Bird_Gunner45 said:So the 61% of Canadians who didn't vote for him?
His approval rating is near 60%, according to the latest poll by Forum research.
Bird_Gunner45 said:So the 61% of Canadians who didn't vote for him?
Bird_Gunner45 said:So the 61% of Canadians who didn't vote for him? I could comment on how his 39% represents a clear mandate to implement a change to the political system, doctor assisted suicide, and legalized marijuana while the 39% vote for the conservative was an attack on democracy, but that's another discussion for another day.
First off, I voted Liberal this election... BUT... his reactions to the Paris attacks,
Brussels attacks,
and the Fort Mac situation
He was able to meet Prince Harry for a photo op with wounded vets (though didn't go to the actual games) and a photo op with Alex Trebek while the Fort Mac situation was on.
Than his wife complained how she needed more taxpayer funded help for whatever it is she thinks her job is
while her husband was off talking to people who had lost their houses. Trudeau even had an awkward smile and treated his speech in Fort Mac like it was a campaign stop by focusing on the hypothetical of what the conservatives would have done.
Finally... they promised deficits of no more than $10 billion and delivered closer to $30 billion in deficits with no clear way back. For you to state that the NDP and conservatives would have been similar is silly since we'll never know what either did.
We (since I voted Liberal) won the election, now it's time to own it and stop blaming the past government for everything and treating everything like a campaign stop.
Trudeau's new to the job, and to be honest, seems awkward at actual governing and more at home with campaigning... people ought to give him a bit of a break on this, but he and his supporters have to own some too.
jmt18325 said:His approval rating is near 60%, according to the latest poll by Forum research.
jmt18325 said:First - doctor assisted suicide has to be handled somehow, by court order (the Conservatives didn't bother). Second, I wasn't one of the people who made that argument.
I would say his reaction there wasn't the best. It was right after he started the job.
But in this case, he made all the right offers of support and help.
And in this case, he was on top of things from day one.
Right - he is, after all, the Prime Minister of Canada, not Fort McMurray. Life went on everywhere else. He also made a Toronto Subway announcement. He took about two minutes to meet with Trebek following a large donation to the University of Ottawa, and it would be poor form for the head of government to not meet part of Canada's royal family when they come here.
That's actually not what happened, but it's irrelevant to what he was doing.
If that's what you got from the speech, I can't help you. He also met with evacuees without the media in toe. Prime Minister's are not perfect. They are people.
That's a convenient defence.
I must be watching different news.
There's really nothing to own when it comes to Fort McMurray, other than a successful support operation in support of Alberta.
jmt18325 said:So, first of all, we now know that the deficit won't be that bing (though Fort McMurray will certainly make it less small that it would have been). Many experts are now calling for a deficit in the $20B range.
Second, the Liberals actually added less spending than they promised during the campaign. Their infrastructure plan is smaller. Their child benefit plan is smaller. Many promises were deferred, etc. That tells us that all 3 leaders were wrong with their projections. It tells us that, taking out the Liberals ~$9 - 10B, that Harper would have been staring down a deficit in the ~$10B range, as would Mulcair.
Thank Allah, I was worried you'd try and hold my wallet. You know to make up for that extra 19 BILLION dollars.Altair said:I'll hold your hand on this one.
I understand that you were. The problem is thats 19 billion F-ing dollars. It should elicit more than just a "fine you're right".When I say the deficits are larger than they said it would be, fine, I was conceding the point to Eye in the sky.
Bird_Gunner45 said:ok. 39% still voted for him, not 60%. You seem to want to cherry pick your facts
Bird_Gunner45 said:Wow..... you're full on irrational love fest. Once again, I voted for the government, but you cannot sincerely believe that everything he's done has been this amazing?
Eye In The Sky said:Only $20 billion....or, in more accurate words...double the election promise?
jmt18325 said:Circumstances change. Those same circumstances existed no matter who was in power.
I personally want to see how canada does economically with this budget before I make a judgement on it.Jarnhamar said:Thank Allah, I was worried you'd try and hold my wallet. You know to make up for that extra 19 BILLION dollars.
I understand that you were. The problem is thats 19 billion F-ing dollars. It should elicit more than just a "fine you're right".
PuckChaser said:Circumstances like "Holy crap, our plan wasn't fully costed like we said, now we need to push these programs regardless of cost."? They over promised, under estimated cost, and got saddled with a $30B deficit.
Conservatives never paid back their billions either, so what?PuckChaser said:What's another $20B between friends right? You'll never have to pay it back, so who cares? Screw the next few generations. Liberals sure are great at spending other people's money.
jmt18325 said:His approval rating is near 60%, according to the latest poll by Forum research.
jmt18325 said:I would imagine that the people who approve of his work so far (58%) would be less likely to find fault with what he's doing than the other 42%, regardless of whether or not they voted for him.
George Wallace said:The poll I heard this morning is 52%. OH MY GOD!......His approval rating has dropped. [![]()