Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[MilEME09]

It's a relief when a bunch of privates go on a tasking to another country and don't make a fool of themselves. It's not a metric we (should) have to hold to our PM - but we all know about Trudeaus follies. Carney deserves the highest bar, not our previous lowest.

It's true some of us just want to see the world burn and we'll always find things to lament about in government. Others simply aren't impressed anymore by shaking hands and pinky promises.

Case and point was Carney's press conference in Japan, taking a moment to speak Japanese, from the heart speaks volumes more then PMJT playing Mr. Dress up on foreign trips.

 

[Remius]

I think the CPC had 30 pages in their policy book and 17 pictures of Poilievre. LPC had twice the pages with just one Carney picture.

It's funny. Poilievre gets attacked for not being personable and being too mean. Too drab. So he adds some family pictures and colour. Then he gets called out for having pictures. What a sucker.

Maybe if he had more to go with those pictures. But alas.

 

[MilEME09]

Maybe if he had more to go with those pictures. But alas.

it was also the fact that while doing that, the various CPC attack dogs started attacking Carney for not having his family in pictures, and then attacking his family directly. Which once again turned me further off from the CPC train

 

[Furniture]

That's true. But taken in context one also has to look at leadership approval by Canadians.

Poilievere came into the game against Trudeau with a substantial margin. By the end of 2024 the CPC polled 45% against the LPCs 20% and NDPs 20%. That was all anti-Trudeau sentiment.

Even when Carney took over, Poilievre's numbers at the time of the election were okay. At the end of April 2025, he polled 40.7% to Carney's 46.9%. Those are numbers that reflect the election results. Since then, however, Poilievre has been dropping in support to where, in March 2026, 56.9% of Canadians favour Carney and only 21.6% Poilievre. 66% of Canadians approve of the current government and 34% disapprove. If anything is being rejected by Canadians at this time it's Poilievre.

To keep touting the 2025 election result as a "rejection" of the LPC is clearly not where the country is as of today. Carney has shown himself as an effective leader who not only turned his own party around in the months before the election but who since then has built on strength to a majority approval. Poilievre in the meantime lost an election that was "in the bag," not to mention his own seat, and since then has steadily dropped in the polls. He's ineffective as an opposition leader, especially at a time where external factors are forcing a crisis at home.

Look. I've been voting PC and CPC since the 1970s right up to Harper and against JT. The current iteration of the CPC, however, has nothing for me anymore. I've never voted for JT or even Carney . . . But Carney and Carney's government are what this country needs at this time. They are, so far, pointing the country in the right direction. I'm part of that 66% majority that accepts the LPC government and rejects the current CPC. I don't doubt that there is still a mob inside the LPC that I disagree with. It will take time to see what carney can do with that and I, for one, am prepared to give him the time.

I'm not anti-Carney, I'm just pointing out the level of partisan silliness I see on here directed at Poilievre.

Poilievre delivered the best national numbers for the CPC since the 80s, despite the LPC taking essentially the entire CPC policy after parachuting in a celebrity(of sorts) leader after having very publicly pushed-out the leader that was disliked/despised. That's hardly a rejection of the CPC, even if Poilievre's own riding didn't re-elect him.

As for the falling numbers, it makes sense. The world is in turmoil, so people are clinging to what they know is working. That was also a factor in the LPC retaining a minority. There is also the reality that the CPC is too closely associated with Alberta separatism, which is not a failing of Poilievre's making.

Carney is so far an effective PM, and has reigned-in the crazies in the LPC. He is essentially a more bold, and slightly red tinted Harper. I'd be quite happy to see him continue as PM with a minority, so that he is forced to keep a lid on the LPC crazy. With a majority, he might be inclined to let the lunatics free again, to save his own neck from internal politics.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Maybe if he had more to go with those pictures. But alas.

Apparently those pictures are worth 17,000 words.

 

[Jarnhamar]

it was also the fact that while doing that, the various CPC attack dogs started attacking Carney for not having his family in pictures, and then attacking his family directly.

I recall laughing about his "every day Canadian, just like you" pictures where he's wearing $2000 shoes on a rink. I don't remember seeing his family, what pictures were those?

 

[MilEME09]

I recall laughing about his "every day Canadian, just like you" pictures where he's wearing $2000 shoes on a rink. I don't remember seeing his family, what pictures were those?

There was a bunch of then in the CPC election platform document, I'd say about a third of the pages. Plus some other adds, especially during the holidays and Halloween

 

[Jarnhamar]

There was a bunch of then in the CPC election platform document, I'd say about a third of the pages. Plus some other adds, especially during the holidays and Halloween

Okay. CPC staff were making fun of his family? I see a few stories of Twitter trolls pointing out his kid is non-binary, I don't aee anything from the party.

 

[HavokFour]

I recall laughing about his "every day Canadian, just like you" pictures where he's wearing $2000 shoes on a rink. I don't remember seeing his family, what pictures were those?

There was a bunch of then in the CPC election platform document, I'd say about a third of the pages. Plus some other adds, especially during the holidays and Halloween

Just to refresh memories, here is the document.

30 pages, 17 photos (4 are full page).

https://canada-first-for-a-change.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/20250418_CPCPlatform_8-5x11_EN_R1-pages.pdf

 

[Jarnhamar]

Just to refresh memories, here is the document.

30 pages, 17 photos (4 are full page).

https://canada-first-for-a-change.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/20250418_CPCPlatform_8-5x11_EN_R1-pages.pdf

Thanks.

Those pictures seem perfectly fine unless you like 30 page power point presentations that's all text.

In fact if you're targeting today's younger adhd generation breaking up a word salad with some random imagery probably isn't terrible.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Though there may be no election in the near future, Elections Canada is gearing up their organization to be ready as per their mandate. For those electoral districts that currently have vacant Returning Officer positions, they have been contacting former election workers by email and phone (I received both this morning).

This was the content of the email I received

Hello,
This message is on behalf of Elections Canada.
You may have been already contacted by phone about the following message.
Since you worked during the 45th general election, we wanted to inform you that a regional recruitment process has been launched for the position of RO in the region of XXXXXX. The goal of this recruitment process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff current and future RO position vacancies in your region.

Currently, there are available positions for the electoral districts of :


Elections Canada is looking for motivated, QUALIFIED and interested persons to apply to these senior management positions.

If you, or someone you know, may be interested, please visit our web site (www.elections.ca) where you will find more information on the returning officer’s role and qualifications, and will be able to apply online, if you so wish. The deadline to apply is April 2nd, 2026, at 11:59 PM, Eastern Time.

The Returning Officer Employment Corner on our website contains information about the position. You can also consult the returning officer's job description to obtain more information on the position’s requirements.

If you are not certain about applying yet, please visit Returning Officers Testimonials – Elections Canada.

Returning Officers are appointed for a 10 year term.

Employment

Information on employment at Elections Canada during elections, employment of returning officer and filed liaison officers.

www.elections.ca

 

[RangerRay]

I’m with Burke, in that when I vote for an MP to act on their judgment and their conscience, and if I don’t like their conscience and their judgement, I can vote them out in the next election.

Of course, if there’s illegal activity or heinous corruption, then they should be forced to step down.

 

[FJAG]

I’m with Burke, in that when I vote for an MP to act on their judgment and their conscience, and if I don’t like their conscience and their judgement, I can vote them out in the next election.

I'm the same way. I even started to work on my CPC candidate's campaign the election before last. That experience soured me towards her and the party and had me spoiling my ballot since because there was no viable option in this riding.

 

[Lumber]

I'm the same way. I even started to work on my CPC candidate's campaign the election before last. That experience soured me towards her and the party and had me spoiling my ballot since because there was no viable option in this riding.

Did she win?

 

[FJAG]

Did she win?

Unfortunately in this riding CPC always wins. . . . by a lot.

Her predecessor had made it a strong riding since 2006 because he was quite good. That said, the riding was formed in 1997 and was Liberal until 2006 so there is hope for a real election some day where issues actually matter.