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even posters like ecos with the absolutely detestable Frank Greaves who swore he would use his powers to defeat poilievre now show the liberals and conservatives at basically a tie after weeks of insisting that there was double digit spreads between them I don't know why but a lot of posters this election put their thumbs on the scales I think. You look at their methodologies and you look at what they said and there were a few that were fairly honest but most were less so. As I predicted a few days ago now that we're getting close to the end they're all going to pretend that they're pulling is saying it's magically a tie. Last night, everybody changed their minds and that hugely leads vanished and wow it's actually a tie now who'da thunk it This will allow them to pretend that they were at least close no matter who wins. It's pretty obvious from some of the commentary that they believe that the conservatives are trending right now and have momentum. The poles are currently showing a liberal minority. I have a funny feeling we're going to see a conservative minority in reality but you never know. If that happens I expect that mark carney will drop out of politics and go do something else despite having promised that he was in it for the long haul win or lose. Hopefully at that point the conservatives will call a snap election and say seeing as they got A free ride in the last leadership race there's no point in waiting for them to finish this one

dude, if someone asks you what 2+2 is, and then you answer 22.... and then you get mad when they complain..... Your links are pretty useless. I think even you have to acknowledge that. The things they're trying to spin his lies simply aren't. Meanwhile we have carney who is out there insisting even after being corrected that it is absolutely a fact that poilievre will ban abortions. Everybody knows that's not a fact but he insists is an absolute fact not just his opinion. He said he had nothing to do with the move of his business the states we have found that that's not true. He said he had resigned from all of his boards we know that that's not true. Sorry but as far as honesty goes poilievre is one of the more honest politicians we had. I think you could honestly argue that Blanchette is also pretty honest, jag meet not so much and is pretty dishonest, but there's no doubt who's at the bottom of the pile and it sure as hell isn't Poilievre

You must be closer to Rosie's antenna.

Every thing you buy come with some sort of plastic packaging. You have no choice. What's your solution?

Dumbass. Thats Ratification. A Canadian-U.S. free-trade agreement was concluded in 1988, and NAFTA basically extended that agreement’s provisions to Mexico. NAFTA was negotiated by the administrations of U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and Mexican Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Preliminary agreement on the pact was reached in August1992, and it was signed by the three leaders on December 17. NAFTA was ratified by the three countries’ national legislatures in 1993 and went into effect on January 1, 1994 Here’s actual footage of Reagan signing the first free trade agreement:

No it was not Clinton. He just happened to be president when it took off. NAFTA was signed under Bush but based on Reagan policies for example. Oh and more to the topic of this thread here’s all the “made in China” Donald Trump merch at Trump’s own Trump merch store (yes the grifter jn chief has his own store selling MAGA merch)

1) America became a global superpower after Ww2, and USA built the global international order we know today 2) After the cold ear, that international order was expanded to include Russia, China etc Free trade agreements were signed, “globalism” commenced STARTED UNDER REAGAN 3) Through the 90s Globalism was championed by Republicans more than anyone, becomes a universally accepted principle by people in both parties Americas wealth continues to grow exponentially as a result, a need class of billionaires is created. America continues to be richer than ever before Republicans continue to bus unions, rill back workplace safety and labour protections and claim the offshoring of factories is just hiw capitalism works 4) Americas wealth is greater than ever before….However wealth inequality in USA continues to increase as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer and the middle class is hollowed out. All the wealth is being distributed to the billionaire class and none is shared with the rest of society. Democrats continue to call this out but republicans ignore it and call this talk socialism and “divisive class warfare”. Republicans continue to say anyone can simply work harder if they want more. 5) Republicans suddenly falsely pretend to care about the destruction of the working class and promote a bunch of phoney baloney working man policies that are really just a smokescreen to preserve the status quo and just increased pollution, reduced consumer protection etc. Sorry the factory jobs aren’t coming back and those that do aren’t going back to the obscure rust belt cities where they left 5) The leading cause of bankruptcy in the usa is healthcare. Basic social safety nets that keep people from becoming financially ruined when they have an illness or provide a temporary source of income when they lose their job is a far cry from what you’re derisively calling “welfare”.

Bullseye. Even the prevailing economic theory of the Chicago school of economics percolated for 20 years or so before it gradually gained acceptance. If you want to see something remarkable, watch the talking heads at CNBC, MSNBC, and FOX business ... Those shows that cover the markets ... Trying to get their heads around. What's going on here. They're slowly coming to the realization that Trump actually thinks he's smarter than the business world. That the economic orthodoxy they all buy into is under direct threat from The mad King that they supported. Most centrists were unnerved by his statements during the last election campaign, and felt there was at least a good chance of him pursuing the trade war and doing damage. Those who supported him felt it was rhetoric only, and that he would listen to advisors who would keep him grounded. If he doesn't give this up, it could be calamitous.

You're incapable of reason. You're ideologically locked in a cage and can't get out. You're a tyrant who denies the basic principles of due process and justice to people he dislikes. No amount of evidence can convince you. You're not 1 ounce better than all the chuds.

Dumbass. USA effectively created and controlled WTO, along with IMF, world bank and all the other globalist institutions and USA benefited greatly from them, more than anyone else did America became even more rich and powerful after the cold war ended ESPECIALLY during the Clinton years but it didn’t start there it started under Reagan. Clinton years were just peak America before the economy crashed under Bush and all the tea party nutjobs started coming out of the woodwork American capitalists wanted globalization and they became billionaires doing it. Republicans were the biggest champions of it. Basic social safety nets are not “welfare” and your ridiculous attitude is exactly why USA ids full of destitute shitholes not seen in other first world countries.

The Tories are winning! Vote Liberal!

It doesn't say advertisers working for a candidate have a right to being in a press pool either.

Now the Mad King is tanking the markets even further because he’s butthurt over an opinion Dow ends down nearly 1,000 points after Trump’s latest tirade against Fed’s Powell U.S. stocks suffered steep losses on Monday as President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, prompting investors to worry about the central bank’s independence even as they grapple with the effects of Trump’s ongoing, erratic trade war. All three major indexes tumbled more than 2%, and the U.S. dollar continued to get hammered, sinking to a three-year low against a basket of major currencies. The equity selloff was less intense in Canada, thanks largely to another surge in gold prices to fresh record highs. Trump escalated his criticism of Powell on Monday, saying the U.S. economy is headed for a slowdown “unless Mr. Too Late, a major loser, lowers interest rates NOW,” in a bellicose Truth Social post which raised concerns over the Fed’s autonomy…. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/market-news/article-premarket-stocks-dollar-slide-as-trumps-attacks-on-fed-shake-markets/

Dumbass. USA became a global superpower in the aftermath of WW2. That is a fact most people learn before high school. It’s not even up for debate. The US created and lead the post-war world order which only allowed it to become even more powerful relative to other nations. The “globalist” world order started with Reagan/Thatcher but really took off in the 90s, championed by Republicans and conservatives who called liberals and democrats communists and socialists for opposing the “free market” offshoring factory jobs and corporate mergers that resulted in mass layoffs. The real reason US factory towns remain “hollowed out” is because of a failure of US domestic policy and lack of a social safety net for people who fall on hard times. In “sink or swim” America those places were left to sink amd that’s what happened. Spoiler alert: for the few factory jobs that do come back to USA, they won’t be coming to those rusted out meth-head shitholes, they will be located somewhere new, close to centres of commerce and technology.

The illiterati strike again....

I kind of just thought he was an !diot. But yes it is a severe problem that the left doesn't want to acknowledge when they break a law or change a law but want us to think it's horrible heinous and deplorable when somebody else does exactly the same thing. And they wonder why they lose elections

Suddenly polls are a great indicator of voting intention after Con supporters have been setting their hair on fire about how unreliable and biased polls are. Partisan hacks with no capacity for shame?

I stand for the law Clearly those that are deemed criminals do not LOL

Yeah, you are a LOSER amongst LOSERS. LOL

When you're within the margin of error one way, you can call that a statistical tie. Mainstreet definitely, and maybe EKOS could say that. These predictions are made on distributions, however, so the further from the polled number, the less likely they predict it will be. For most of the other polls to be "ties", you need the unlikely scenario that their margins of error are both fully realized, and that they both go in the direction required for the Conservatives. That's wishful thinking. It's not impossible, and momentum could swing, but if the election were held today they're still predicting a Liberal majority, and by 1 point higher than they did yesterday.

It's looking a lot better for the minority government I'd much rather see. Which way matters less really. A little humble pie for Conservatives from having to negotiate what it wants to do instead of just ramrodding everything through would suit me just fine too. Remember when you were crowing about a three term Conservative/Poilievre future? Maybe Canada's greatest PM you said. That cookies sure crumbled hasn't it?

I just did dumdum. Show us where all of the polls say it's a tie, or we can safely conclude that you've clowned yourself...again. As for the rest, make up your mind over which fantasy you're going to subscribe to. Am I the coward too afraid to engage you, or am I the sad puppy following you and engaging you everywhere? 🫠

Not as bad as Trump but certainly trying LOL https://cultmtl.com/2025/04/report-finds-pierre-poilievre-told-the-most-lies-at-last-nights-leaders-debate/ https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/03/opinion/pierre-poilievre-truth-misinformation https://www.ndp.ca/news/reality-check-poilievres-house-lies

You're the one looking stupid here, muppet. Why bother asking you directly? You so regularly prove yourself full of shit that it felt safe to assume this was another example of you clowning yourself. Feel free to prove otherwise. 🙄

Sorry, herpes, but it's the pervert leftists that are the leading bullshitters, and it's not even close. Every f*cking thing you degenerates post is either left-wing propaganda or manufactured bullshit or both. In this case, humor is truer than your woke cultism.

The idea that the "left" (meaning somehow Democrats and Liberal Party) created globalization is just one of the head-spinning ideas that people with no sense of history float regularly. (Another example is saying that the Nazis who jailed socialists were themselves socialists). Of course the Liberals and Dems were glad to keep the agreements in place after the hard political work was done. It worked out nicely as you ended up with 8 years of Dems and umpteen years of Liberals due to the economic boon. Ah well...

Straws and bags are no longer used. You have to start somewhere. Be nice if people took a little responsibility for their own behaviour instead of using others as an excuse not to.

Lol Trump is not trying to make that happen as you can see in real time he is wiping out people’s savings and driving up prices. He could care least about the middle class Every society needs a social safety net because hard times happen no matter what. Americas unique problems have a lot to do with the fact that they uniquely don’t have a social safety net that helps people get back on their feet. Instead it has a predatory system that preys on people when they are more vulnerable.

You are taking Ezra's word. I did not quote the CBC on anything they said about the matter. You're pretty clearly in the tank for the rebel, by automatically taking their word and stating that CBC has lied.

As a fan of the network upon which Pete Hegseth was recently a pundit--another job for which he had no real qualifications, but at dramatically lower stakes--it's clear that you have no idea of journalistic standards. If multiple outlets are confirming it from multiple sources, it happened. And the irony of your post is over the top hilarious. You "knowing" and it being "proven" that Garcia is a gang member based on a tip--no evidence. You call him a wife beater? Hegseth's own mother called him an abuser in writing. Abrego Garcia has been in this country 16 years with steady employment, no criminal record and a lasting marriage. While Hegseth has been certainly accused of rape, sexual harassment, alcoholism and more. And Abrego Garcia has never put our military at risk. Maybe Hegseth should be deported? He should definitely be fired. --and let's not let it go unmentioned that you're trying to hand-wave away a court order in favor of executive fiat. Poo-poo to the rule of law! Bring on the dictator!

What undemocratic illegal behaviour? Like I said get back to us when Ezra is awarded a penalty for these indignities.

That's a very broad baseless claim. It's easy to make false broad claims. Putin does it all the time. So does Trump.

Get back to us when Ezra uses his evidence to convince a judge to find Cochrane and O'Donnell guilty of libel and slander. Maybe he can recoup the $80000 he was ordered to pay when he was found guilty of it.

That's not possible, we already have a plastic straw ban. So they can't be that pile of garbage out there because the straw ban would have solved it Just like we fixed global warming because I paid my carbon tax for 10 years There is absolutely zero indication that things will be better with a straw man. As I have already provided evidence the chemicals that come out of the paper straws are in the environment forever as well and maybe worse than plastic. At least if somebody gets serious about the problem they can clean the plastic up which is more than you can say for the chemicals

Ya we have 2 composters. But nice deflection. So the recycling plan is not working. What a shock.

Meanwhile in real news Hegseth was caught texting war plans to his wife and brother to show off his cool new job. This what happens when you give the nation’s top jobs massively unqualified hacks who couldn’t manage as much as a McDonalds shift Wouldn't tolerate it': House Republican calls second Hegseth Signal report 'unacceptable' https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wouldnt-tolerate-it-house-republican-calls-second-hegseth-signal-report-unacceptable.amp

Whoa - take a few deep breaths. Conserve your anger. I think you're gonna' need it soon.

Researchers around the world have been looking into this for decades. Just because RFK commissions a study does not make it necessarily better. And what is particularly humorous is that they will have this all laid out and solved by September.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2025/04/21/us-exceptionalism-faces-challenges-amid-steepening-of-us-treasury-yield-curve-portfolio-manger/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/21/boeing-investors-brace-for-fallout-from-trump-tariffs

the study that once tried to hypothesize a causal relationship between standard vaccines and autism has been debunked. This idea that there is an easily found environmental cause is unrealistic.

And further to my earlier comments the immigration policy whether beneficial or not went through an actual policy process in that there were various experts and stakeholders advocating for it for a ling time it wasn’t just Trudeau sitting on a throne issuing decrees based on his own uninformed hunches. FWIW that immigration is also credited for being the primary reason Canada didn’t enter recession and before Trump’s tariffs Canada had been forecasted to lead the G7 in growth in 2025 because of it.

Absolutely true. And this might explain why FOX took the stock ticker off their pages after Trump's tariff madness sent the stock market into the tank in recent weeks. The important thing is to keep the bubble intact, so that America's #1 news source does what it was designed to do: keep the Republicans in power.

This is a baseless assertion. I provided facts. So... tell me again, what country is it you are a member of? Because Trump has been pushing for peace for a bit now and why hasn't your country done more? Why hasn't Ukraine won this war with the increased support of Europe and other western nations? Oh... they are betraying Ukraine too?

1) Trump has only been President for 86 days! 2) Trump had damaged rhe entire global economy 3) Trump’s damage is entirely self-inflicted and self-created whereas Trudeau’s policies, including the bad ones, were affected by covid and global supply chain challenges that were not of his making 4) Even if Trudeau’s economic policies were incorrect, they were broadly in line with other OECD countries and so were the challenges Canada experienced, e.g housing shortage 5)As Ive said many times already what makes Trump’s mismanagement so absolutely isnt that he’s trying a policy that’s having negative results. Look, Policy failure is part of being in government sometimes. Every president and prime minister experiences this on some level. If elected, PP will have them too, as much as you’d like to pretend he’s a god he is kot. What makes Trump’s economic disaster the ultimate level of misconduct is the fact that this is something of such national and global importance and his disastrous actions are being done with NO policy at all and NOBODY with any expertise is in charge. Trump is a man who knows nothing about macroeconomics or trade t is being allowed to just rule by whim and make it up as he goes. He’s doing things completely contrary to all known principles of economics, with global economy just getting worse and worse every time he says or does anything. Surely even you must realize that policy especially something this important is the result of ideas that have been studied and refined dor years by a wide variety of experts and stakeholders and are only implemented when they have achieved the highest levels of scrutiny and broad acceptance from some segment of society Trump’s uninformed and half-baked tariffs ideas haven’t been put on paper much less studied or refined and what he has uttered about them is absolute gibberish to anyone either even a basic understanding of economics. Even many in his own administration don’t support them. It is absolutely unfathomable that the “leader of the free world” is acting in a manner that would get even a McDonalds manager fired

The US is now a country where you can be grabbed by ICE and shipped off to an El Salvador prison with zero due process. Regardless of how unlikely, why take the risk if you don't have to.

Uh no the Trump administration’s mismanagement of this issue outclasses Trudeau and the worst administrations of any western democracy by a country mile. As I already said this economic disaster isn’t simply a case of bad policy, poor planning, or poor policy implementation, all of which could be said about things Trudeau and other governments have done. Trump is unique in that his followers have anointed him to sit on a throne and make shit up as he goes day by day despite the fact that he clearly has no knowledge or understanding of what he’s doing and his actions contradict all understanding of economics and geopolitics. Even his own cabinet members don’t support what is happening have no idea what he’s doing or why and what will happen next, it’s government by whim of the emperor and it changes daily Trudeau tried novel policies some of which didn’t work out as expected or were poorly executed but it wasn’t due to Trudeau alone making shit up every morning and changing his mind then changing it back again day after day because he’s in a bad mood. And the fact that you try to downplay this completely self-inflicted economic and geopolitical disaster that has cost the economy trillions of dollars and the US its position as trusted global leader as some easily reversed minor misstep or hiccup is laughable. By all measures the economy was “firing on all cylinders” in 2024 under Biden and Trump has erased all of that. You have no basis to say it would have been worse under Kamala other than your own deep bias. It hurt US agriculture badly and Trump provided bailouts That was another of Trump’s unsubstantiated claims which resulted in Canada imposing counter-tariffs. Ultimately while it created a few thousand new US steel jobs, up to 75,000 US manufacturing jobs were lost as steel prices soared and certain specialized types of steel not made in the US but still tariffed by Trump became expensive and scarce. Like what exactly? Be specific