The priority was retaining power. That's why they bought floor crossers. If it was the economy they'd have been working with PP for the last year to pass legislation which they flatly refused to do.
If it's power it will be business as usual.
Ok that’s nice, but like I said I wonder what the government’s legislative priorities will be.
Hoe do you know they haven't been trying to this whole time?
With turnout under 1/3 in the two Ontario voters, and just over 1/2 in Quebec, it may be imprudent to read too much into vote distribution.
The drop seems to be almost entirely in the LPC and Conservative votes, with each dropping 30k voters, but still enough for a very easy LPC win in Terrebonne. Still, losing 75% of your votes in one riding doesn't seem great, as a lot may have just been protest votes.
By elections generally have lower turn out, that saidnits still pretty low
Or, CPC voters knew their person wasn't going to win, so didn't bother showing up...
I mean, maybe.
www.ctvnews.ca
Win for the opposition
Carney government to temporarily suspend federal gas tax starting next week
Carney government to temporarily suspend federal gas tax starting next week
The federal government is set to temporarily suspend the federal fuel excise tax on gas and diesel starting next week.
If it's a flat 10 cents a liter on gasoline, where was the CPC getting 25 cents from? Were they talking about a GST cut as well (and wouldn't that do nothing in provinces with HST unless the provinces have carve outs as well)?Win for the opposition
Carney government to temporarily suspend federal gas tax starting next week
Carney government to temporarily suspend federal gas tax starting next week
The federal government is set to temporarily suspend the federal fuel excise tax on gas and diesel starting next week.
They were adding gst and the new clean fuel regulations (which is dubious as the number isnt exact, amd likely only 4c a liter by 2030) so they were adding everything together to get 25c. Dont worry though the deficit will be higher from this as well
Thanks, I saw that eventually when I clicked through to an old story, where they claimed it would save $1200 a year. I'm not sure what standard family is buying enough gas to save $1200/year, so they must have been doing some (fairly aggressive) estimates on drops to things like food etc from reduced transport costs from diesel being reduced.
he also wanted it cancelled for the rest of the year which would of cost federal coffers over $18 billion, Im not sure on the math of just doing it until September. Good for consumers, a win for the opposition, who will then use the increased deficit this causes to hammer the gov in the next economic update. Carney is going to need some serious economic growth going into and through the summer to whether the storm.
In that election, the entire government was changing, and it was a general election for all Canadians. People show up at those because "the are supposed to", but by elections normally have a lower turnout, particularly for the parties that aren't going to win.
