Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[Czech_pivo]

PM’s daily schedule has an announcement at 11 Eastern regarding “Canada’s strategic sectors”.

We can expect reporters to probably spend at least a bit of time asking about the pretty ugly jobs numbers that just came out; 60,000 part time and 6,000 full time jobs lost in August. Unemployment rate climbs to 7.1 per cent in August as economy loses 66,000 jobs

In September we 'should' see some better numbers. Alot of the support staff in the various school boards (at least in Ontario, which means multiple thousands), claim 'EI' for the months of July and August due to how their employment/pay cycle works. Come September they all go back to work and stop claiming EI. I know this to be true as my wife, who is Speech Pathologist with a public board in Ontario is eligible to claim EI for July/Aug due to the same fact - all 19 SLP's at her board do this, along with all the Social Workers, Child Youth Councilors, Psychologists.

 

[QV]

The article stopped for me at 6. Who were the top 5 ?

5. Honda CRV
4. Tesla model Y
3. Toyota Rav 4
2. Chev Silverado
1. Ford F150 booyaksha!

 

[Remius]

Carney to pause 2026 EV target, announce new tariff supports

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce a nine-part strategy to support sectors impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which will include a review of the federal government’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate, CTV News has learned.

www.ctvnews.ca

Previews have begun.

 

[Halifax Tar]

5. Honda CRV
4. Tesla model Y
3. Toyota Rav 4
2. Chev Silverado
1. Ford F150 booyaksha!

My guy!

We do have to clean up these recall issues. Ford could do with better QA.

 

[daftandbarmy]

The article stopped for me at 6. Who were the top 5 ?

1. Ford F-150
2. GMC Sierra
3. Toyota RAV 4
4. Tesla Model Y
5. Honda CRV

 

[brihard]

1. Ford F-150
2. GMC Sierra
3. Toyota RAV 4
4. Tesla Model Y
5. Honda CRV

Just throwing it out there, I think there are relatively fewer pickup truck options compared to full size SUVs, crossovers, mid sized and compact sedans… The couple pickups may be topping the list due to capturing a much larger share of a relatively smaller market. Most cars on the road aren’t pickups; far from it.

 

[QV]

My guy!

We do have to clean up these recall issues. Ford could do with better QA.

Ford sold over 732,000 F-150s ICE engines and that didn't include the over 33,000 Ford F-150 Lightning sold. Second place Chev sold 542,000 silverados.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Just throwing it out there, I think there are relatively fewer pickup truck options compared to full size SUVs, crossovers, mid sized and compact sedans… The couple pickups may be topping the list due to capturing a much larger share of a relatively smaller market. Most cars on the road aren’t pickups; far from it.

FWIW, 6/25 on that list are pickup trucks. Alot of the rest are SUVs.

It's a hugely popular and competitive piece of the market.

 

[Furniture]

Just throwing it out there, I think there are relatively fewer pickup truck options compared to full size SUVs, crossovers, mid sized and compact sedans… The couple pickups may be topping the list due to capturing a much larger share of a relatively smaller market. Most cars on the road aren’t pickups; far from it.

Ford also wins because Chev and GMC are split, but when combined often the GM trucks outsell the F-150. In 2024 GM sold 883,463 Silverado and Sierra 1500s.

 

[MilEME09]

And we have the list finally, first 32 projects

Internal government list of 32 potential infrastructure projects includes new oil pipeline

List is not meant to be final and it does not imply that any of the projects mentioned have been approved

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[IKnowNothing]

So do we want a super controlling PMO or not? For the last few years that’s been presented in discussions here as a major problem.

Parliamentarians are going to have an express views, and within the closed confines of cabinet there can still be raucous debate and discussion about what will form policy. The PM isn’t (or shouldn’t be) a dictator there.

The existence of independently voiced opinions on different subjects is in and of itself fine; our House of Commons exists in part for that purpose. The extent to which that drives cabinet’s choices on policy may not be proportionate to the loudness of those voices. PMMC has a couple years to work with here before an election and he knows it; he can withstand some noise to signal as long as he can push the signal through. We’ll see if he can.

I agree with what you're saying- in general.

I posted it not because I think internal party debate on specific issues is unhealthy- quite the opposite. To me the story here is that in this specific case there seems to be the first sign that amongst the LPC caucus there is a material faction that remain content to ignore how the world has changed since 2021 want to return to full speed ahead on the Trudeau, that think that PMMC's direction shift was a political ploy and/or don't agree with it.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Ford also wins because Chev and GMC are split, but when combined often the GM trucks outsell the F-150. In 2024 GM sold 883,463 Silverado and Sierra 1500s.

I mean if its that big a deal GM knows how to fix that.

 

[Furniture]

I mean if its that big a deal GM knows how to fix that.

I suspect they don't actually care, it's just a point about how sales numbers can be a bit misleading. GM sells more full-sized trucks than Ford, even thought he F-150 is the sales king.

Also Ford sucks, but that's just an opinion...

 

[Czech_pivo]

Ford sold over 732,000 F-150s ICE engines and that didn't include the over 33,000 Ford F-150 Lightning sold. Second place Chev sold 542,000 silverados.

Neither of them have yet to crack the lucrative Taliban market. Untapped market of thousands of F150's waiting to be sold.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Also Ford sucks, but that's just an opinion...

I could smell that lol

 

[Halifax Tar]

Neither of them have yet to crack the lucrative Taliban market. Untapped market of thousands of F150's waiting to be sold.

I have a picture on my phone somewhere of a Hilux in my neighborhood.

 

[Remius]

Neither of them have yet to crack the lucrative Taliban market. Untapped market of thousands of F150's waiting to be sold.

And apparently EVs are less likely to be stolen because the destinations for stolen vehicles can’t support that tech

 

[The Bread Guy]

For the number trackers, latest Angus Reid (also archived here) shows basically neck-and-neck (when the margin of error is ~1.5 points either way) for Red-and-Blue current vote #s....


... with more people, very generally, still liking PMMC more than PP (+10 PP approval but slowly dropping a bit vs. -22 for PP and maybe slowly climbing bit). As others have said, let's see what happens to these lines once a budget is out in the wild.


How the latest polling was done:

The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from Aug. 29 – Sept. 4, 2025, among a randomized sample of 3,656 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to region, gender, age, household income, and education, based on the Canadian census. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding. The survey was self-commissioned and paid for by ARI. Detailed tables are found at the end of this release.

 

[MilEME09]

Joba report is out, and unemployment rose but worst in AB and the maritimes.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1963967827779653656

 

[Altair]

For the number trackers, latest Angus Reid (also archived here) shows basically neck-and-neck (when the margin of error is ~1.5 points either way) for Red-and-Blue current vote #s....
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... with more people, very generally, still liking PMMC more than PP (+10 PP approval but slowly dropping a bit vs. -22 for PP and maybe slowly climbing bit). As others have said, let's see what happens to these lines once a budget is out in the wild.
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How the latest polling was done:

So NDP polls at 9-12 percent in pre election polls.

Last election, 6.3 percent.

Conservatives are near 40, LPC is down.

Add a few points from the NDP to the LPC, same results, yes?

All this is to say, when pollsters ask prefered party, NDP voters will say NDP, but come their time in the ballot booth, that's not who they are voting for.