The first time Justin Trudeau ever drew attention to himself in the House was when the citizenship guide was revised in 2011. Since 2009 it had referred to barbaric cultural practices beforehand like honour killings and female genital mutilation, but added a reference to forced marriage. Trudeau, as Liberal citizenship critic, objected to the use of the term “barbaric”, which was unchanged from the last draft, and said that an official government publication should make an attempt at “responsible neutrality”. Especially towards forced marriage apparently, since adding it to the list was apparently the straw that broke the camel’s back. When the predictable fire-storm of outrage greeted these disgraceful comments, we got one of Trudeau’s typical non-apology apologies. He said that “all violence against women is barbaric. If my concerns about language led some to think otherwise, then I gladly apologize."