On feeling joy at your opponents' personal tragedy

I oppose Trudeau as a politician. I feel for him as a human being.

A Prime Minister who I have long criticized, and whose government I want to see defeated in the next election, is separating from his wife.

And if you think I take any satisfaction in this, you are absolutely wrong.

I went through my own separation and divorce a few years ago, and I would rather have my legs crushed by a steamroller than to go through that again. I eventually made it to a good place, and we’ve been able to work together quite well for our children’s sake, but getting there was absolutely brutal.

I wouldn’t wish the journey on anyone else. Not even my political opponents.

The “F**k Trudeau” bumper sticker crowd, sadly, is responding pretty much as you’d expect. Tasha Kheiriddin has some thoughtful observations:

The Trudeaus split, and so does the internet

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