2025 Federal Election - 28 Apr 25

[MilEME09]

Thanks, I was having a great day.

gotta give you something to distract from the stock market

 

[OldSolduer]

Carney on guns, the only thing I like is saying the RCMP should be the ones classifying, but the damage is already done. If he truely believes that, he needs to revoke every OIC ban then just say "The RCMP will review their classification"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1910354963450261782

He’d shit if he was well fed too.

 

[KevinB]

One of the biggest effects on our economy is Trump, so those first two issues are highly correlated, ergo, advantage Lieberals.

Which I totally don’t get.

To me, as an American, I believe that PP and the CPC would be able to deal a lot more effectively with 47 than Carney and the Liberals could.

To me, as a Canadian, I think Canada would be much better off with the CPC after all the damage that JT has done. The fact anyone thinks that any Liberal insider will be different than JT’s Liberals will be is just silly.

But I don’t get to vote in Canada anymore, so maybe I’m missing something.

 

[brihard]

But I don’t get to vote in Canada anymore, so maybe I’m missing something.

How come? You didn’t renounce citizenship, did you?

 

[Lumber]

Which I totally don’t get.

To me, as an American, I believe that PP and the CPC would be able to deal a lot more effectively with 47 than Carney and the Liberals could.

To me, as a Canadian, I think Canada would be much better off with the CPC after all the damage that JT has done. The fact anyone thinks that any Liberal insider will be different than JT’s Liberals will be is just silly.

But I don’t get to vote in Canada anymore, so maybe I’m missing something.

You can put it down to several different things:

1. Carney looks very competent. They believe that he will do a better job of both:
a. navigating the relationship with Trump such that it causes the least damage, or even better, creates prosperity; or
b. create economic prosperity for Canada independent of our relationship with the USA/Trump.
2. People do believe that Carney will be different from JT in that:
a. he either won't have all the same policies, will be more centrist, and will take a less aggressive approach to progressive/environmental policies; or
b. his policies will be the same, but people believe that those policies under JT really only had a negative impact on Canada because JT was incompetent at implementing them, and with Carney those policies will be implement without all the damage, ethical guffas, and international blunders.
3. Some people are die hard Liberal/JT sycophants and are absolutely happy to have JT 2.0.
4. People see what Trump is doing, and fear that something similar will happen in Canada. They equate PP with Trump sometimes very simply (and naively) because they are both "conservatives", or else because both have used very "populist" styles of leadership/speaking/campaigning etc. and so they appear similar in some regards, and that's enough to scare people away.

Not everyone is capable of making well informed and critically thought out decisions when voting...

 

[Remius]

Which I totally don’t get.

To me, as an American, I believe that PP and the CPC would be able to deal a lot more effectively with 47 than Carney and the Liberals could.

Curious as to the why of that statement. Not saying you are wrong but why would that be?

To me, as a Canadian, I think Canada would be much better off with the CPC after all the damage that JT has done.

That is a fair statement. And if JT was still running I suspect it would be a runaway win for the CPC. JT is gone though.

The fact anyone thinks that any Liberal insider will be different than JT’s Liberals will be is just silly.

If Carney brings the party to the center im all for it. I’d hoped that the CPC would have done it first but they didn’t really aim for that.

But I don’t get to vote in Canada anymore, so maybe I’m missing something.

Nuances maybe.

 

[KevinB]

How come?

I was told by staff at the Embassy in DC that as I vote down here, I can’t vote in Canada. I was told it was a Harper Policy.

You didn’t renounce citizenship, did you?

Not yet
Actually getting my kids Canadian passports this summer (after son turns 16, as apparently if I get him one at 15, he needs to get a new one when he turns 16). Never know these days when we may need to bug out north.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Carney on guns, the only thing I like is saying the RCMP should be the ones classifying, but the damage is already done. If he truely believes that, he needs to revoke every OIC ban then just say "The RCMP will review their classification"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1910354963450261782

This is the same RCMP that is already doing the classifications. The same one that is in charge of the ever expanding, unscientific, gratuitous firearms prohibitions. The same RCMP that has been prohibiting hunting rifles and shotguns based on looks.

Even though the law reads:

Classifying firearms​

A firearm is classified based on criteria in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code and corresponding regulations made by Orders in Council. Only Parliament and the Governor in Council can change classification criteria.

 

[KevinB]

Curious as to the why of that statement. Not saying you are wrong but why would that be?

Trump hated Trudeau and still hates the Liberals, as do the CPC to me is slightly ideologically closer to 47 and thus would be better positioned to deal with in a friendlier manner.

That is a fair statement. And if JT was still running I suspect it would be a runaway win for the CPC. JT is gone though.

But what was JT other then a figurehead

If Carney brings the party to the center im all for it. I’d hoped that the CPC would have done it first but they didn’t really aim for that.

I’d say the CPC is center slightly right. But my mother who has never voted Liberal in her life isn’t voting CPC this election and is voting Liberal due to fear of PP being like Trumpster

Nuances maybe.

I’m Americanized.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I'm sorry, but I just can't trust a single thing the liberals say. Carney has been caught in lie after lie, almost everytime he speaks. Any good platform points have been blatantly stolen from the CPC. More plagiarism, that he's known for.

I want the CPC to negotiate trade talks.

I get the feeling if Trump offered Carney a massive Brookfield deal, Carney would throw Canada to the wolves. Which, I think, is what he will do no matter what. He has zero loyalty to Canada and sees us as a huge business, and social restructuring opportunity to enforce his egotistical, ruinous agenda. Just like one of the true founders of WEF, that he is. That's where his loyalty lies. Trudeau, Freeland and a bunch of other liberals are just members.

Carney helped invent WEF and helped craft it's policy, programs and direction. And now, we're going to give him the keys to the kingdom to use as he sees fit?

I was born at night, but it wasn't last night.

 

[ArmyRick]

Carney can't talk to reporters without stressing, what the hell makes anyone think he can talk to president Trump?

 

[ArmyRick]

And I just learned both Nanos and EKOS received over $200,000+ last year from our federal government. Mmmm, might explain why the polls are ALL over the place. Not to mention the new pollsters that suddenly showed up for this election.

I hope you folks supporting Liberals are NOT pinning your hopes on the polls, the one sided biased coverage of CBC, CTV and Global?

 

[IKnowNothing]

Carney can't talk to reporters without stressing, what the hell makes anyone think he can talk to president Trump?

There is a fundamental difference between effective "boardroom" type engagement between peers and stakeholders, and parsing your words to connect with media consumers of all backgrounds and education levels, while simultaneously trying to guard yourself against gotcha's and reverse soundbites. Trying to infer ability at one from perceived difficulty at the other is profoundly silly.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I've said all along that polls can't be trusted. Yet for some, it appears it's the only criteria they use to pick who they vote for.

You want the money to keep flowing? You give the results the person paying, wants.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Trump hated Trudeau and still hates the Liberals, as do the CPC to me is slightly ideologically closer to 47 and thus would be better positioned to deal with in a friendlier manner.

But what was JT other then a figurehead

I’d say the CPC is center slightly right. But my mother who has never voted Liberal in her life isn’t voting CPC this election and is voting Liberal due to fear of PP being like Trumpster

I’m Americanized.

Yeah, I think I might be looking at Michigan property a little harder than I have been.

 

[Blackadder1916]

I was told by staff at the Embassy in DC that as I vote down here, I can’t vote in Canada. I was told it was a Harper Policy.

Don't believe everything you are told. Verify.

Registration and Voting Processes for Canadians Who Live Abroad

Registration and Voting Processes for Canadians Who Live Abroad

www.elections.ca

What eligibility criteria must be met to be on the International Register of Electors?​

To be on the International Register of Electors, you must:

• be a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old on polling day
• be living outside Canada
• have lived in Canada at some point in your life

Is it true that electors can only be on the International Register of Electors if they have been away from Canada for less than five years?​

No – an elector who meets the eligibility criteria outlined above can apply to be added to the International Register of Electors regardless of how long they have been living abroad

Voting Rules for Electors Living Outside Canada

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www.elections.ca

• Elections Canada must receive completed applications for registration by Tuesday, April 22, 6 p.m. Eastern time.
• It is important for electors living abroad to plan ahead. It takes time for application forms to be mailed to Elections Canada and processed and for voting kits to be mailed back to electors at the international address they provided.
• Completed ballots must arrive at Elections Canada in Ottawa no later than Monday, April 28, 6 p.m. Eastern time. Electors should consider the time it will take for their completed ballot to reach Elections Canada.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

There is a fundamental difference between effective "boardroom" type engagement between peers and stakeholders, and parsing your words to connect with media consumers of all backgrounds and education levels, while simultaneously trying to guard yourself against gotcha's and reverse soundbites.

However, that only matters to educated voters. A minority.

The rest vote based on haircuts.

 

[ArmyRick]

There is a fundamental difference between effective "boardroom" type engagement between peers and stakeholders, and parsing your words to connect with media consumers of all backgrounds and education levels, while simultaneously trying to guard yourself against gotcha's and reverse soundbites. Trying to infer ability at one from perceived difficulty at the other is profoundly silly.

Read the man. He is not a confrontational kind of guy AT ALL. He does not have spine for that. God forbid he gets elected, Trump will own him and make him his bitch.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Which Countries Are Retaliating and Which Are Negotiating Trump's Tariffs?​

MSN

Over 70 countries want to negotiate.

China, Canada, and some EU decide to retaliate.

China and Carney led Canada in lockstep. Big surprise there

 

[ArmyRick]

Anyways, I gotta scoot. After the ice storm, I have about 6 weeks of chainsawing to do to clean up these trees. My wife is "I hear piter patter of your fingers on the keyboard and not the RIN-RIN noise of the chainsaw". Talk later.