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by Torgo 3719 days ago
Trudeau is reasonably smart, and admitted his knowledge was basic. It's everyone else that's acting ridiculous.

>“I was flabbergasted,” Laflamme says. “I don’t know how he does in other subjects, but in quantum physics, he knows the basic pieces and the important questions.”

Maybe he read a single article about quantum theory in an issue of Popular Science. Maybe, before an event at a facility where he knew he would be speaking, he spent fifteen minutes reading something he asked an aide to give him, so he could speak intelligently about it.

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Canada should be congratulated for selecting a PM who atleast takes the trouble to educate himself before spouting an opinion.

Here in the US, we elect politicians who actively deny science and are proud of their lack of knowledge.