race/community/culture/religion? Canadians are so friendly & helpful, if you need help, just ask, please don't demand. Learn the language & it's ok to speak broken/pigeon English with gestures to communicate. No one expects you to be an English scholar; you gain respect for trying. Apply some basic Canadians manners, which goes a long way... Please & Thank You, Smile doesn't cost you anything, besides it's good exercise for your facial muscles. I worked my entire career with the public, I very seldom encounter negative feedback when I do the above. If they get nasty, I tell them that's definitely not the Canadian way to make friends & wish them Good Luck! I also make a point in telling the wealthy ones "Tax Avoidance is legal (I'm more than happy to show them), but Tax Evasion is not! Then reminding them....Canada will be bankrupt eventually if everyone don't pay their fair share of taxes. ie. You may not suffer, but your children/grandchildren will. Worst Case scenario, you didn't get the necessary medical care when you most needed it!!! We should lobby for a mandatory course that all newcomers have to take & PASS a test about Canadian culture & expectations. If they fail, no citizenship for sure! But that would be another hornets nest because our parliament will debate over definition of "Canadian Culture" for decades. Welcome to Canada!😂

I am not racist in any way shape or form- my grandfather was in Germany and he was on the Beach in Normandy. He saw his friend die in a foxhole beside him and my grandfather came home with shrapnel in his leg. His suffered all of this to give us our freedoms and a safe place to live. One of my uncles would never speak his language - Italian in front of anyone that didn’t understand it. I asked him why not? His answer was simple “its’s a rude!” Such eloquence from broken English. I am sick of not being allowed to stand up for my way of life, my culture and belief system without being accused of stamping on somebody else’s! I am Catholic I pray at home or at church in my car out on a walk! Nobody is subjected to it or restricted by it religion is a deeply personal thing we have churches and religious places of gathering that are everywhere that have been permitted when other countries would absolutely not allow such freedoms but it still is not enough and we are wrong for being upset by their intolerance and rudeness. I am disabled - if I was not married I would be living on the street. Students immigrants are given better housing and more money to survive on than me - who was a part of this workforce and a taxpayer from the age of 12 I have had some sort of job until I was injured at work. We aren’t racist we are fed up, abandoned and disgusted with out social safety net being handed out to others who do nothing but complain that it’s not enough! I just want to be able to survive in my home country - the country I have paid taxes into all my life. Is there another country in the world that puts itself and its people last as Canada does??? I really want to know. Where could I move and be treated as a Canadian immigrant is treated here???

I enjoy a good speaker, he speaks very eloquently and fluently.

Bravo Justin Trudeau! Thank you for speaking out and telling the truth. Eloquent speech. I regret that our current president is turning against our longtime ally that has always stood bt our side and fought with us. This is a very sad day for America. Your speech was unfortunately cut you off when you started to speak in French. J' aurais préfereé écouter le discours en français. J'adore le Canada. J'ai peur que nous soyons en train de perdre la liberté de nos citoyons! ??

You notice how our Pm speaks with eloquence and intelligence. And notice how your president speaks. He's an uneducated buffoon.

Thank you for speaking up so eloquently, Prime Minister Trudeau. So many Americans stand with you - our government is causing unfathomable harm and devastation in such a short amount of time. Trump and Musk are destroying so much of what is good for their own personal gains. What a dark period of our history.

Wow an eloquent leader speaking the truth. Oh imagine if we had a leader like this. Canada, please forgive the US for the crap storm we created.

Trudeau speaks truth in such an eloquent and coherent manner that what he says is indisputable. Thank you Canada, and sorry for the #$&! Where's our Trudeau?

Trudeau can speak very eloquently and not get any results. The housing situation is a very big crisis and he almost resigned from the party and green energy regulations are not helping. At the very least Tarrifs will help Canada become stronger and tougher and self-reliant.

Bravo! So proud of our PM! I wish he would stay on as our PM for another 4 years. He speaks intelligently, eloquently and straight from the heart unlike the immature Orange Monster who speaks in a kindergarten level.

He speaks so eloquently , just wish he was our President.

As a Canadian I am proud to see our PM speak like this today, (eloquently and intelligently) and proud of how all Canadians are uniting at this time. \nGod Bless Canada.

So nice to hear a national leader speak so eloquently and coherently. He did not use any bullying or condescending words. Standing for Canada and loving America. Trump is for Putin instead of America's friends. This is really sad. Wake up America! What has happened to us?

Great speech, eloquently speaking with facts. I stand with the Canadian people and the true Americans. Love from Portugal

I sure miss having a leader who could speak coherently and eloquently when addressing the people. Trump needs to go!

He speaks so eloquently. What a contrast to Trump!

Trump compared to every last world leader isn’t even close. Imagine Trump sounding anything like this or speaking with such eloquence. Our President has to be the dumbest person on earth

Wow it was very calming for me to listen to the leader of a country speak eloquently about the struggles that we face even if I am not Canadian….

Bravo. It's a refreshing reminder of how politics should take place and how politicians should speak and behave.\nit's also a reminder that no matter how much he desires it Trump can never obtain actual class or the eloquence demonstrated by Trudeau.

Here's a leader that is articulate, eloquent and and intelligent..Trump speaks like an uneducated thug who couldn't care less about hurting American families..he only wanted the votes of the uninformed and those that do no research

Donald Trump couldn't speak that eloquently in his dreams. Way to go Canada!

I'm from Texas, where I am surrounded by Trump supporters, I can't begin to express how frustrated and isolating it feels. It's so nice to see a president speaking so eloquently and coherently. I stand with you Canada.

Attention Americans: Let's boycott Trump's speech (LIES) tonight! Turn off your TVs; don't listen! The evil tyrant lives for high ratings (such a leader)! Let's IGNORE him! Thank you (& TY P.M Trudeau for speaking w/candor & eloquence.)

I really wish we had a president who could speak this eloquently.

What a speech! ??What a delight to hear an experienced, intelligent and eloquent Prime minister speak!?! Does this information reach the Americans? Republicans? MAGA? Do they understand this? Oh dear, what a mess! We stand with Canada, Mexico and of course: UKRAINE!! Greetings from Germany.

From USA. What a good speech, TRUDEAU is eloquent, smart, diplomatic, and I'm pleased he called Trump Donald. THAT SPEAKS Volumes here. TRUMP is not my president. I'm sickened to what he is doing, harming Canada and Usa. Trump sickens me. He is not smart. He is not a leader. I'm with CANADA. AND UKRAINE!!

Canadian Prime Minister is a Real mature man that speaks eloquently and is intelligent and is correct and fair !!\n Beautiful speech , thank you Prime Minister, we as Middle class Americans are fighting for our survival and are scared that Trump is listening to billionaires instead of the People!!❤️???

Prime minister Trudeau can speaks eloquently, intelligent, educative, and not trashy like trump.

Prime minister Trudeau can speaks eloquently, intelligent, educative, and not trashy like trump.

From the U.S. and I support the Canadians. I respect how Trudeau speaks eloquently as a “grown-up” should, and the fortitude and strength he and all of Canada shows. I hope our 2 countries resolve this stupidity on trumps part. If not sooner than at least when his illegal reign is over (good riddance when he’s gone). ❤ you Canada!!!

it must be nice to have an elected leader who can speak more eloquently than an angry 8 year old.

Elon Musk and his puppet, Donald, can learn to speak eloquently like Mr. Trudeau.

I want a President who is knowledgeable and speaks so eloquently like Mr. Trudeau. Not all of us wanted Orange Man in the White House. I know who I voted for. And it wasn’t Trumpet.

That is how a leader speaks!! He was succinct, armed with actual facts, eloquent and effective…all that and he didn’t need to sell a stupid hat or crypto coin. It’s so embarrassing to be an American right now. We stand with Canada!??

It must really confuse MAGA to hear a leader speak clearly and eloquently.

I wish the US had a leader who could speak so eloquently. We did with Obama.

I’m so proud of my Prime Minister… he’s so very well spoken, able to speak eloquently and forcefully. “donald” on the other hand can only speak trash.

It's refreshing to see a leader who speaks clearly, eloquently, and explains things step by step. He perfectly outlined the issue and the reasons behind the countermeasures. When Trump speaks, he lies, makes up facts, and is completely incoherent. we never understands what he’s doing or why he’s doing it, and neither does he.

Trudeau is eloquent in speaking nothing like Trump. I admire Trudeau I dislike Trump and the Republicans.

Trudeau speaks eloquently and demonstrates integrity - another true Statesman. What a contrast to The Kremlin’s Agent Orange !

And listen to how eloquently and unemotionally PM Trudeau speaks. He makes sense, he is intelligent, he speaks the truth - no lies, no stupid exaggerations - wow, as an American I miss that.

Mr Trudeau is an eloquent adult who is fluent in two languages; DumbF is a capricious toddler who can barely speak English. How embarassing.

Can Trump not be as eloquent and speak as intelligently as Mr Trudeau?

An eloquent speaker. Tonight we get to listen to an idiot speak.

The true shame of this whole situation is that this very eloquent and thoughtful Arab diplomat speaking this way and explaining things this way this should be the American position and all the state department personnel should be reflecting this position exactly it should not come from the Arab world this should be coming from the United States of America and forcing the Israeli government to stop their genocidal agenda an ethnic cleansing. I never thought in a million years that we would be living in a world where our own government would be condoning the genocide of anyone but then again when you look at our history I was very naive to think they wouldn't

Both the reporter and the official speak eloquently - however both have obvious anti-Israel bias. By the way, being pro-Israel does not mean you are anti-Pslestinian.\n\n\nPlease note who you are listening to. Of course the reporter is biased given her outlet. Of course the Saudi spokesman is biased because he is a mouthpiece of a dictatorial religious regime.

Arab countries have said before they won't take them because they cause trouble when they have accepting them in the past. They have tried to violently overthrow Arab governments who kindly welcomed them. They even assassinated an Arab King and attempted to assassinate his son, so they already refused to take them, no matter how eloquently he speaks.

Eloquent speech means Nothing's. Its the actions that speak for themselves. Id love to see his face if someone asked him why they made agreement with zio*Its allowing their air space for their jets that are bombing Pales*indians?!

The moment you realize that a person who probably speaks English as a third language can express himself more eloquently than you can as a native speaker.

Gone are days when the Arab leaders couldn’t speak English, were not eloquent, could be presented as backwards or uncivilized. We just now need them to become warriors.