In 2015 is when Justin Trudeau said he would be more open and transparent. This presentation provides information that people can use to assess whether or not Trudeau has been more open and transparent than previous governments.

1. OPEN AND
TRANSPARENT
GOVERNMENT –
JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND
LIBERALS – JULY 2019
PAUL YOUNG CPA CGA
AUGUST 12, 2019

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Internal Controls
• SME – Financial Planning and Analysis
• SME – Business Strategy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. AGENDA
• Introduction
• Definition of Open and Transparent Government
• Justin Trudeau Open and Transparent government
• Access to Information Failures
• Access to Information / Butts
• Fiscal Monitor Changes
• Ethical violations
• LavaGate
• Deficits
• Auditor - General
• Foreign Affairs and Policies
• Colten Boushie Trial
• Terri-Lyn McClintic
• Ethics commissioner / Liberal MP sister-in-law
• Jane Philpott Expulsion
• Blog – Open and Transparency
• Blog – Carbon Tax
• Trudeau Failures / Open Government
• Quality Control / Marijuana
• Open Nomination - 2019 election
• Conclusion

4. INTRODUCTION
• Liberals ran a platform on being
more open and transparent when
it came to governing Canada -
https://www.liberal.ca/openness-
and-transparency/
• This presentation will discuss key
failures when it comes to open
and transparent government

5. OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT
SOURCE - HTTPS://BALLOTPEDIA.ORG/GOVERNMENT_TRANSPARENCY

6. JUSTIN TRUDEAU OPEN AND TRANSPARENT
GOVERNMENT
2015 Election Campain
• Trudeau has failed on access to information -
https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/28/trust-me-trudeau-has-forgotten-
what-got-him-elected/ “If that’s the test, the Liberals have
flunked, big time. After three years in power, openness has
given way to opacity. Just this week, it took a grilling by the
opposition to get the Prime Minister to admit that he received
an overnight bag from the Aga Khan as a gift during his now-
infamous vacation on Bell Island. Trudeau hadn’t disclosed the
gift because it was deemed “unacceptable” by the Ethics
Commissioner, and thus did not have to be publicly disclosed
due to the wording of the Conflict of Interest Act, which only
requires the disclosure of “acceptable” gifts over the amount of
$200, other than those from a relative or friend. Trudeau still
refuses to reveal the value of the gift or what happened to it,
and while it might appear petty to insist on knowing whether
the bag was Walmart or Vuitton, that’s what you get when you
win power over promises to “do things differently” from your
secretive predecessors.”

7. ACCESS TO
INFORMATION
FAILURES
Source -
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2018/06
/canadas-access-to-information-
open-data-fail-departments-months-
behind-posting-summaries-of-
completed-requests/

8. ACCESS TO
INFORMATION /
BUTTS
Source -
https://www.therebel.media/rebel-gets-
results-justin-trudeau-privy-slammed-
information-commissioner-withholding-
information-gerald-butts-personal-
expenses

9. FISCAL MONITOR
Source - https://www.fin.gc.ca/pub/fm-rf-index-eng.asp
• The fiscal monitor gives insight to how the Government Canada on the government taxation and spending cycles
March 2018 – Fiscal Monitor
April 2018 – Fiscal Monitor
As of April 2018 the Liberals no longer report
direct program spending by key departments

10. ETHICAL VIOLATIONS / LIBERALS
• Trudeau never truly accepted the ruling from the
ethics commissioner.
• Trudeau was also convicted of another ethical
violations (gift) -
https://globalnews.ca/news/3930242/commentary-
the-real-scandal-is-how-justin-trudeaus-four-ethics-
violations-carry-no-punishment/
• Morneau and the Villa -
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/bill-
morneau-pays-the-price-for-french-villa-omission-
with-200-fine-from-ethics-commissioner
• Leblanc and the Fishing Contract -
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-
dominic-leblanc-found-in-conflict-of-interest-for-
awarding-clam/
No where in Canadian history has either PM or
Minister of Finance ever been convicted of ethical
issues

11. LAVAGATE
• New Minister of Justice refuses to open up the Justice
Committee to debating the Lavalin case -
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ag-sees-no-
justification-for-probe-of-alleged-pmo-interference-in-
snc-lavalin-case-1.4289301
• Liberals again are hiding information for their own
reasons.
• Failing to open up the what happen with PMO
and Jody Wilson-Raybould means the Liberals are
neither transparent nor open when it comes to
information.

12. DEFICITS
Justin Trudeau will not have a
balance budget in 2019
Att'n - Liberal followers and/or anti-harper You cannot look at
deficits as whole number unless you look at the details. Liberals
seem to always quote the deficits by Harper but convenient
leave out the 2008-2009 recession.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/fiscal-management-
cycle-surpluses-deficits-canada-harper-vs-trudeau

13. AUDITOR-GENERAL
• Source - Source - http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/acc_rpt_e_39082.html
• Joyce Murray vs John Brassard - https://www.facebook.com/JohnBrassardCPC/videos/461992237945729/
• Liberals voted against many budgets like 2014-2015. There was bumped up performance audits by CPC.
The Liberals seem to be going away from performance audits, why?
https://www.hilltimes.com/2019/06/03/202293/202293 - The 2016 annual report showed performance
audits of 34.9M as compare to 2019 which is showing 32.9M. The Liberals have scaled back performance
audits.
• Liberals are holding audits on sustainable areas despite trying to push their green agenda

14. FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND POLICIES
Trudeau said Canada is back
when it comes Foreign Policies
Globe is so far off! @JustinTrudeau has been failure on Foreign
Policy. @stephenharper was very solid.
I am suspecting that Globe is only looking at the UN angle
rather than country by country relationship!
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/foreign-policies-
and-affairs-is-canada-back-justin-trudeau-prime-minister-of-
canada
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-and-
conservative-worldview-so-close-that-election-isnt-
worth/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&ut
m_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

15. COLTEN BOUSHIE TRIAL • Dangerous changes to the Criminal Code -
https://www.thepostmillennial.com/canada-is-using-online-
outrage-to-make-dangerous-changes-to-the-criminal-code/
“But the public is being misled.
Wilson-Raybould later tempered her Twitter pronouncement
by saying she wasn’t talking about any specific case, but the
message was clear: she would “fix” the law so future Gerald
Stanleys would be convicted.
The solution was Bill C-75, which has now passed third reading
in parliament.
Joseph Neuberger, a Canadian criminal lawyer and legal expert
warns that “this was a knee jerk reaction to one high profile
case that makes for very bad law and can lead to increased
time for jury trials and harms fairness for accused individuals.”
”

16. TERI-LYNNE MCCLINTIC
It was the liberals that change the
mandate for Corrections Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-
canada/news/2018/09/mandate-letter-
for-the-commissioner-of-the-
correctional-service-of-canada-issued-by-
minister-goodale.html or Goodale’s bad
practices statement -
https://globalnews.ca/news/4497189/ro
b-breakenridge-liberals-tone-deaf-
mcclintic-case/
Rodney Stafford was never properly informed of the
transferred https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/terri-lynne-
mcclintic-transferred-out-of-healing-lodge-rodney-stafford-
1.4168632

17. LIBERAL MP SISTER-IN-LAW WORKING FOR THE
ETHICS OFFICE

18. JANE PHILPOTT EXPULSION

19. MARK NORMAN TRIAL
• There is no disclosure of the settlement made to Mark Norman -
https://www.thepostmillennial.com/conservative-senator-rips-trudeau-over-secret-mark-
norman-settlement/ “What you don’t do, is you don’t is put your finger and try to weigh in
on the scales of justice,” Henein said of politics that went all the way to the top. “And I
know Canadians are paying close attention.”

20. BLOG – OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVT
• Naomi DeDe You do realized Trudeau has been convicted of
ethical violations and has failed to deliver his mandate, right?
• Do you know your MP -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/liberal-government-
and-mps-canada-real-truth
• Trudeau has failed to deliver his platform. FYI Pot/Marijuana has
even been poorly implemented.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/failed-election-
promises-liberals-and-justin-trudeau-february-2019
• https://twitter.com/awudrick/status/1115949149072035840
• @JustinTrudeau said he would be different, right? Trudeau did
not lie, right? Trudeau said he is very honest. I guess Trudeau and
myself have experience things differently when it comes to open
and honest government!
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/open-and-
transparency-liberals-and-justin-trudeau-analysis-and-
commentary

21. CARBON TAX MISINFORMATION
• https://globalnews.ca/news/4586374/carbon-tax-rebate-what-you-need-to-know/
•
• How so? The carbon tax would cost people an extra $1,100 to 1,800 through higher
costs. The tax rebate would be lucky to cover 10% of the cost. Liberals are lying as
they normally do because they do not consider the complete past through of the
carbon to consumer goods, household expenses, etc.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/the-art-of-taxing-pollution-canada-april-
2019
•
• It is the liberals that are dishonest as they released their carbon pricing economic
impact, why? https://capforcanada.com/canadian-households-to-pay-1100-per-
year-in-carbon-
tax/?fbclid=IwAR02rsYH4ht9Gw3ESA0MsI34UeLjjnZ6sFW40leAoqVLr0FqY56wFuJgp
Jc or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/the-art-of-taxing-pollution-canada-
april-2019
• Or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/the-art-of-taxing-pollution-canada-
april-2019

22. OPEN /
TRANSPARENT
GOVERNMENT -
TRUDEAU
Source - https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-if-trudeaus-re-elected-what-abuse-of-power-comes-next
By a government that
ignored some of the most
fundamental precepts of the
rule of law, including
prosecutorial independence
and the obligation to
disclose, in a timely
fashion, relevant
information sought by the
accused in a criminal trial.
Source – Toronto Sun –
May 12, 2019
I am sorry, but there is a pattern with @JustinTrudeau that is he feels that laws do not apply to him. Trudeau has been
messing with laws since he took office.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pm-will-try-to-douse-snc-lavalin-fire-by-admitting-mistakes-but-nothing-illegal-
1.4325886?fbclid=IwAR2bFPJZ3zAHhzeWd2slEHltRG_wdy2NO6iShI_vRq0WRUezUvt77doGTzE
1. Judge appointment – Trudeau vs Raybould - https://globalnews.ca/news/5100221/manitoba-bar-association-glenn-
joyal/
2. Boushie Trial - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-lawyers-worried-about-proposed-changes-to-trial-
system-in-wake-of/
3. Trudeau refuses to release documents for the Norman Trial - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-norman-
davie-shipyard-breach-trust-1.5014538
4. Trudeau showed no remorse with the Khan Trip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XQEDunFENM&t=19s
5. Ethical violations / sunglasses - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-trudeau-fined-100-for-not-
disclosing-gift-of-sunglasses-from-pei-2/
6. Trudeau met with Joshua Boyle - https://globalnews.ca/news/3962519/justin-trudeau-defends-joshua-boyle-
meeting/ . Josh has been charged with rape https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/former-hostage-boyle-to-stand-
trial-next-spring-on-assault-harassment-charges-next-spring
7. Trudeau does not grasp DPA - https://globalnews.ca/video/5005834/michelle-rempel-asserts-snc-lavalin-paid-for-
prostitutes-for-gaddafis-son
8. New drinking and driving laws are incoherent - https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-
edition-1.4950862/canada-s-new-impaired-driving-laws-taking-away-constitutional-rights-says-defence-lawyer-
1.4950867
9. McClintic case – Trudeau called the CPC a party of ambulance chasers -
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-bails-on-vote-to-denounce-child-killer
10. Trudeau’s finance minister was convicted of ethical violation - https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/bill-morneau-
pays-the-price-for-french-villa-omission-with-200-fine-from-ethics-commissioner
11. Leblanc ethical violations - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-dominic-leblanc-found-in-conflict-of-
interest-for-awarding-clam/

23. BLOG – OPEN AND
TRANSPARENT
GOVERNMENT
• Here are Obama’s failure -
https://nypost.com/2017/01/14/its-time-to-face-facts-
obamas-presidency-was-a-failure/ or
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/georgementz/bara
ck-obama-biggest-financial-
failures/2018/05/24/id/862327/
• Here are Trudeau’s failures -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2015-
election-promises-failures-justin-trudeau-and-the-
liberal-party-of-canada
• Ella, so you will vote for the most unethical prime
minister in Cdn history!!!
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/ethics-and-
government-canada-february-2017 or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/open-and-
honest-government-do-you-know-your-liberal-
government-may-2019 or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-
election-open-and-transparent-government-canada

24. QUALITY CONTROL / MARIJUANA
• Source - https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/transparency/corporate-management-reporting/departmental-
performance-reports/2017-2018-financial-statements.html
So much for the Liberals putting a dent into the illicit marijuana
trade - https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cannabis-prices-
1.5206554?fbclid=IwAR30PS1gb3Sd-9C_eNmkFlOudodcVXqx-
Zb482WPvUKNw2RLCeiVKjSif7U
One thing is consistent with @billblair and the liberals is they love
to manipulate stats. The reality is there is supply issue with
marijuana that Blair deflects off. (see slide 22)
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-
legalization-of-cannabis-pot-canada-july-2019
Where are the audits by Health Canada -
https://business.financialpost.com/investing/canntrust-
whistleblower-believes-health-canada-would-never-have-found-
unlicensed-rooms-without-
him?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Face
book&fbclid=IwAR1OSr6PXkNkhldROGBpe1zA9Sj-
nNrnod_8_H4lrec9KfMuogSRX4wAO24#Echobox=1562886203
Where are the audits by Health Canada -
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-
canada/corporate/transparency/corporate-management-
reporting/internal-audits.html

25. 2019 ELECTION NOMINATIONS
@justintrudeau again uses rule that support his agenda of controlling who runs for his party -
https://www.hilltimes.com/2019/08/12/with-10-weeks-left-in-the-october-election-trudeau-liberals-declare-electoral-
urgency-across-the-country-in-the-candidate-nomination-
process/211066?fbclid=IwAR2IqLL6W3DZxvAJBqVCLJbK8jsmhirmnz21fkOQTH8W2bJMH9ZcE9u3Uo8
@Andrewscheer seems to have completed all the nominations, right? https://www.conservative.ca/team/2019-
candidates/
Trudeau seems to have different view of open and transparency when it comes to his party!

26. BLOG #2 – OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT
@justintrudeau never seems to grasp either accountability or open govt. People should look at Trudeau ethical
issues as well as how cases like Lavalin and Norman were handled by the PMO
@andrewscheer understands accountability and transparency as he served under Harper.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-open-and-transparent-government-july-2019
Return of Butts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPiW4v1rKKA
Who would you trust more?

27. CONCLUSION
Next government will need to do the following:
• Place the Attorney-General outside of government within an independence section
• Ethics Commissioner should report to Parliament and not PMO
• Balance Budget legislation
• Scrapping the carbon tax and start addressing all aspects of the environment -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-environmental-climate-change-canada-analysis-and-
commentary
• Emphasize value for money as part of reducing the cost of government
• Repair the damage done by Trudeau and his team when it comes to foreign affairs and policies -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/election-2019-foreign-policies-and-affairs-canada-and-the-world
• Fixing the tax system including revisiting tax treaties, BEPs, payroll tax hikes, etc
• Streamlining regulations that ensure projects get off the ground - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-
election-merchandise-trade-canada-march-2019
• Repair the relations between Ottawa and the provinces -https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/trade-barriers-
provincial-canada-march
• Embracing analytics as part of expansion of performance audits
• Restoring departmental reporting when it comes to fiscal monitor.