Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 3.7% in July, beating analyst expectations and rising at its fastest clip since 2011, mostly driven by higher shelter costs, Statistics Canada data showed on Wednesday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the annual rate to rise to 3.4% in July, from 3.1% in June.
Related: O’Toole makes a play for the vote-rich Stupid People demographic.
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said late Sunday he is opposed to mandatory vaccinations for federal public servants and instead prefers a regular rapid testing regime to keep workplaces safe from COVID-19.
Update: Most convincing ad yet.
One of the most senior members of the Conservative Party leadership ring has resigned following Erin O’Toole’s decision to fire the Yukon candidate.
Ted Laking, who was the Yukon National Councillor resigned his position Friday morning, according to multiple sources within the party speaking to The Counter Signal off the record.
Jonas J. Smith, the Yukon candidate for the CPC, was booted out of the party by Erin O’Toole on Thursday after rumours spread that he was personally opposed to vaccine mandates and passports.
It was widely expected Smith would win the Yukon race.
Shrinking the tent while desperately trying to split the Liberal vote and they’re losing support everywhere.
Lorne Gunter- Are Conservatives under Erin O’Toole going to face an epic defeat?
But given how much O’Toole has turned off the Conservative base (particularly in Alberta) by going back on his word on carbon taxes and adopting Liberal-lite policies on nearly every other issue, between the stay-at-home factor among Tory voters and the bleeding of support to all other parties, plenty of Conservative insiders are already predicting an epic defeat for their party.
We’re not talking about Kim Campbell territory in 1993 when the Conservatives won just two seats, but it’s possible to see them reduced to just a few dozen.
Gunter didn’t mention the slide into “woke” territory but that’s as much, or more of a turn off than the carbon tax.
BTW- For those who don’t know Moen is the outgoing leader of the Canadian Libertarian party and this is an honest question. Where exactly do most Canadians see themselves on the political spectrum? Personally I think it goes beyond the basic left/right dynamic we all obsess over.
Spencer Fernando weighs in.
The federal Tories are finding out what happens when you treat your base as if it were expendable.
Bricker says the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to made it difficult for opposition leaders like O’Toole and Singh to campaign in traditional ways and make themselves known to Canadians — particularly O’Toole, who Bricker says is still a “stranger” to voters.
That’s because O’Toole is practically a stranger to his own party members. The Covid debacle is just the tip of the iceberg.
All the smart people in the room predict a fall election, and Trudeau majority.
And that, my friends, signals the perfect opportunity to burn this wretched, dying party to the ground.
Update for those who asked. Yes, it’s real.
I guess they don’t need the women’s vote.
With everything that’s going wrong in Canada right now it’s good to know who’s got our back.
What is this man thinking? Let us totally forget this attempt to juggle with levy as not a tax. It is a tax and that’s all there is to it. Secondly the notion that should he win government he will put the money from the “levy” into a special customer account and then dictate what you’re allowed to spend it on — solar panels are good, bread is off the list — is a special kind of madness.
Update: Lorne Gunter concurs.
Giddy as a school girl.
Conservatives launched their major campaign pitch today. It’s one thing to read the dingbat details but it’s a whole other thing to watch the leader try to sell them. I’ll apologize in advance but you need to see this. (There’s 15 minutes of music and pretty pictures before anything is said.)
#BREAKING: Conservatives launch comprehensive plan to fight climate change and protect Canada's natural environment https://t.co/gP6la33W3Q
— Conservative Party (@CPC_HQ) April 15, 2021
Update: David Akin @erinotoole says: “This is not a tax. Not a cent goes to Ottawa.” Consumer: I’m paying more at the pump no matter what. CPC: But u get credits you can spend on stuff. Consumer: Can I use it to buy anything I want? CPC: No. Only on items from a govt approved shopping list.
O’Toole goes full McKenna. You should never go full McKenna.
We will have a plan to address climate change. It will be comprehensive. And it will be serious. But make no mistake, we can’t have a green future without jobs and growth. pic.twitter.com/PWPi1VawSR
— Erin O'Toole (@erinotoole) March 23, 2021
From his recent speech.
“We have now fought and lost two elections against a carbon tax because voters did not think we were serious about addressing climate change,” O’Toole said in his speech to delegates.
“And I will not allow 338 candidates to defend against the lie from the Liberals that we are a party of climate change deniers.”
If that is honestly what he thinks then his political instincts and ability to read the room are so low they can’t even be charted.
With everything that’s been going on in the country are the boomer cons really going to run with an election strategy of blue pilling their own people on climate change? 🤦♂️
