Trudeau is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place and has chosen to hide behind the rock. After the pipeline fiasco the Liberals are resigned to the fact that the West is lost to them. But Quebec isn't or at least not right now, and they need those 40 seats. So he has to walk a fine line, as other PM's have done so as not to annoy  Quebec. For a feminist PM to come forth with such a muted response, is indicative of how politics trumps a stance that has garnered a lot of media attention over the last two years. In short if you don't have the courage of your convictions, you are basically a poseur.