Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[lenaitch]

Are you the electrician that my general contractor hired for the electrical work for our renovation who decided to place the new bathroom exhaust fan venting 'next to the existing roof vent' instead of cutting out a new separate roof vent, or, are you the ESA guy who went through my house after the reno was done and didn't bother checking to see the new bathroom exhaust fan properly vented to the outside and signed off on the electrical work?

Ha. We had a house with a vent like that. Technically, so long as the vent was electrically compliant, I'm not sure where it vented to would be within their scope of authority. Building inspector for sure.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Ha. We had a house with a vent like that. Technically, so long as the vent was electrically compliant, I'm not sure where it vented to would be within their scope of authority. Building inspector for sure.

This was my 2nd major reno that I have gone through (this was occurred about 10yrs ago), so I thought that I had learn 'all that there was to learn' from the first major reno at our first house. I took pictures the before, during and after throughout the entire process. I had check in's with the general project manager every 2-3 days (we lived in the basement with our kids during this reno). I took pics of the location of all the piping and wiring before the drywall went up, with the tape measurer used to mark out where everything was. The ONLY thing that I didn't do was to check on the electrician's work in the newly created bathroom for the kids upstarts, in the attic to make sure that he had properly vented the exhaust fan piping. He didn't and it cost my thousands and thousands a few years later when we had to remove all the insulation, re-insulate and strip the roof/sheathing off and re-do. A costly mistake that I show with others to inform them to look in their attic to make sure that any bathroom exhaust fan work is properly vented.....

 

[Halifax Tar]

Are you saying no official residence for our Head of Government, or just be done with this particular structure?

*****
I'm agnostic regarding a tear-down vs renovation.

I'm just concerned that we don't end up with a design that tries to reflect our
First Nations/Innuit/Metis/English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh/French/Basque/Ukranian/Icelandic/Male/Female/Rainbow/Extraterrestrial/anon heritage.

Build something. The PM should have a residence befitting a PM. But that house is tainted to me.

 

[Altair]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/fewer-canadians-see-us-as-reliable-as-global-confidence-in-washington-sags-poll/

The poll found only 33 per cent of Canadians viewed the United States favourably — a drop from 34 per cent in 2025 and a steep decline from the 54 per cent recorded when that question was asked in 2024.

Trump has rattled the Canada-U.S. relationship with tariffs and ongoing threats of annexation. He has continued to threaten new tariffs on Canada and has called Prime Minister Mark Carney a “governor.” Earlier this month, his administration intervened in the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario to Michigan — a bridge Canada paid to build.

The Pew survey says only 35 per cent of Canadians polled said the U.S. is a reliable partner, down from 83 per cent from a similar poll conducted in 2022.

“Canadians, of course, being our neighbours to the north, that’s especially striking to see,” Fagan said.

She said the poll tracked sharp drops in appraisals of the United States and Trump among respondents in places with which the U.S. has long-standing economic and security ties, including Sweden, Germany, Australia and Italy.

Pew, a Washington-based non-partisan think tank, surveyed 42,151 adults across 36 countries — not including the United States — from Feb. 8 to May 13 by phone, online and in person.

It found confidence in Trump’s leadership in world affairs has dropped in most nations since last year. Pew’s report said the president got “poor marks” for his handling of foreign policy issues like tariffs, Gaza, Iran, the future of Greenland and the Russia-Ukraine war.

The study found a median of 74 per cent of people across all the countries surveyed disapproved of Trump’s handling of Iran. Only 35 per cent said the U.S. contributes to global peace and stability.

Just a stunning drop.

 

[CBH99]

Love him or hate him or just shrug your shoulders at him, Carney is tackling, addressing and dealing head on with alot of shit that's been put under the rug by Trudeau and his band, along with Harper, Martin Jr, Chretien and dare I say Mulroney.

I respect & sometimes learn a lot from your political posts.

However I have to echo ArmyRick on this one...lol


Care to elaborate??

 

[Good2Golf]

Noticed Pierre isn't complaining about getting free residence in Stornoway, or the large amounts he spends as leader of opposition doing business. Both of those are just normal cost of Canadian democracy, and so is this.

Imagine if the LotO was moved out of Stornaway to make room for the PM while the repairs were being conducted.

If I'm not mistaken there have been concerns raised about security at the site due to the relatively small lot size (minimal stand-off from threats), being on a busy public roadway, proximity to Rideau Hall (allowing both the Head of State and Head of Government to be targeted in a single attack), access from the river, etc.

Like the expansive 10 Downing St? (Not to be confused with 8 or 12 Downing St) of that place on the that out of way cart path, I’m…Pennsylvania Ave.?

 

[GR66]

Like the expansive 10 Downing St? (Not to be confused with 8 or 12 Downing St) of that place on the that out of way cart path, I’m…Pennsylvania Ave.?

It's not like you can just stroll down Downing Street

And while the White House grounds are pretty expansive compared to 24 Sussex (and obviously much more heavily defended) they have had their share of security issues there as well. I'm sure that the Secret Service would be much happier if the White House was in a different location.

 

[Brad Sallows]

It's not like you can just stroll down Downing Street

And while the White House grounds are pretty expansive compared to 24 Sussex (and obviously much more heavily defended) they have had their share of security issues there as well. I'm sure that the Secret Service would be much happier if the White House was in a different location.

As I understand it, that's been changed with obstacle belts on the South Lawn and where the East Wing used to be.

 

[Good2Golf]

And the media grills him, the leader of the opposition but says sweet F all to the governing party.

Yeah whatever.

Not a peep out of PP of his luxury life in Stornaway, while he critiques MC’s plan on finally fixing 24…

https://twitter.com/x/status/2070550407894446404

 

[ArmyRick]

Not a peep out of PP of his luxury life in Stornaway, while he critiques MC’s plan on finally fixing 24…

https://twitter.com/x/status/2070550407894446404

Pierre isn't making a stink out of this. He isn't banging the drums daily in the media about 24 sussex drive being repaired. Its a media attempt at a gotcha moment. Period.

What he goes on about his other far more important issues. Like the deal with America (NOT an option at this point), the economy, cost of living, crime, out of control migration, etc. He said "I am not thinking about 24 Sussex but...(List of items he actually concerned with)." Did you actually listen to what Pierre said? Nope. It was another chance to find some mickey mouse bullshit to jump on Pierre for. And lemme guess, when Carney was hot mic busted for saying his MPs were only good for votes, you have sweet nothing to say about it, do you?

Two standards for judging our politicians, one for the conservatives (Put them under a microscope) and one for the Liberals (Make up a whole plethora of excuses and justifications for them).

Yes, I am openly a conservative card carrying member and I still believe Pierre is the best COA for not only for the Conservatives but for the nation as well.

Feel free to change my mind and it is possible. If I once supported Harper then flipped over to supporting Liz May, trust me, I am adaptable.

 

[Good2Golf]

Yes, I am openly a conservative card carrying member and I still believe Pierre is the best COA for not only for the Conservatives but for the nation as well.

I was until Harper reneged on his deal with MacKay. Old PC’ers are not well represented these days…except perhaps by PMMC.

Poilievre was certainly not the best as my MP. The difference (increase) in support to infrastructure alone is notable. Ottawa-Carletonians are better off (at least to the South) than we were with Poilievre as our MP.

Feel free to change my mind and it is possible. If I once supported Harper then flipped over to supporting Liz May, trust me, I am adaptable.

Not trying to change anyone’s mind, yours included. Just adding reference to perspective of another LotO who has a different view than Poilievre.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Pierre isn't making a stink out of this. He isn't banging the drums daily in the media about 24 sussex drive being repaired. Its a media attempt at a gotcha moment. Period.

What he goes on about his other far more important issues ...

Sort like when Carney & POTUS47 this week spent some time talking about improving Canada's defence & the Arctic, and PP saying, "yeah, but he also should have talked about CUSMA - I would have."

I know the Opposition Leader's job is to oppose, but people lose faith when someone screams "why isn't he talking about defence?!?!?" then screaming "why isn't he talking about (insert any other topic) instead of defence?!?!!?" Mind you, all sides do it when in opposition, so it's not entirely surprising.

Gotta agree with others smarter than me here who've said fixing up Rideau Hall should be a non-partisan, adult-table-country thing to do, but will get used as political ammunition all 'round

 

[ArmyRick]

Ottawa-Carletonians are better off (at least to the South) than we were with Poilievre as our MP

Well I am really glad.

And Marilyn Gladu pubicly stated that now she is a liberal "she can finally get things for her riding..."

Alarm bells? You know that "national unity" that the Liberals preach?

Support the Liberals, we look after you. Don't support us, then fuck you. Thanks, enjoy the care your riding receives while Canadians are hitting food banks at record levels and people making over $120,000 annually are struggling to buy a house.

But I want you to blame Trump, Ford, the global economy, pixy fairies, anything but the Carney Liberals. Damn, it would have really paid to have been a condo developer in Vancouver last week.

 

[ArmyRick]

Sort like when Carney & POTUS47 this week spent some time talking about improving Canada's defence & the Arctic, and PP saying, "yeah, but he also should have talked about CUSMA - I would have."

I know the Opposition Leader's job is to oppose, but people lose faith when someone screams "why isn't he talking about defence?!?!?" then screaming "why isn't he talking about (insert any other topic) instead of defence?!?!!?" Mind you, all sides do it when in opposition, so it's not entirely surprising.

Gotta agree with others smarter than me here who've said fixing up Rideau Hall should be a non-partisan, adult-table-country thing to do, but will get used as political ammunition all 'round

Damn straight he should have put CUSMA at the top of the list.

 

[ArmyRick]

Thanks for the lead in on CUSMA, here is some thoughts on Carney and no deal a year later.

 

[ArmyRick]

Sort like when Carney & POTUS47 this week spent some time talking about improving Canada's defence & the Arctic, and PP saying, "yeah, but he also should have talked about CUSMA - I would have."

I know the Opposition Leader's job is to oppose, but people lose faith when someone screams "why isn't he talking about defence?!?!?" then screaming "why isn't he talking about (insert any other topic) instead of defence?!?!!?" Mind you, all sides do it when in opposition, so it's not entirely surprising.

Gotta agree with others smarter than me here who've said fixing up Rideau Hall should be a non-partisan, adult-table-country thing to do, but will get used as political ammunition all 'round

My challenge to you and others, is when, when do you start raising the bar of expectations for PM MC and his brand of Liberals.

Now on defence, I agree, he is mostly doing very well. But we aren't just needing defence looked after by the federal government.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Damn straight he should have put CUSMA at the top of the list.

And if he passed up a chance to talk defence, I’d bet a loonie he’d be bashed for that too. Can’t win on either side or with either team.

 

[Good2Golf]

Well I am really glad.

And Marilyn Gladu pubicly stated that now she is a liberal "she can finally get things for her riding..."

Alarm bells? You know that "national unity" that the Liberals preach?

Support the Liberals, we look after you. Don't support us, then fuck you. Thanks, enjoy the care your riding receives while Canadians are hitting food banks at record levels and people making over $120,000 annually are struggling to buy a house.

But I want you to blame Trump, Ford, the global economy, pixy fairies, anything but the Carney Liberals. Damn, it would have really paid to have been a condo developer in Vancouver last week.

Your bucket of crabs analogies get tiring. We get it. Until Poilievre is PM, you won’t be happy. That is your right and choice.

 

[Altair]

Pierre isn't making a stink out of this. He isn't banging the drums daily in the media about 24 sussex drive being repaired. Its a media attempt at a gotcha moment. Period.

What he goes on about his other far more important issues. Like the deal with America (NOT an option at this point), the economy, cost of living, crime, out of control migration, etc. He said "I am not thinking about 24 Sussex but...(List of items he actually concerned with)." Did you actually listen to what Pierre said? Nope. It was another chance to find some mickey mouse bullshit to jump on Pierre for. And lemme guess, when Carney was hot mic busted for saying his MPs were only good for votes, you have sweet nothing to say about it, do you?

Two standards for judging our politicians, one for the conservatives (Put them under a microscope) and one for the Liberals (Make up a whole plethora of excuses and justifications for them).

Yes, I am openly a conservative card carrying member and I still believe Pierre is the best COA for not only for the Conservatives but for the nation as well.

Feel free to change my mind and it is possible. If I once supported Harper then flipped over to supporting Liz May, trust me, I am adaptable.

Out of control migration?

 

[Altair]

Damn straight he should have put CUSMA at the top of the list.

CUSMA isn't going anywhere until DJT is out of office. So 2028. Deal runs until 2036. Canada is fine.