Matt Gurney: What I got wrong about Poilievre
As a aside, I must ask Gurney if he has a driver’s license. You’d be shocked at how many journalists don’t.
Matt Gurney: What I got wrong about Poilievre
As a aside, I must ask Gurney if he has a driver’s license. You’d be shocked at how many journalists don’t.
Before you’re even in office.
A political campaign so crazy it might just work: Pierre Poilievre treats voters like adults.
The recent 30-hour marathon session in the House of Commons, a Conservative-led protest against the carbon tax, has been downplayed by the Liberals as mere formalities. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
This session was far from a mere formality. It was a vital demonstration of resistance against a government that’s running rampant with its spending and elitist policies. The Conservatives, under Pierre Poilievre, knew they were unlikely to stop any of these bills with the Bloc and NDP in lockstep with the Liberals. But that wasn’t the point. The point was to make the Liberals work for their decisions, to make them physically present in the House to face the consequences of their actions.
Let’s cut through the spin and face the stark reality of Justin Trudeau’s Canada. We’re witnessing a food inflation rate that’s estimated to be a staggering 32.7% from 2021 to 2024. Think about that – nearly one-third of your buying power has evaporated under this government. Every trip to the grocery store is now a financial struggle for the average Canadian. Your dollar just doesn’t stretch as far as it used to, and families across the nation are feeling the pinch.
The root of this economic hardship? Look no further than the Liberal government’s inflationary budgets and policies. Take the carbon tax, for instance. It’s not just an environmental measure; it’s a direct contributor to the rising cost of living that’s making life increasingly unaffordable for millions of Canadians.
Three links from the National Post to get you started: 12 to watch on Canada’s rapidly rising right; an op-ed from John Ivison, for whatever he’s worth and Chris Selley: Conservative policy conventions are where the media stock up on ammo.
If you’re at the convention, your observations and reactions are particularly welcomed.
HOLY SHIT
Pierre Poilievre actually went therepic.twitter.com/f3VpDKgRC6
— The Pleb Reporter (@truckdriverpleb) May 31, 2023
It was the elder Trudeau who instituted the Foreign Investment Review Act which was thankfully jettisoned during the Mulroney years. Fast forward to the present era, and we now find the current leader of the Conservatives agreeing with Trudeau the younger that it should at least be resurrected on an ad hoc basis.
Why is a party allegedly dedicated to a free market economic system suddenly embracing this kind of mercantilist thinking? This is supremely ironic for a man who is campaigning on removing “gatekeepers” from the economy.
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative party, is calling for the federal government to block Glencore Plc’s bid to buy Canada’s largest diversified miner, Teck Resources Ltd., adding yet another political voice against the potential takeover.
Under FIRA, foreign investors were at least well aware of the hurdles they faced when trying to invest capital in Canada. Now, the hurdles are invoked on a whim and can apparently come from any political direction.
‘Liberals in trouble’ sayeth the pollsters.
China’s attempts to meddle in Canadian elections is dragging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals down in the court of public opinion, and if the hemorrhaging of support does not stop, it could mean serious trouble for the government in the next election, say pollsters.
“The interference issue has long legs, and that there’s some twist and turn in the narrative,” said Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research, in an interview with The Hill Times. “The Liberals should be quite concerned because what they have to worry about is that the current Conservative advantage consolidates and the longer that the numbers stay here, it becomes the new normal, and it will require more effort to dislodge the trend line.”
According to last week’s rolling poll by Nanos Research, the Conservatives were leading the pack with the support of 35.7 per cent of Canadians, followed by the Liberals with 28.3 per cent. The New Democratic Party was at 19.4 per cent, the Greens at 5.1 per cent, and the People’s Party of Canada at 4.1 per cent.
Terry Glavin- Changing The Subject, Burying The Story.
It’s becoming increasingly unlikely that any “official” body will provide Canadians with any credible and final answers about what’s been going on here, anytime soon.
Having read a lot today about the kerfuffle that Christine Anderson’s visit to Canada seems to have caused, I decided to have a closer look at what is allegedly some sort of neo-Nazi organization. There’s probably no better place to start than the actual platform of Alternative for Germany. Judging by the comments on social media, my guess is that most critics have never actually read that platform.
The party’s commitment to free market principles is a pleasant surprise coming from a European party, although that message gets muddled and watered down with support for UBI and a minimum wage. While they’re not classical liberals, the term “Nazi” seems to be a gross exaggeration.
Government should serve its citizens, and not vice versa.
Therefore, only lean government is good government. Govern-
ment should merely provide a framework within which its
citizens can thrive. A constant and often ideology-driven
expansion of government functions has reached financial
and practical limitations, and is a threat to the fundamen–
tal rights of freedom of its citizens. Government has taken
on too many tasks. There is a need to focus on four classic
functions performed by government: domestic and foreign
security, justice, foreign relations, and financial administra–
tion.
Star exclusive: Trudeau government considering end to COVID-19 vaccination mandate at border and random testing: sourceshttps://t.co/3gfnuWIVgz
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) September 16, 2022
https://twitter.com/michaelwbuettel/status/1568773930856448004
And there it is. @PierrePoilievre is the new leader of the Conservative Party. This is what a landslide looks like. pic.twitter.com/EOCFVgpjlR
— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) September 11, 2022
I Heart Radio: Would you be more likely or less likely to vote Conservative if MP Pierre Poilievre is elected leader of the federal party?
Currently 52% in favour.
And now 63% 67%. Well done, my droogies.
Jump to the 5:00 minute mark to skip the intros (streamed an hour ago).