Hypocrisy is at the crux of the Trudeau groping allegation
The prime minister and his defenders are asking for a type of consideration previously denied to others
This is about hypocrisy — not about what did or did not happen at a music festival 18 years ago.
It is about "believing women," until it happens to you; about taking all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously, except if they happen to pass some arbitrary expiration date. It is about employing an unwavering zero-tolerance policy, which, in practice, ends up showing some tolerance for the man at the top.
It is about having one set of standards for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and another set of standards to everyone else. That's the issue. Not what did or did not happen in Creston, B.C.