Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[brihard]

Angus Reid showing the LPCs in a slow continuing decline. Imagine what could be happening if the CPC had a leader people liked... Idiots.

Federal Politics: Canadians cooling on Carney as gap narrows between Liberals and CPC - Angus Reid Institute

angusreid.org

If the trends shown at 338 check out, LPC have seen a modest bleed in favour of the NDP, and CPC have been pretty flat. Still very decisively an LPC advantage that would lead to a strong majority government at present levels of support.

Canada polls | 338Canada

338canada.com

 

[Halifax Tar]

If the trends shown at 338 check out, LPC have seen a modest bleed in favour of the NDP, and CPC have been pretty flat. Still very decisively an LPC advantage that would lead to a strong majority government at present levels of support.

Canada polls | 338Canada

338canada.com

If only there was a viable opposition/alternative.

IMHO Carney and the LPC are now a default Gov. There is no one else, so its them.

 

[brihard]

If only there was a viable opposition/alternative.

IMHO Carney and the LPC are now a default Gov. There is no one else, so its them.

For a time, yeah, maybe. Which sucks. A viable and mature opposition is good for Canada, and the absence of one is bad.

 

[daftandbarmy]

If only there was a viable opposition/alternative.

IMHO Carney and the LPC are now a default Gov. There is no one else, so its them.

I am reminded of a scene from a certain movie

 

[Czech_pivo]

I am reminded of a scene from a certain movie

Yet they stood and held at all costs.

Should we all be learning the lyrics to Men of Harlech?

 

[Jarnhamar]

The bridge deal is so good it's not even worth spending time discussing.

Liberals block House of Commons committee review of Gordie Howe bridge deal​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/house-of-commons-ottawa-gordie-howe-bridge-revenue-sharing-united-states-canada-9.7288572

 

[Halifax Tar]

The bridge deal is so good it's not even worth spending time discussing.

Liberals block House of Commons committee review of Gordie Howe bridge deal​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/house-of-commons-ottawa-gordie-howe-bridge-revenue-sharing-united-states-canada-9.7288572

This has been their modus operandi since the bought formed their majority, no ?

 

[dapaterson]

This has been their modus operandi since the bought formed their majority, no ?

It's been the MO of every majority government in Canadian history. Promise transparency, deliver opacity.

 

[dapaterson]

This is funny, but really, it shows Pierre needs to probably gut his communications team and start fresh. 18% was about where Trudeau was at when he resigned. How much lower before be becomes a liability to the party? He communication strategy is clearly failing hard here.
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They need to add a Head of Lettuce and see where he lands comparatively.

 

[Halifax Tar]

It's been the MO of every majority government in Canadian history. Promise transparency, deliver opacity.

Soooooooo, yes ?

 

[lenaitch]

Toronto-Montreal corridor trains are less than 10 years old so I don't think they are being considered for replacement at this time

I mis-stated (or you mis-read). Since this announcement is about locomotives only, I was wondering about the rest of the train they will be dragging around, and that has already been answered. The majority of VIA's long distance, regional and remote service rolling stock is 65-70 years old.

The new Siemens equipment for the 'corridor fleet' (Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal) is not quite four years old. The legacy fleet of LRC and Renaissance (bought used from the UK) are being phased out of service - slowly.

 

[dapaterson]

I mis-stated (or you mis-read). Since this announcement is about locomotives only, I was wondering about the rest of the train they will be dragging around, and that has already been answered. The majority of VIA's long distance, regional and remote service rolling stock is 65-70 years old.

The new Siemens equipment for the 'corridor fleet' (Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal) is not quite four years old. The legacy fleet of LRC and Renaissance (bought used from the UK) are being phased out of service - slowly.

The Ocean fleet (Renaissance) was largely bought at a discount from Europe and is relatively young - barely 30 years old. Oddly enough, buying almost unused equipment from the UK had a lot of problems...

Nightstar (train) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MilEME09]

Relevant here since the government has invested in Nord spaces launch facility

https://twitter.com/x/status/2082836663600889887

 

[YZT580]

Relevant here since the government has invested in Nord spaces launch facility

https://twitter.com/x/status/2082836663600889887

are they simply ignoring Bristol Aerospace's contributions with the Black Brant (my generation) or would it not be considered as full-spectrum? They built hundreds of them

 

[MilEME09]

are they simply ignoring Bristol Aerospace's contributions with the Black Brant (my generation) or would it not be considered as full-spectrum? They built hundreds of them

Maybe they are talking hypersonics? NVD wants into the hypersonic game and is focusing there

 

[PrairieFella]

are they simply ignoring Bristol Aerospace's contributions with the Black Brant (my generation) or would it not be considered as full-spectrum? They built hundreds of them

Bristol was a Winnipeg company - no electability there

 

[Altair]

Angus Reid showing the LPCs in a slow continuing decline. Imagine what could be happening if the CPC had a leader people liked... Idiots.

Federal Politics: Canadians cooling on Carney as gap narrows between Liberals and CPC - Angus Reid Institute

angusreid.org

https://twitter.com/x/status/2082491072727433461

Even this poll is a disaster for the CPC

 

[RangerRay]

I still maintain that the Liberals will lose support to the NDP. I see the Carney Liberals as too right wing for many of the softer NDP supporters that voted Liberal in 2025.

 

[Altair]

I still maintain that the Liberals will lose support to the NDP. I see the Carney Liberals as too right wing for many of the softer NDP supporters that voted Liberal in 2025.

As always, it depends.

NDP voters kind of know that their guy won't be PM so their choice is Carney or Poilievre as their PM at the end of the day.

So NDP voters need to come to the internal calculus, who is better....or more accurately,who is worse?

This is where i see the CPC screwing up every time. Sure, carney may seem too right wing, but if the choice is the CPC guy who is EVEN more right wing, if it comes right down to it, the NDP voter will back the LPC.

What the CPC needs to do is create apathy in NDP voters. If NDP voters look at Carney and Poilievre and think,meh, they are both the same, whatever, they will vote NDP. If they look at Carney and Poilievre and think that Poilievre is the more extreme version of Carney, they will vote for Carney.