you are being kind. I don't believe they were blinded at all. They saw an opportunity to gain control held their respective noses and voted him in.
LPC leadership race - 2025
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OldSolduer
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I will rephrase - maybe the party wasn't blinded but those that voted for the LPC were.
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The polls suggest differently.
Latest Pierre Poilievre Approval Ratings
Pierre Poilievre’s approval rating highlights him as the more competent PM candidate, reflecting growing dissatisfaction with Trudeau’s leadership.
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I take politics very personally. Politics is what sent me and a bunch of folks here to Afghanistan. Politics is why a bunch of my friends have lasting issues from Afghanistan.
You do not get to fucking tell me whether I should or should not care about politics.
OldSolduer
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This I just found
www.ctvnews.ca
Liberal House Leader Karina Gould says she’s running for Liberal leadership
Government House leader Karina Gould says she’s entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
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And every SOCON the CPC cozys up to threatens my eldest daughter's trans-affirming care, rights, and protections within our society. As well as my youngest daughter's eventual rights to free and safe abortion.
I can still debate politics without making personal attacks.
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I’m not sure she ranks in the Freeland / Carney tier of contenders. She’s obviously well known in the party itself, but how many random Canadians know her name?This I just found
Liberal House Leader Karina Gould says she’s running for Liberal leadership
Government House leader Karina Gould says she’s entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
ArmyRick
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What in the CPC platform says trans people can not get medical care they need? I don't think its there
OldSolduer
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And that's the trick - getting known to Canadians. I wonder who's backing her and what effect she will have on the outcome.
She is young and that may resonate with.....the young. And maybe some not so young.
Possibly running to bolster her profile to secure her seat.
But probably to ensure this is an actual race. For all we know it could be to suck away votes from one candidate in favour of another to ensure they can win.
Right now this is a party race.
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Lets get it straight, ALL of you. Tell me to go to hell, I don't give a shit what you all think.
In 2012-2013, I was only moderately interested in politics. Most of it, was related to how Harper handled the 2008 economic meltdown (No Carney wasn't the hero here) and of course a strong interest in defence spending. The economy was ok for me. It was working alright. Could have been better? Yes. My wife and I had started our regenerative farming. And in 2014 we were able to put a down payment on our own farm. Then in 2015, we purchased our farm (with loans from the bank and family). From 2015-2019/2020, we were growing very slowly. WE broke even each year and sometimes clawed out a small profit. Thats not bad for beginning farmers. In 2020 during COVID, we had a temporary boost to sales followed by a almost five year plummet down. Down. Down. We are not stupid, we looked into it. Our customers had to severely reduce or stop buying products from us (Some losing their homes, some losing their jobs, some not having the money, you know, like 60% of Canada). The commercial markets were very limited. And the expenses only got more expensive. Our accountants are a national firm (and specialize in farming) and they warned us with government policies, things were gonna get bad). And they have. I grow food for people. Canadians. Many of our neighbours (farmers) are going through similar experiences and some have said "F#ck it, time to sell"
You can't afford to lose farmers.
Thats just one sob story. Now ask how many farmers, loggers, roughneck workers, mechanics, doctors, carpenters, etc we are losing due to horrible government policies such as carbon tax, capital gains tax, etc.
And to make it worse, if your a government employee, great for you. You haven't had to struggle to make ends meet or even stay alive. Have you?
And yes, I know, its gonna take years to fix the economy, possibly decades. Time to move the needle. never gonna happen with any of the LPC candidates.
In 2012-2013, I was only moderately interested in politics. Most of it, was related to how Harper handled the 2008 economic meltdown (No Carney wasn't the hero here) and of course a strong interest in defence spending. The economy was ok for me. It was working alright. Could have been better? Yes. My wife and I had started our regenerative farming. And in 2014 we were able to put a down payment on our own farm. Then in 2015, we purchased our farm (with loans from the bank and family). From 2015-2019/2020, we were growing very slowly. WE broke even each year and sometimes clawed out a small profit. Thats not bad for beginning farmers. In 2020 during COVID, we had a temporary boost to sales followed by a almost five year plummet down. Down. Down. We are not stupid, we looked into it. Our customers had to severely reduce or stop buying products from us (Some losing their homes, some losing their jobs, some not having the money, you know, like 60% of Canada). The commercial markets were very limited. And the expenses only got more expensive. Our accountants are a national firm (and specialize in farming) and they warned us with government policies, things were gonna get bad). And they have. I grow food for people. Canadians. Many of our neighbours (farmers) are going through similar experiences and some have said "F#ck it, time to sell"
You can't afford to lose farmers.
Thats just one sob story. Now ask how many farmers, loggers, roughneck workers, mechanics, doctors, carpenters, etc we are losing due to horrible government policies such as carbon tax, capital gains tax, etc.
And to make it worse, if your a government employee, great for you. You haven't had to struggle to make ends meet or even stay alive. Have you?
And yes, I know, its gonna take years to fix the economy, possibly decades. Time to move the needle. never gonna happen with any of the LPC candidates.
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I say thisThe polls suggest differently.
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Latest Pierre Poilievre Approval Ratings
Pierre Poilievre’s approval rating highlights him as the more competent PM candidate, reflecting growing dissatisfaction with Trudeau’s leadership.
I take politics very personally. Politics is what sent me and a bunch of folks here to Afghanistan. Politics is why a bunch of my friends have lasting issues from Afghanistan.
You do not get to fucking tell me whether I should or should not care about politics.
And yet here you are.
poor armyrick. He’s the only one to ever suffer and struggle. Christ…
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Seriously dude? A few of us just said that we don’t need to get into personal attacks / questions and just debate the issues, and your response is to double down?
But to answer your question, I haven’t but if you look at any social media forums where the younger generation of CAF members are posting, the cost of living isn’t helping them any.
So no, it’s not always great for all govt employees.
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No, I am the voice for many others
Swing and a miss
Lemme spell it out for you. My family (and many others) we are the canaries in the coal mine in Canada's economy
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Don't play poker. You have tells. I know I got through to you now.
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I’m not arguing that the LPC is getting better. It isn’t.
I’m saying that there is a disconnect between:
- Canadians voting for the CPC because it’s the obvious alternative to the LPC, and
- Whether Canadians actually like Poilievre
Normally you wouldn’t get a majority liking the party without a majority also liking the leader. And normally in “bland politics”, a bland PM wouldn’t really change voter intentions much. But Poilievre is flashy, which is bad for him because if the public turns on him as PM, they won’t be holding their nose to vote CPC again.
You are a bad voice then. No one here is cheering people’s struggles. If anything you have convinced me that your side might not be the side I should be voting for.
ArmyRick
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If one pissed off retired soldier and farmer has convinced you NOT to vote Pierre P and the CPC, lets be 100% honest. You were never gonna vote CPC anyways.
I said it before and I will say it again. I call spades a spade. And I am an asshole.
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Some people are struggling less then others thanks to the Liberal Party.
