Liberal Minority Government 2021 - 2025

[Jarnhamar]

oh no. It’s an indictment of the CPC writing shitty rules and then crying foul about them.

Oh yeah. They're only complaining about it when it suits them.
Still something rhat should be supported.

 

[ModlrMike]

Well, looks like Carney went to the GG, and it's expected an election call will be made Sunday. Game on!

 

[Fishbone Jones]

except the caretaker has full power to buy and sell, and by this time next week any stocks etc that could be conflict could be sold. A lot of assumptions are being made without evidence

He's not going to let anyone liquidate his portfolio. Whoever is in charge of the trust will likely be subservient to Carney. If you believe a blind trust of someone like Carney, is totally immune and insulated from his interference and direction, I have land you need to look at.

Politicians and blind trusts are an oxymoron.

How many politician in the last nine years have been accused of funneling government contracts to companies they own or participate in, while said assets were supposed to be out of touch to them.

If Carney is PM, are the billions of dollars in contracts to Brookefields going to stop? Legal or not, the perceived conflict is very, very real. Very few Canadians will believe he's not profiting from it. And perception is one of the big contributors to the supposed integrity of a politician.

Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions

The Government of Canada spent an estimated $1.1B in 2021-2022 on contracts with Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions. The average contract duration was 0.58 years, and the average contract value (not including contracts under $10k) was $40.7M. The longest contract was 13.41 years. The largest...

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Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions​

The Government of Canada spent an estimated $1.1B in 2021-2022 on contracts with Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions.

Across 397 contracts active since the start of the 2017-2018 fiscal year, 21 have at least one amendment (5%). Of contracts with amendments, the average increase in dollar value was 40% and the average number of amendments was 1.1. Cumulatively these amendments represent an increase of $2.7B over the original contract values.

The average contract duration was 0.58 years, and the average contract value (not including contracts under $10k) was $40.7M. The longest contract was 13.41 years. The largest contract by value (including amendments) was $5.7B"

For example, I doubt you'll find many voters that believe Trudeau was 100% detached from his portfolio.

Justin Trudeau's Net Worth Revealed: From Teacher to Millionaire

Justin Trudeau's net worth is estimated to be $133 million as of 2025. This article delves into how he built his wealth from $1.67 million to this large sum.

www.pierrepoilievrenews.ca

Justin Trudeau Net Worth Revealed: From Teacher to Prime Minister's Fortune​

Editorial Team​

27 Feb 2025 — 9 min read
Justin Trudeau's net worth is estimated to be $133 million as of 2025. His net worth jumped from $1.67 million in his early political days to $133.76 million now.

The Canadian Prime Minister earns an annual salary of $379,000, but his wealth reaches way beyond the reach and influence of his political career. His father Pierre Trudeau left him an inherited fortune of over $40 million. This inheritance, combined with his $50 million real estate portfolio and $20 million in stocks, demonstrates his financial well-being. His stock market investments have yielded exceptional results, growing at 48% annually over two decades. This performance significantly outpaces the typical investor's return of 11%.

 

[Jarnhamar]

examining information takes time, and thats what the commissioner is doing, so why not let him do his job?

Because the timing of the release of information could directly impact Canadians ballot choices and Canadians deserve to be as informed as possible.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Well, looks like Carney went to the GG, and it's expected an election call will be made Sunday. Game on!

Thank Christ.

 

[Remius]

He's not going to let anyone liquidate his portfolio. Whoever is in charge of the trust will likely be subservient to Carney. If you believe a blind trust of someone like Carney, is totally immune and insulated from his interference and direction, I have land you need to look at.

Politicians and blind trusts are an oxymoron.

How many politician in the last nine years have been accused of funneling government contracts to companies they own or participate in, while said assets were supposed to be out of touch to them.

If Carney is PM, are the billions of dollars in contracts to Brookefields going to stop? Legal or not, the perceived conflict is very, very real. Very few Canadians will believe he's not profiting from it. And perception is one of the big contributors to the supposed integrity of a politician.

Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions

The Government of Canada spent an estimated $1.1B in 2021-2022 on contracts with Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions. The average contract duration was 0.58 years, and the average contract value (not including contracts under $10k) was $40.7M. The longest contract was 13.41 years. The largest...

govcanadacontracts.ca

Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions​

The Government of Canada spent an estimated $1.1B in 2021-2022 on contracts with Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions.

Across 397 contracts active since the start of the 2017-2018 fiscal year, 21 have at least one amendment (5%). Of contracts with amendments, the average increase in dollar value was 40% and the average number of amendments was 1.1. Cumulatively these amendments represent an increase of $2.7B over the original contract values.

The average contract duration was 0.58 years, and the average contract value (not including contracts under $10k) was $40.7M. The longest contract was 13.41 years. The largest contract by value (including amendments) was $5.7B"

For example, I doubt you'll find many voters that believe Trudeau was 100% detached from his portfolio.

Justin Trudeau's Net Worth Revealed: From Teacher to Millionaire

Justin Trudeau's net worth is estimated to be $133 million as of 2025. This article delves into how he built his wealth from $1.67 million to this large sum.

www.pierrepoilievrenews.ca

Justin Trudeau Net Worth Revealed: From Teacher to Prime Minister's Fortune​

Editorial Team​

27 Feb 2025 — 9 min read
Justin Trudeau's net worth is estimated to be $133 million as of 2025. His net worth jumped from $1.67 million in his early political days to $133.76 million now.

The Canadian Prime Minister earns an annual salary of $379,000, but his wealth reaches way beyond the reach and influence of his political career. His father Pierre Trudeau left him an inherited fortune of over $40 million. This inheritance, combined with his $50 million real estate portfolio and $20 million in stocks, demonstrates his financial well-being. His stock market investments have yielded exceptional results, growing at 48% annually over two decades. This performance significantly outpaces the typical investor's return of 11%.

did you seriously use a source called pierrepolievre news?

 

[ArmyRick]

Re-read

Yes, that's exactly what the CPC wants, the release of the information without an expert opinion attached to it so it can spin it however they like. Lets face it there is two outcomes here, The ethics commissioner says there is a Conflict of interest and the CPC can hell "ah ha, see!!" or none found and they will claim that of course a liberal appointed commissioner found no conflict. Either way they will try and smear Carney. that is their play book, because thats Pierre's default setting, attack dog, not statesman.

Re-read your own paragraph. Your arguing against transparency. Thats the point. Liberals don't want any. Of course the Conservatives are after the Liberals. They are the OPPOSITION and doing a hell of good job of it.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

That’s a good reason not to go. Who wants to go into a room filled with people who are basically screaming at you? The session with Zelenskyy was either planned ahead of time (most likely) or quickly spiralled out of control. Regardless, Carney should never accept being treated the way Zelenskyy was. If or when that happens I wouldn’t blame Carney one bit for stopping the meeting and immediate walking out. Trump treats Putin, a man truly deserving of the title of war criminal, with far more dignity than he did Trudeau (with all his faults).

Going back in time, I wonder how Trump would have treated Hitler, say, in 1939-41, when all of Europe was ablaze and Britain, Canada, Australia, N.Z., Russia and several other nations stood against the might of the German war machine.

At some point, if he wins, he going to have to man up and meet trump face to face. This isn't about him and his ego. It's about Canada and Canadians.

Trudeau made it personal. Two faced, whisper campaigning and shit talking trump behind his back. Of course, he never had the balls to do it to his face. Maybe trump would've respected him more, if he'd had.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

did you seriously use a source called pierrepolievre news?

Challenge the narrative, not the source. Prove the source wrong. I'll wait.

 

[ArmyRick]

I am avoiding saying much here. Its the "Liberals can do no wrong crowd/Conservatives can never get it right" crowd that is mind blowing partisan.

Here is something I posted on my FB account on Feb 2, 2025

"What is the biggest difference between Liberal and Conservative voters? Easy.
When a Liberal Leaders fuck up, the Liberal voter will defend them at all cost, truth and facts be damned, the leader must be protected.
When a Conservative leader fucks up, the conservative voters walk away from them and refuse to support them.
It is called integrity."

I stand by that. When Pierre wins, if he pisses away and fucks it up all, I will turn my back on him faster than I did to Harper (who was 50 times the PM Trudeau was).

 

[ArmyRick]

In reference to what i said above, some of you should go back and read the mental gymnastics you went through to defend Trudeau as PM. And the Carbon Tax. And the lack of action on crime. and the blunder of housing.

 

[IKnowNothing]

Its the "Liberals can do no wrong crowd/Conservatives can never get it right" crowd that is mind blowing partisan.

Bullshit. At least two of that "crowd" have receipts in the thread as being either present or past members of Conservative political organizations.

I stand by that. When Pierre wins, if he pisses away and fucks it up all, I will turn my back on him faster than I did to Harper (who was 50 times the PM Trudeau was).

And if he loses, will you blame him for pissing it away, or the electorate for not voting right correctly?

 

[HavokFour]

Well, looks like Carney went to the GG, and it's expected an election call will be made Sunday. Game on!

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[daftandbarmy]

Whelp... the memes just write themselves these days it seems

Former broadcaster Evan Solomon to run for Liberals in upcoming election​

Sources say election will be called this Sunday​

The once-flailing federal Liberals are rolling out high-profile candidates ahead of an imminent election call — including former journalist Evan Solomon.

Solomon, who worked for both CBC and CTV, confirmed the news on LinkedIn Thursday. He did not say where he will run.

"Given the urgent challenges and threats facing Canadians right now, I've decided it's the right time to come home and do whatever I can to help serve my community and country," Solomon wrote.

The former journalist has been friendly with Prime Minister Mark Carney for years.

His candidacy announcement comes nearly a decade after CBC fired the then host of Power & Politics and The House, following reports he was brokering art deals with people he interviewed as a journalist — including Carney.

At the time, CBC determined Solomon's activities were inconsistent with the organization's conflict of interest and ethics policy, as well as its journalistic standards and practices.

More recently, Solomon worked for the Eurasia Group as the publisher for GZERO Media.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/evan-solomon-liberals-carney-1.7488590

 

[Lumber]

I am avoiding saying much here. Its the "Liberals can do no wrong crowd/Conservatives can never get it right" crowd that is mind blowing partisan.

Here is something I posted on my FB account on Feb 2, 2025

"What is the biggest difference between Liberal and Conservative voters? Easy.
When a Liberal Leaders fuck up, the Liberal voter will defend them at all cost, truth and facts be damned, the leader must be protected.
When a Conservative leader fucks up, the conservative voters walk away from them and refuse to support them.
It is called integrity."

I stand by that. When Pierre wins, if he pisses away and fucks it up all, I will turn my back on him faster than I did to Harper (who was 50 times the PM Trudeau was).

To be clear, since I'm one of those I would include was referenced in your post, I've not defended Trudeau's gaffs or ethical violations, but have rather promoted his successes to try and show that it's not "all bad".

Also, it's not "mental gymnastics" when we simply disagree on fundamental issues. I support both the Carbon Tax (in principle, not necessarily in execution) and I supported the use of the EA. That's not "defending the liberal leaders at all cost" or doing "mental gymnastics", that's me having a point of view on a specific issue/event that is diametrically opposed to your's (or other's).

 

[Remius]

Challenge the narrative, not the source. Prove the source wrong. I'll wait.

Well it says this for starters.

Your Trusted Source for News on the Conservative Canadian Party and Pierre Poilievre’s Vision for Canada.​

Yet most of the articles are about carney. Including one specifically about his daughters.

And as for the source itself? Nothing is actually sourced at all about where they got this info. No links no evidence etc.

Pierre Poilievre’s Net Worth & Investments Explained

Pierre Poilievre’s net worth is estimated at $25M, with investments in real estate, stocks, and crypto. See how he built his wealth.

www.pierrepoilievrenews.ca

Do you actually believe that? No wonder he wants to build homes and cut GST and build pipelines. Clearly conflict of interest right?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Meanwhile, over in the Team Blue locker room ...

Insiders say Pierre Poilievre called Doug Ford for ‘advice’ — but the premier said he’ll be ‘staying out’ of the election

Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre he would be too busy governing Ontario to help in the upcoming federal election campaign.

www.thestar.com

Also archived here if previous link doesn't work.

 

[RangerRay]

The term "Maple MAGA" is such utter nonsense.

Leaving aside Trump's recent comments, it completely ignores both current and historical policies and voting records. The present-day Conservative Party is actually in line with the American Democrats, if not to the left. Poilievre himself would be labeled a RINO by Republican voters.

Even with gun laws, they would be labeled anti-gun by Republicans and the NRA because the Conservative policy is only to roll back to Harper era laws, not dismantle the Firearms Act. Even the Democrats aren't asking for regulations that strict, and even California doesn't have laws quite like us.

I was unclear. I was talking about a small but significant portion of the CPC that was tarred with the “Reform” label, not the party as a whole or Poilievre specifically.

My criticism of them is their seeming inability/unwillingness to adapt to a new situation and the leader being in a tight groupthink bubble.

 

[HavokFour]

Meanwhile, over in the Team Blue locker room ...

Insiders say Pierre Poilievre called Doug Ford for ‘advice’ — but the premier said he’ll be ‘staying out’ of the election

Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre he would be too busy governing Ontario to help in the upcoming federal election campaign.

www.thestar.com

Also archived here if previous link doesn't work.

Blood is in fact, in the water.

 

[Jarnhamar]

His candidacy announcement comes nearly a decade after CBC fired the then host of Power & Politics and The House, following reports he was brokering art deals with people he interviewed as a journalist — including Carney.

He sounds like a perfect fit.