I’ve got a better idea as to how the Ontario Tories can regain their lead: get Dougie to resign. If he still wants a career in politics, he can run federally for the Liberals. Somehow I doubt they’d want him.
Now Ontarians have both a prime minister who speaks like a Conservative (sometimes) but spends like a Liberal, and a premier who speaks like a Conservative (until recently) and also spends like a Liberal. What can Doug Ford do to reverse his drop in the polls? Maybe he could try talking — and more importantly, spending and governing — like a real Conservative.
Yes, like a ‘real’ Conservative…not a ‘Progressive’ Conservative, which is just another name for a Liberal in denial.
I had a different description
The candidate that missed the deadline for the liberal nomination
Example
Jean Charest
Part of the problem is Canadians obstinate habit of alternation.
If the liberals are in power federally Ontario votes in the blue team. Consequently the fart catchers residing in each party go to where the power is to secure a patronage appointment
Here’s where we are, in Ottawa if you want a job make sure your liberal partisan colours are on full display and you go far, same in Queens Park except it’s Progressive Conservative credentials that get you in the club.
As the influence of the fart catchers go, they imbed themselves into the party to ensure the right one gets picked when a leadership race happens.
For liberals it’s not a problem as they like big government types.
For conservatives this is why we ended up with leadership like Erin OToole.
Point is you cannot fix this politically.
Shrug. He must be the type of leader Conservatives want because they keep voting for him and his type.
You can only vote for the people who are on the ballots.
In his first election I voted for him because he was the “conservative”.
In his second election, for the first time in my life I didn’t vote at all because there was no one to vote for.
In his third election I voted for him because I figured if he lost it would be worse.
Now I don’t care anymore and might not bother ever voting again since there is no point.
I stayed home the first time because there were no alternatives in my riding. But the next 2 elections I had alternatives: New Blue, Ontario Party.
“You can only vote for the people who are on the ballots.”
I don’t vote FOR anyone on the ballot. I vote AGAINST all of them. If everyone votes this way the entire parasitic edifice will crash. Then we can rebuild.
I am planting a seed. I don’t expect a tree overnight.
The guy could patent the word ‘demagogue’ as his key operative designation.
You forgot the “t”, Dennis.
What’s a “blowthard”?
blowtard
Citation needed:
PM carnage sometimes speaks like a conservative.
More like speaks like a preservative – listening to him is similar to embalming fluid.
I prefer using (classical liberalism) as a standard for comparison as it’s clearly aligned with liberty and as such Carney is clearly illiberal, likely one of the most illiberal PMs in our history.
I do not mean to pour slush into your ski-doo boots, but this popularity stuff really is not important unless there is a real sort of election going on. Is there an election called in Ontario? Nope. So, so what.
When it is important, traditionally, all sorts of candy and cake programs get announced to dazzle the electorate. And, I am confident that Our Premier, Doug Ford, will do a fine job of winning. I can appreciate you mud encrusted peasants are all caught up in saving your culture, career, and, check book. But if you think things are going to be different, short of an American Invasion, outbreak of plague, or, Invasion from Space, I think you should identify your emotions, check your facts, and question your confabulation of wish fulfilment with empirical reality.
Speaking of an American Invasion, I am confident our fat civil servants will do a fine job of turning back whatever Storm of Steel the Trumpster will unleash. After all, nobody is talking about it, so if you cannot see it, it is not there. There are no American military types scouting out Toronto for useful stuff, like places to land helicopters, or malls filled with re-usable logistics. No way.
Your real mission is to position yourself at the front of the crowd on the platform of the Gravy Train station. And that means waiting until the election is called in Ontario.
Boots Slushski was a Northern Ontario dance band leader of the 1930’s.
Fat Dug should eat more, and not exercise.
Fat Dug should embrace all the new brown voters and convert to some form of brown religion.
Fat Dug should buy a Gravy Plane.
This will keep his fat ass in his fat chair.
“Hey do these chins make my face look fat?”
Rob Ford would punch Dug right in his fat face if he was alive and smoking crack and junk….