Trudeau Popularity - or not (various polling, etc.)

[Maxman1]

The empire survived Caligula. It didn't survive Augustulus.

Augustulus was also a child and only ruled for ten months before he was deposed, and Rome had so many problems by then anyone would have had trouble ruling it, even without the barbarian invasions.

 

[Kirkhill]

Augustulus was also a child and only ruled for ten months before he was deposed, and Rome had so many problems by then anyone would have had trouble ruling it, even without the barbarian invasions.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Another data tile in the public environment mosaic for Team Red planners, from The Canadian Press ....

Is carbon pricing a politically feasible climate policy? Research says maybe not

OTTAWA - It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Also archived here.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Another data tile in the public environment mosaic for Team Red planners, from The Canadian Press ....

Is carbon pricing a politically feasible climate policy? Research says maybe not

OTTAWA - It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Also archived here.

Concurrently... another pillar of their climate policy assumptions is shifting in the sand they used for foundation setting

'Tall order to ask the average Canadian': EVs are twice as hard to sell today​

Canada’s goal of ensuring at least 20% of new vehicles sold by 2026 are electric seems to be in jeopardy as demand slows

'Tall order to ask the average Canadian': EVs are twice as hard to sell today

Canada’s goal of ensuring that at least 20% of new vehicles sold by 2026 are electric seems to be in jeopardy as demand slows. Find out more

financialpost.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Most of the market with an interest and the money to buy EV's has been satisfied. I gotten nothing against EV or Hybrids, I just don't want to be forced to buy one and not to have to subsidize someone else buying it. Let the market stand on it's own feet.

 

[FSTO]

^^
Ever notice that the people making these decisions live in a downtown core, have easy access to ample public transit, lots of grocery store choices, and easy access to airports of convenience. Nobody at the table would be people that access to any or some of those options is a pipe dream and could give the decision maker some doses of reality.

 

[Rifleman62]

Ever notice that the people making these decisions live in a downtown core, have easy access to ample public transit.....big limo and driver.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Ever notice that the people making these decisions live in a downtown core, have easy access to ample public transit, lots of grocery store choices, and easy access to airports of convenience ...

That's a lot of words to say half of Canada's population

 

[Quirky]

I gotten nothing against EV or Hybrids

I like the idea of a PHEV, get about 60-80km of range on electric for majority of in-town running around, but have a gas engine for longer highway driving especially in the winter. Make a Yukon or Expedition sized vehicle into an PHEV under $100k and I’ll buy it.

 

[Remius]

Our next car will be a hybrid. But I hear that demand is high and there are wait lists.

 

[FSTO]

That's a lot of words to say half of Canada's population
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Stop bringing in facts to the conversation.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Stop bringing in facts to the conversation.

Hey, they may not MAKE the decisions, but they sure (no pun intended in this case) drive the decisions, right?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Hey, they may not MAKE the decisions, but they sure (no pun intended in this case) drive the decisions, right?

Indeed, and it's revolting

 

[Halifax Tar]

That's a lot of words to say half of Canada's population
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That's a problem. That concentration of voting power over amplifies a very small area.

 

[dapaterson]

That's a problem. That concentration of voting power over amplifies a very small area.

Land doesn't vote.

People do.

If we assign votes based on land area, then Nunavut, Quebec, the NWT and BC are just about half the country, and get about half the votes.

 

[Grimey]

That's a problem. That concentration of voting power over amplifies a very small area.

Electoral College tries to enter the chat.......

 

[Halifax Tar]

Land doesn't vote.

People do.

If we assign votes based on land area, then Nunavut, Quebec, the NWT and BC are just about half the country, and get about half the votes.

It's not about land area.

It's too many people crammed into a small space over amplifying their issues. By way of seat distribution.

We need to encourage people to leave that area and spread out.

 

[Remius]

It's not about land area.

It's too many people crammed into a small space over amplifying their issues. By way of seat distribution.

We need to encourage people to leave that area and spread out.

WFH and remote options would be small piece to allow for that. Just saying.

 

[dapaterson]

It's not about land area.

It's too many people crammed into a small space over amplifying their issues. By way of seat distribution.

We need to encourage people to leave that area and spread out.

So... The Maritimes and Prairies need to improve themselves to attract people?

Seats are allocated based on where people live. If Nova Scotia wants more seats they need to attract more people.

 

[DBNSG]

So... The Maritimes and Prairies need to improve themselves to attract people?

Seats are allocated based on where people live. If Nova Scotia wants more seats they need to attract more people.

NS has done just that. The Provinces' population has grown by 140,000 or 15 % in the last 5 years. Something about that Covid cohesion and much better housing prices compared to Ontario.