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Karen Timmons's avatar

Deirdre, while reading your narrative, so many thoughts went through my mind! At first, it felt like a fairytale, a nice story with maybe a moral realized at the end. I could even hear someone reading the words, it was awesome, until I remembered it isn't a fairytale, it is a reality.

When I read the "joke" trump pondered, I wondered if it was like his joke about grabbing pussies. I found nothing funny in either. As Canadians, we should be disgusted. Our Canada is nothing like the U.S., except I fear Polievre is taking her there. Potential Prime Ministers do not hang around white supremacists. They just don't, at least they didn't openly support racist groups, to the best of my knowledge, before. I'm smart enough to know that I can be wrong.

I have felt for a very long time that Polievre was a trump wannabe, while retaining his job as Harper's chihuahua, of course.

The last thing I felt was that I was reading a terrifying, "How Canada became the US". I thought of the Soviet Union and how Putin wants it to be like before, while adding in even more territory. Do we really think orangeface will be satisfied ruling over the US? Will he take our country to war, and is that thought as far-fetched as I hope it is. Please tell me it is, so I can sleep tonight.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean's avatar

Between this post and the next (a week later) about it, I noticed more people commenting on the topic with similar wariness. With people like Smith and Poilievre brushing it off as “a joke”, I wanted to find a way to bring some recognition to the fact that it was undermining our PMO to their detriment. So long as they thought it hurt Trudeau, none of them were taking it seriously. I’ll give Poilievre some credit for his year-end interview where he was unequivocal about it not happening. Someone in federal leadership desperately needed to address it.

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Luke R's avatar

Trudeau addressed it as well, to be fair.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean's avatar

He did, just not before I’d posted this.

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Boring Rocks for Nerds's avatar

He can only survive as long as the crazy Facebook wing of the CPC supports him and they tend to drop politicians pretty quickly when they’re not exciting enough

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Garth Jolly's avatar

Poilievre is not Trudeau. That’s it. That’s his only selling point. It’s enough to become PM at this moment. But that’s all he is. Just try to find any actual policy beyond that.

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Marc's avatar

All your accusations about Poilievre would require you to be able to read his mind, which I hate to break it to you, you cannot do. These hyperbolic assumptions about how he’s so diabolically motivated purely out of personal ambition are utterly unfounded. I have news for you, any national politician is a highly ambitious and motivated individual, you don’t just randomly fall into a federal seat. If we’re looking at tangible results, Justin has ruined the country, while Pierre was a member of a government that left a budget surplus when they exited office with a country in far, far better shape than it is now.

It’s funny that you’re saying “all he wants to do is run down the prime minister!” So? Trudeau DESERVES to be “run down” for the outrageously incompetent, authoritarian way he’s run the country. That sort of criticism always belies an immature, emotional way of looking at the world that’s one of the main drivers of Canada’s decline. Thinking with your feelings. “Oh no! Pierre is a big meany! 😭 he’s being so mean to Justin, who always says such nice things!” Grow up.

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Garth Jolly's avatar

Blah blah blah. You expect me to read all that drivel? Move along.

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Marc's avatar

Every single last thing Trudeau has done is destructive and idiotic, so not being Trudeau is not only all PP needs to win, but it’s also all he needs to be guaranteed to be a massive improvement. It’s as if Justin set out to intentionally destroy the country, so I’d elect a ham sandwich to run the country as long as it isn’t Trudeau.

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Sharon Siba's avatar

Then scribble "ham sandwich" on your ballot, put a box beside it and your mark in that box if that's how you feel. It would be a far less harmful vote than voting for a man who is power hungry, hasn't got one policy except to run down the previous prime minister with whatever means he can so he can achieve his lifetime dream. Poilievre does not care about you or anyone else but himself. You simply cannot honestly or truthfully say that about Justin Trudeau.

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Luke R's avatar

I think you can. Look how long it took for him to step down with so many calling for it months before. He has ruined the party.

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Karen Timmons's avatar

He did not ruin this country, any dimwit could tell he loves Canada. Nobody was ready for covid, I was proud of our Prime Minister. He stood up for the little people including small businesses who could not have survived without that support.

A carbon tax is not ruining Canada. The latest report did that the Caston tax was going to hit big corporations the most, what is wrong with that.

I'm not going to argue every point, but your precious Poilievre all he could do was put down Trudeau, that was it. Oh and hang out with white supremacists. He, like Trump blaming DEI on a crash in air, was blaming trudeau for things he had no control over. Pp kept putting Trudeau down and lying about a lot. Did you know that the more a lie is repeated, eventually people believe it to be the truth.

Btw, if you think Canada is so "ruined", what are you doing here? Pp's rhetoric has been how bad Canada is, I'm sick of him putting down my Country. If you think he loves Canada, think again. He has done nothing in his life except suck on Canada's teat. He loves money, trump lives money. PP is his biggest fan, or at least one of them.

I'm amazed at how people cannot see this. When you leave, you You can take him with you.

Whoever wins the the Liberal Leadership race, probably Carney, will need to show the imposters to the people.

I will not put up with anyone putting down my country, Canada.

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Marjun Blishen's avatar

Pierre Poilievre is a whiner and a wiener as my grandson would say. He is an empty barrel . He is uncivilized . I would pick Trudeau any day over PP as he was not mean , a whiner and didn’t set out to hurt people. He even gave Alberta the pipeline to Burnaby Mountain. Did Albertans ever say thank you , no they just kept whining. In fact I think BC should turn of that tap.

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Marc's avatar

Empty, fact free name calling. You people really do “think” with your feelings.

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Karen Timmons's avatar

You really haven't been paying much attention to the one you are defending. He is all those things and much more worse things at that.

Take your blinders off. PP is a parasite.

I'm very proud Trudeau never sunk to his level. Granted, he never would, Trudeau has class, he loves Canada and I hated it when his so called supporters drank the orange kool-aid and practically pushed him out. He was left with no choice. However, Canada is much better off because he was our Prime Minister.

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Marc's avatar

You’re the one who hasn’t been paying attention. Trudeau is a narcissist who has used his position to enrich himself and his friends and family. He’s way more of a “parasite” than PP (who hasn’t been embroiled in the many, many ethics scandals Trudope has; what’s your justification for calling him a “parasite” exactly?) and he’s literally bankrupted this country by creating more debt than any previous administrator with nothing to show for it? You’re incredibly gullible if you think he “loves” this country. You must be one of the naive, uniformed masses in this country who’s fooled by his decent hair and high school drama teacher acting skills. You should probably go get another covid booster shot.

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Sharon Siba's avatar

Then scribble "ham sandwich" on your ballot, put a box beside it and your mark in that box if that's how you feel. It would be a far less harmful vote than voting for a man who is power hungry, hasn't got one policy except to run down the previous prime minister with whatever means he can so he can achieve his lifetime dream. Poilievre does not care about you or anyone else but himself. You simply cannot honestly or truthfully say that about Justin Trudeau.

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Lauretta Jenkins's avatar

IMO, you are wrong on this policy front. Listen to any actual interview, look at the CPC website, there’s plenty there.

He’s still the opposition leader, why should he school the liberals

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Karen Timmons's avatar

He has nothing, but the hatred he is spewing. He says he stands with Canada, he has to say that so those drinking his orange kool-aid will vote for him. I actually can see trump and his buddies cheating as they did in their election and helping Pp to be voted in. Then, take over Canada.

Seriously, for years Pp has been spouting how horrible Canada is, now he backtracks while it is in his advantage to do so. If, God forbid he gets in, he will have convinced his followers how awful Canada is and that they should join the US. Can't you see what has been happening under your very eyes? This is like MAGA bs. Are you MAGA. You can see PP IS.

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ABossy's avatar

“When Trump’s “joke” could be used to insult Trudeau the person, it worked perfectly with Poilievre’s campaign against the Liberal leader” BC’s Charlie Angus has been saying the same thing. He’s been interviewed by several US podcasters, but strangely enough I haven’t seen him on Canadian media at all. I like Charlie. He would agree with this excellent article.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean's avatar

Many thanks!

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PEW's avatar

Charlie is from Timmons Ontario

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ABossy's avatar

I stand corrected!

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Barb Bernhardt's avatar

never polievre

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Lee Neville's avatar

PP is the Leader of the Official Opposition. He may become the next Prime Minister of Canada, should the Federal Conservatives either win a majority, or cobble together and lead a Minority Government. What is unclear to me is whether PP has the right stuff to become a Prime Minister. Or will he funk it and meet his established low as a Harper-era attack chihuahua, or worse with Ancient Orange v2 - decompose to the fawning leader of the Canadian MAGA Vichy Quislings?

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Karen Timmons's avatar

He isn't made of the right stuff to be Prime Minister. I have always thought of him as Harper's chihuahua, but who am I? Nobody.

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Karen Timmons's avatar

Plus a Trump wannebe

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Lee Neville's avatar

I disagree. You are a fellow discerning dog aficinado who knows what dog is what!

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Dave Dave's avatar

Another couple of months of Trump assaults and PP will be drawing his backbench pay once more or absconding with a 3.1 million dollar pension .

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Michelle Snarr's avatar

I had been thinking the same - but you said it so well!

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean's avatar

Many thanks!

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Natalie's avatar

PP, the dog that caught the car. 😂

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D Witham's avatar

I don’t think we can consider anything that trump does is demeaning. He is a despicable, pathetic, deranged sociopath. Who could have any respect for any of his judgments, proclamations or insults. He is a disgusting human being

(Just in case of a misunderstanding, i meant to indicate how could he stoop any lower. How would you demean yourself when you are already loathsome)

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean's avatar

With far too many people willing to follow him, even here. The court of public opinion can change with enough saturation.

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Pat Douglas's avatar

PP is a trumpitler wannabe, and no matter what you think of our PM, PP will be far worse than harper ever was.

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Janice's avatar

Electing PP means Harper is at the helm.

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Karl Marten's avatar

PP's video in reaction to Trudeau stepping down was downright shameful - it could have been written by Trump himself (well, cleaned up - Trump can't write a complete sentence in proper English). How disgusting is it to turn an event like this into a political ad vying for your vote. I will never vote for PP.

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James Flanagan's avatar

Trump is stacking the deck so that, in America anyway, people will be grateful if he only rips them off. Because he might get them killed. Of course he doesn't care how many lives he destroys and ripping people off does get them killed, just more discreetly. His power has always depended on that carelessness or indifference so he fit with a Republican Party that was evolving there. They converged and melded into a dark star, bent on absorption and blind growth until the global petri dish is exhausted and it crashes and Jesus rides in on a cloud if you're an evangelical. Great country, the USA. I hope Canada doesn't underestimate the power of crazed conservatives. They can't control their own shit. They breed dark beasts that break out and stalk everybody.

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Michael Portelance's avatar

That is the hill he will die on. He will go down in history as one of our worst Prime Ministers.

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Thomas D’Arcy O’Donnell's avatar

.. you left out So Much of Pierre Poilievre’s ‘diseased reality & backtrail’ it’s Shocking !

Please Revisit ‘The Company He Keeps.. ‘Who He’s Endorsed .. Who He’s Screwed !

‘The Daily Weasel Words (apologies to weasels !) ‘The Parasitic Narcissism..

I could go on.. & on then.. on some more.. all Factual Chronology too !

Do his Electoral Riding Constituents ‘actually feel Broken ? ‘Lost Control of Their Lives ?

‘Do they hunt Game with Assault Weapons ? ‘Refuse to cash in their Carbon Levy Rebate ?

( psst ! Those are The Only People who can actually Vote For Him.. that Riding Only !)

‘But Wait ! There’s More ! ! It’s Amazzzing - How Much MORE there is ‘Back There !

🦎🏴‍☠️🍁

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