Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Kirkhill]

FIRST READING: The most telling indicator that the Liberals remain doomed

Even if they're up in the polls, Liberal MPs are fleeing for the exits unlike any time in the last 30 years

nationalpost.com

As of press time, 35 of the Liberals’ 153 MPs have announced their intention not to run for re-election.

That’s nearly a quarter of the caucus who have already thrown in the towel on their parliamentary career — and the list includes many of the most influential names of the Trudeau government.

Fourteen of the 35 departing Liberals are current or former cabinet ministers, including the reigning attorney general, Arif Virani.

FIRST READING: Jagmeet Singh eligible for pension today!

The pension isn't actually all that much, so it seems likely Singh has other reasons for propping up Trudeau

nationalpost.com

So, when parliament returns will Jagmeet back the Liberals because the NDP has no war chest and is bleeding support to the Liberals from left wingers that can't stand the thought of a Tory government (regardless of who is carrying the banner), or will he vote with the Tories and pull the plug on the Liberals secure in the knowledge that he's alright Jack?

 

[Cloud Cover]

Canadians are socialists man. Team Trump down South has scared them back to their natural state.

I've come to accept that my mentality and my values are not those shared by the vast majority here. #itiswhatitis

Divorce is rough, usually for the man but in this case it’s different …

 

[RangerRay]

I'm not confident it's that they are more in touch, rather it's more that the extremely unpopular leader is finally stepping down at some point.

Personally, I think it’s a double-whammy of an unpopular leader leaving and our powerful neighbour behaving like a clown with a flamethrower.

As I’ve said before, the Tories will need to up their game considerably.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Personally, I think it’s a double-whammy of an unpopular leader leaving and our powerful neighbour behaving like a clown with a flamethrower.

As I’ve said before, the Tories will need to up their game considerably.

The CPC has zero chance of forming the next government. They are a political party that consistently shoots itself in the in the pants and out the foot. Every time.

 

[calculus]

The CPC has zero chance of forming the next government. They are a political party that consistently shoots itself in the in the pants and out the foot. Every time.

I fear you may be correct.

 

[Halifax Tar]

The CPC has zero chance of forming the next government. They are a political party that consistently shoots itself in the in the pants and out the foot. Every time.

I'm not sure they did this time. They haven't made and major gaffs, unless I'm being blind to something.

 

[RangerRay]

I'm not sure they did this time. They haven't made and major gaffs, unless I'm being blind to something.

The ground has shifted a lot in a short time. Whether they can adapt to changing situations will determine how they do.

Also, I would never underestimate their ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[calculus]

I'm not sure they did this time. They haven't made and major gaffs, unless I'm being blind to something.

No, I think it's mostly the leader that would be their undoing. Most people I know dislike and distrust PP. To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan either. I'd much rather have someone with some substance as opposed to a career politician. Still going to vote PC, because the Liberal government has got to go.

 

[lenaitch]

Just when you think they can't get more out of touch with average Canadians, they say something dumb again.

I like CBC radio. Listen to it all the time.

There; I said it.

 

[GK .Dundas]

It doesn't help that they currently have a leader that who I find so annoying that I have a near overpowering urge to punch him in the face every time I either hear his voice or see him on tv.
And I consider my self a Tory supporter....
Yeah.....

 

[Furniture]

I like CBC radio. Listen to it all the time.

There; I said it.

I visit the CBC news website nearly daily. I'm not in favour of killing the CBC, but I'm definitely not in favour of giving them more money to piss away on dumb TV shows nobody watches.

They really need to refocus on local journalism, and cut a lot of the obvious bias toward the LPC/NDP.

Also, the GoC should be smart enough to not try to sell funding the CBC as a national security issue...

 

[daftandbarmy]

I visit the CBC news website nearly daily. I'm not in favour of killing the CBC, but I'm definitely not in favour of giving them more money to piss away on dumb TV shows nobody watches.

So... about 80% of their programming then?

 

[lenaitch]

The thing I find telling about PP's public statements about the CBC is his animosity seems only towards the English language services. SRC seems just fine with him. Hmmmm.

 

[lenaitch]

Also, the GoC should be smart enough to not try to sell funding the CBC as a national security issue...

It's the 'crisis du jour'. Like the RCMP getting funding for a fleet of new aviation that it apparently didn't need six months ago. It's like Y2K when government largesse was like a candy jar.

 

[quadrapiper]

I visit the CBC news website nearly daily. I'm not in favour of killing the CBC, but I'm definitely not in favour of giving them more money to piss away on dumb TV shows nobody watches.

A massive block of the programming changes were directly downstream of, IIRC, Harper-era budget cuts. Local suffered because it's labour intensive.

Lots of personal-story radio, though, which is cheap.

At the same time, the drama side of the house appeared to catch a bad case of Safe, Canadian, and Contemporary: no Da Vinci's Inquest, say, but roll on the slice of life dramas and what appeared to be a Western romance.

And the orchestra was canned.

Don't expect there was much cutting at the management level, but that's par for the course.

Surprised there's not more (any) airtime provided for NFB material and other non-CBC CanCon.

 

[DBNSG]

I like CBC radio. Listen to it all the time.

There; I said it.

I am sorry for your loss.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I guess when you make it impossible for other broadcasters to compete, your national broadcaster does pretty well - especially in Toronto it seems

Canada daily radio audience by market 2016-2021 | Statista

In the fall of 2021 Toronto radio stations had over 5.86 million listeners, and is by far the leading radio market in the country with consistently over five million listeners each quarter.

www.statista.com

 

[Maxman1]

I'm not confident it's that they are more in touch, rather it's more that the extremely unpopular leader is finally stepping down at some point.

We won't really know if they are actually connecting with voters until they have a leader and start trying to sell themselves.

The exact same thing happened in 1984 when John Turner replaced Trudeau, a bump in polls followed by a crushing defeat.

 

[MilEME09]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1894466804728144157

 

[PuckChaser]

Despite the hilarious assertion that CBC funding can be counted as defense spending, let's get back on the rails here.

- Milnet.ca Staff