Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[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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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.

 

[brihard]

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

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

Oil spot price has been trending downwards, which is basically never good for Alberta.

 

[HavokFour]

While the EV target may be getting scrapped, bringing in more affordable EV's might also be part of the play. Could BYD and others be coming to Canada soon, and if so will they be built here too?

Canada confirms work underway on review of tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel and aluminum

Canadian officials are reviewing whether the surtaxes applied to Chinese steel, aluminum and electric vehicles should remain at current rates.

nationalpost.com

 

[suffolkowner]

True, but it's California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Washington DC.

Total population of 115m. Is that enough to push the US auto industry to flip to EV and reduce or eliminate ICE? I don't know, time will tell, but 115m is quite a lot of Americans.

It has on most other auto standards

 

[QV]

Oil spot price has been trending downwards, which is basically never good for Alberta.

While true, you what else is never good for Alberta? A federal LPC government.

 

[Czech_pivo]

While the EV target may be getting scrapped, bringing in more affordable EV's might also be part of the play. Could BYD and others be coming to Canada soon, and if so will they be built here too?

Canada confirms work underway on review of tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel and aluminum

Canadian officials are reviewing whether the surtaxes applied to Chinese steel, aluminum and electric vehicles should remain at current rates.

nationalpost.com

Carney just said something along the lines of 'we are looking at alternatives to existing EV options available in Canada today, with the hopes of more affordable options being available'.

That sounds alot like looking at Chinese EV options being available in Canada. Warren Buffet will be happy

 

[Furniture]

Carney just said something along the lines of 'we are looking at alternatives to existing EV options available in Canada today, with the hopes of more affordable options being available'.

That sounds alot like looking at Chinese EV options being available in Canada. Warren Buffet will be happy

Great idea, we should look for more ways to give money to our next real adversary.