In general terms, he has no platform- I don't trust that. I don't see a vision for the country. I don't see a cogent plan with concrete, sensible, and implementable solutions to get us from here to an (as yet undefined) there
I see a collection of marketing slogans that resonate, with an unending barrage of pithy soundbites and fire and forget "ideas", with no structure or substance binding the two together or him to plan he has to defend.
I see a finance critic with no education or experience in finance, business, or economics.
I see a career MP campaigning as an outsider.
He may speak clearly on financial management and basic economics, but he does so in a way that often contradictory, misapplied, or superficial to the point of uselessness.
For example:
Interest Rate Jacked While JustinFlation Forces Canadians To Take On More Debt Just To Get By
"I have a “common cents” plan to fight JustinFlation. As Prime Minister, I will
- Axe the carbon tax; (I thought government spending got us into this? Tax reduction and spending have the same net impact. Reducing cost on an inelastic good frees more money to bid up elastic goods)
- End the money-printing deficits; (Good plan long term, but what does this do for the supply side drivers of current inflation that those involved in manufacturing/ supply chain have been experiencing since Q2 2021?)
- Restore the Bank of Canada’s independence with a Governor who will fight inflation;" (You meann by further rising interest rates, the action that catalyzed this hollow grievance piece?)
Harper may have endorsed him, but he's no Harper.