They - his caucus - will eventually do what they have to do to get rid of him without triggering an election that leaves a maximum amount of them unemployed. What we’re seeing is a reassessment and a major correction of the alignment of the interests of the party, and the interests of the individual members of caucus.
Trudeau Popularity - or not (various polling, etc.)
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Jarnhamar
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He's still got time to turn this around. Make a few promises that Canadians will lap up, bake in some Trump fear mongering, maybe squeeze abortion once or twice, and he's in business.
Retired AF Guy
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From Friday's edition of the TorStar, " Poilievre’s Conservatives say they would adopt Trudeau government’s military budget increases." Full article below:
Poilievre’s Conservatives say they would adopt Trudeau government’s military budget increases
The opposition Conservatives say they would maintain defence budget increases planned under the current Liberal government if they take power, without making equivalent cuts under their proposed "dollar-for-dollar" spending cap.
www.thestar.com
ArmyRick
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If by turning around you mean at least holding party status and possibly having the LPC be official opposition? Maybe. At this point, the Liberals will be lucky top form a party after next election.
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lol, now he comes out? What about last month, last year, 3 yrs ago?From Friday's edition of the TorStar, " Poilievre’s Conservatives say they would adopt Trudeau government’s military budget increases." Full article below:
Poilievre’s Conservatives say they would adopt Trudeau government’s military budget increases
The opposition Conservatives say they would maintain defence budget increases planned under the current Liberal government if they take power, without making equivalent cuts under their proposed "dollar-for-dollar" spending cap.
A bit too late and a loonie too short.
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Wab Kinew on CBC right now saying that defence spending must hit 2% immediately and the CAF needs funding. Say what you will about the man, he is certainly well-spoken and seems to be a patriot, regardless of political alignment.
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Harper!! How can we forget Harper??
OldSolduer
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No common sense. He’s an entitled spoilt little boy who wants to take everyone with him.
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I’m just surprised there’s anything bipartisan at this point. Take the wins when you can, I guess.
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Give credit where credit is due.
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I like Wab Kinew. He seems like the kind of politician that can read a room, offer more than a party line, and shift his opinion based on new information.
Its bloody refreshing.
PrairieFella
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I didn't vote for his party, but I'm glad he's my premier, especially considering the alternative had a Ziploc bag of oatmeal behind her eyes.
OldSolduer
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PrairieFella
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I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy
McG
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They should have ejected him months ago.
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Ideally, but …
… if you mean by the party, only a few dogs have been pulling so far.
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I don’t think even that might be enough.
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They have to keep the LPC ship afloat!
Sean Speer: Freeland and Trudeau have no one to blame but themselves
How the Liberals' COVID-era stimulus package led to their current crisis
When the obituary of the Trudeau government is ultimately written (and that date seems to be closing in), there will be various moments that one can identify as key dates that contributed to its downfall.
The biggest one is probably October 26, 2021, when Sean Fraser was appointed to the immigration portfolio where he subsequently went about breaking Canada’s immigration system and undoing a decades-long consensus in favour of high levels of immigration. His resignation from politics is marked by arguably the worst ministerial record in modern Canadian history.
But one can argue that the second most significant moment was nearly a year earlier on November 30, 2020, when finance minister Chrystia Freeland announced far before we knew how the economy would recover from the depths of the pandemic that the government would spend $100 billion over three years on fiscal stimulus.
It was an extraordinary commitment even in the moment. The notion that the government knew precisely if and how much stimulus was required to “jumpstart our recovery” while the economy was still mostly locked down was self-evidently false.
It was clearly a made-up number—more than $50 billion but less than $200 billion. It was a nice round figure. Easy to communicate. It sounded big. As I wrote in April 2021, the whole thing had a “Dr. Evil feel to it.”
Of course, it wasn’t obvious a $100 billion was needed or how it would be spent. But that missed the point. More deficit-financed spending was an end in itself. It was the sticker price that mattered. Freeland was effectively setting out a fiscal policy of vibes.
It was all well and good in a low-inflation and low-interest rate environment. But the government hadn’t suspended the laws of economics. Inflation started to rise in late 2021 and interest rates began to climb early the following year. Soon it was obvious that not only was Freeland’s free-spending stimulus inflationary, but it was growing more expensive as interest costs rose.
Governing is about choices. And the Trudeau government has made a lot of bad ones. But few in hindsight were as consequential (and ultimately disastrous) as Freeland’s $100 billion stimulus.
Sean Speer: Freeland and Trudeau have no one to blame but themselves
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I suspect he's also been briefed on how much $ the military means in MB as well - well done saying it out loud, though!
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I think a worst case scenario would be Trudeau resigning, a 6 month leadership race and an election after a new “sensible”budget brought in by a new cabinet. I think enough people will believe that it’s a new and improved Liberal Party vote vote them in, or keep the CPC to a minority.
Best case scenario is Trudeau decides to call an election tomorrow and stay on as leader. I think this would be best for the country to, who’s is why it won’t happen.
Best case scenario is Trudeau decides to call an election tomorrow and stay on as leader. I think this would be best for the country to, who’s is why it won’t happen.
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