To me, this election is purely about leadership and character. I can appreciate the frustration that a lot of the same liberal MP’s who supported Trudeau’s policies will be prominent in a Carney government. But this is the nature of parties. Party members support the policies of the leader, regardless of whether they fully agree, unless and until there is a breaking point. E.g. Freeland. I believe Carney is far more intellectually capable and pragmatic than Trudeau. His CV proves that. And that CV is certainly more impressive than Poilievre’s surprisingly empty CV. Carney is also arguably more capable and pragmatic than Poilievre.. And certainly of better character. I’ll fully expect Carney to get security clearance to read the foreign interference report (how on earth does Poilievre still refuse to do this??) and to not attack the press as biased or fake. I’m a pure centrist who has voted more, but not exclusively, for the conservatives over the years, but I’ve seen more than enough. I’ll 1000% be supporting Carney.
As a federal ‘undecided’ I now wish for a fall election to gauge how the Liberal party will govern. Too many of the same players who supported all the things that have led to scandals which led to prorogue & early election & shut down of parliament rather than facing scrutiny (green fund) are still the face of the ‘Carney’ LPC. What will the new leader (& PM) do to reassure Canadians that we can build up that which is ‘broken’ (nationalism & domestic trade barriers, election interference…) & more importantly our military and sovereignty concerns which have been neglected & abandoned for far too long! What will be the tax implications for middle & working class (including retirees) to both finance enhanced jobs losses, and new spending while supporting recent social programs like childcare, pharma & dental. At this juncture I have no trust in any of the party leaders. In Calgary, we’ll be lucky if there is a Liberal candidate on the ballot. Irregardless, the next govt will be cast by ON & QB votes, does it even matter anymore given
the promised election reform was nothing but a broken promise by the current LPC.
It won't be this fall. Canadians wanted an election yesterday; someone with a mandate to deal with Trump. There are changes that need to be made, fast. Trump is going to burn his economy to the ground and we will need a lot of experience and skill to not be taken down with them. An election call will come much sooner than later.
"It wasn’t just that Pierre Poilievre was an arrogant little prick who spent two years demoralizing everyone with his “Canada is broken” narrative"
Perfect, 10/10, no notes.
To me, this election is purely about leadership and character. I can appreciate the frustration that a lot of the same liberal MP’s who supported Trudeau’s policies will be prominent in a Carney government. But this is the nature of parties. Party members support the policies of the leader, regardless of whether they fully agree, unless and until there is a breaking point. E.g. Freeland. I believe Carney is far more intellectually capable and pragmatic than Trudeau. His CV proves that. And that CV is certainly more impressive than Poilievre’s surprisingly empty CV. Carney is also arguably more capable and pragmatic than Poilievre.. And certainly of better character. I’ll fully expect Carney to get security clearance to read the foreign interference report (how on earth does Poilievre still refuse to do this??) and to not attack the press as biased or fake. I’m a pure centrist who has voted more, but not exclusively, for the conservatives over the years, but I’ve seen more than enough. I’ll 1000% be supporting Carney.
I almost replied with something that inspired the next post instead. off to write that now :)
I think I feel honored?
Polls.... I think Billy Connelly said it best - https://youtu.be/WFGDPwsTX34
beautiful lol
Always nice to read sane things on substack
As a federal ‘undecided’ I now wish for a fall election to gauge how the Liberal party will govern. Too many of the same players who supported all the things that have led to scandals which led to prorogue & early election & shut down of parliament rather than facing scrutiny (green fund) are still the face of the ‘Carney’ LPC. What will the new leader (& PM) do to reassure Canadians that we can build up that which is ‘broken’ (nationalism & domestic trade barriers, election interference…) & more importantly our military and sovereignty concerns which have been neglected & abandoned for far too long! What will be the tax implications for middle & working class (including retirees) to both finance enhanced jobs losses, and new spending while supporting recent social programs like childcare, pharma & dental. At this juncture I have no trust in any of the party leaders. In Calgary, we’ll be lucky if there is a Liberal candidate on the ballot. Irregardless, the next govt will be cast by ON & QB votes, does it even matter anymore given
the promised election reform was nothing but a broken promise by the current LPC.
It won't be this fall. Canadians wanted an election yesterday; someone with a mandate to deal with Trump. There are changes that need to be made, fast. Trump is going to burn his economy to the ground and we will need a lot of experience and skill to not be taken down with them. An election call will come much sooner than later.
But there is one poll that suggested Libs are up marginally in AB.
I’ll keep thinking of that as an outlier for now 😏
For now..:)