As the English proverb states, birds of a feather flock together.
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, has been caught sharing content on his X (Twitter) page from a known criminal.
On Apr. 2, Guilbeault shared a video from from a TikTok influencer known as JB. In the video, the influencer makes the case that the effect of the carbon tax on grocery prices is negligible.
While the claims in the video are disputed, a search into the video’s creator reveals that he has a history of criminal activity, including convictions for fraud.
JB is the initials of Justin Burrows, a former Uber driver and Apple Store employee. Burrows plead guilty in 2016 to two counts of fraud under $5,000 and one count of theft under $5,000.
In 2017, Burrows was handed a criminal conviction, a 2 month conditional sentence, and 2 years of probation, as was reported by Niagara Falls Review.
At the time the article was published, Burrows had only repaid $360 in restitution to his former employer. It is unclear whether Burrows ever repaid the full amount.
Guilbeault is no stranger to criminal behaviour, having been convicted for mischief in 2001 and sentenced to 1 year probation plus community service and a fine.
Trudeau’s controversial minister faced further problems from police in 2002 after trespassing on then-Alberta premier Ralph Klein’s property as part of a GreenPeace demonstration.
Guilbeault continues to face calls for imprisonment, with oil-and-gas enthusiast Brett Wilson one of many influential people demanding his arrest in 2023.
This come as Trudeau criticizes his political rival Pierre Poilievre over an unsolicited endorsement from American political commentator Alex Jones.
While some of Poilievre’s supporters raised objections with the endorsement, others claimed that they trust Jones more than they trust the “news” coming from Trudeau’s broadcaster, the CBC.
Toronto 99 has reported extensively on CBC’s history of failed fact-checks and settlements for defamation.
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