SpankyMcFarland
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1 hour ago, CdnFox said:
They may have all played a role but it's pretty obvious what the issue was, and that was trump and carney.
As i said the guy you were quoting himself noted that he got NOWHERE in two years but things changed overnight when trump and carney came along,
The convoy was cbc propaganda. Just like it was when they claimed MAGA in the us was funding it, which turned out to be completely untrue despite their early insistence (retraction page 67). Then they claimed the russians were behind it all which was also untrue.
I'm sure some people don't like him. He can seem abrasive. I don't like carney. But literally tens if not hundreds of thousands of people do like Poilievre. Vastly more people voted for him to be the leader of his party than Carney's did for him. He got a similar number of people to vote for him in the election. And young people tend to like people that are willing to stand up to bullies and that's what he does. The CBC likes to pretend he's the bully but the reality is he stands up to CBC reports another mainstream reporters when they try and bully it. And younger people see that.
At the end of the day the reason he lost was Trump and Carney and Justin Trudeau leaving.
Until that moment he was polling to win a massive victory same as always.
Do you believe Poilievre’s position on the convoy was popular in Ottawa?
Either way, Poilievre provokes strong opinions. Some people like him but a lot of people dislike him intensely, especially women. In that sense he divides people much more than, say, Erin O’Toole or Scheer did. His party did very well and yet he was thumped in his riding. It wasn’t close. That says something.
In the same way, I suspect, for example, that Carney will be a less divisive figure with ordinary Canadians than Trudeau was. His personality is less extroverted, less obtrusive. There’s less about him to get annoyed about.
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I don’t think Smith has anything the political skills required to lead Alberta out of Canada.
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There is a tendency to consider events inevitable after they have happened and to become dogmatic about causes and effects. However, there are several factors that one may reasonably imagine went down worse with Carleton voters:
1. The convoy.
Quote…the one issue that gets frequently mentioned by Carleton residents was Poilievre’s support of members of the convoy protest that occupied downtown Ottawa in early 2022. The image of Poilievre delivering Tom Horton’s coffee to supporters is one that many Ottawa residents have not forgotten, including some in Carleton.
Quote“The convoy definitely cost him a lot. He should have stayed the hell away from it,” Turnbull says.
2. Likeability:
QuotePoilievre’s personality also gave the Liberals an edge, according to Fanjoy. The Conservative leader was a polarizing figure in the riding with a fierce base of support, but there were growing numbers of people who were uncomfortable with his style – especially women, both nationally and at the riding level. Critics complained about the “Trumpiness” of some of his language – the use of woke, for example.
QuoteMarjory LeBreton, a former adviser to Stephen Harper and former Conservative Senator, lives in the Carleton riding and gave an early warning about some of those concerns. In June of 2022, she publicly expressed worries about the direction of the Conservative party, noting the embrace by some of its members of the convoy blockade. She resigned from Carleton’s Conservative board.
QuoteMark Towhey, a broadcaster and former chief of staff to Toronto mayor Rob Ford, agreed that Poilievre’s attack dog persona and likeability issues were factors in him losing his seat. Poilievre took steps to change his tone, which won him kudos during debates, but that likely came too late, said Towhey.
3. Public servants.QuoteMeanwhile, Towhey said the Conservatives’ plans to reduce the size of the federal public servicelikely lost him votes in the riding, even if Poilievre was careful to say it would be done through attrition.
Sixteen per cent of the riding is made up of government employees. “All of whom might have heard: ‘there goes my job,'” Towhey says.
https://ottawacitizen.com/feature/how-pierre-poilievre-lost-carleton
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1 hour ago, WestCanMan said:
Sure, but while Carney is gone the CBC is covering up his lies (established fact 😉) and pumping his tires every day.
Poilievre didn't just gift the CBC $1B taxpayer dollars a year, he doesn't get any CBC propaganda. Just slander.
That's not true at all. You just got caught spreading CBC propaganda, dude.
Just curious. Do you see yourself as a uniter or a divider?
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Trump is feeling the heat. He hyped this nonsense because he’s getting such little good news on the tariff front.
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I think you’ll find that it wasn’t only ‘England’ who signed on to this ‘deal’, whatever it is. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland did too.
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On 5/4/2025 at 6:07 PM, WestCanMan said:
- While Poilievre was travelling all across the country, visiting probably 300+ ridings, his opponent was campaigning in his riding that whole time
That’s true of every leader. It’s a balancing act they are expected to be able to manage. I asked here whether Poilievre was in danger before the election because the CBC was reporting that the party had belatedly begun to accept reality and moved more of its people there.
Poilievre is a divisive figure, not a uniter - that’s been his style for years - and it bit him in the nether regions when he needed neutrals to get him over the line.
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With his talk of Alcatraz, coal, dolls, resources and territory, Trump is clearly stuck way back in the 20th century and his capacity to learn what makes countries rich these days is not the best at this stage. It doesn’t augur well for the future of the continent.
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Trump was grotesque today, unable to resist talking about the 51st state ‘idea’ again. At least his tone was closer to the minimum expected between allies. The sooner talks can start with rational American officials the better.
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Exaggeration and catastrophization are key features of MAGA, feeding the paranoia and self-pity of the base. If fentanyl is ‘pouring’ in from Canada then drastic measures to stop this threat are justified, including the elimination of rights, checks and balances, with ever more power going to the leader who will save us.
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With NFL officials behind him he starts a mindless word salad about Alcatraz of all things and turns to them expecting agreement. Imagine putting people in that spot who have done nothing to offend him. Even worse, this is basically a daily occurrence now. Americans will have four years to rue their choice.
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Let’s take an unfiltered look at Palestine’s enemy. The religious fanatics are on both sides of this conflict.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/hamas-israel-hunger-war-in-gaza
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In MAGAworld the leader is always right: when he gets all of what he wants it’s proof he can do no wrong; when he gets part of what he wants his initial position was a brilliant bargaining move; and when he gets nothing he was only joking and we’re taking him too literally, move on, look over there.
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Monarchs based abroad that we share with other countries are not ideal. Their loyalties are divided. Two examples. Firstly, our head of state hasn’t visited in fifteen years. Secondly, the UK head of government, desperate for a trade deal with Trump, won’t let him support us openly.
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As a short-term speculative bet it may have value but it’s dangerous if it infiltrates the legacy economy and makes the rest of us liable for losses one way and another. The notion of a crypto reserve should worry everybody.
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7 hours ago, West said:
When you are outraged about everything, people don't take you seriously
I am certainly not a person who is offended by everything but if you can’t see how offensive and tasteless this is coming from the head of state and government I can’t help you.
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3 hours ago, CdnFox said:
There is zero chance of any liberal ever thinking that way when Poilievre wins. It's kind of hard to swallow knowing that when people like you call for that kind of thing now. Nobody was graceful in harper won, Nobody said we should all come together. If anything the opposition parties vowed to bring him down as soon as possible and somebody paid for ads to be put up that he eats babies in the Toronto subway system
Why is it that whenever the liberals win they demand that other people take the high road and think of the country, and whenever they lose they're all about bitterness anger and Vengeance? Do you see the problem here?
Why not set a better example?
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13 minutes ago, User said:
Amazing. Just like many folks on the left feigning outrage over this don't give a damn about religion other than to use it to attack Trump right now.
Do people not have the faintest grasp on good manners any more? I don’t have to belong to a religious sect to respect those who do, so if I were a politician I would not have to be told not to mock a recently deceased, widely respected religious leader.
Why are people defending the indefensible here? It’s a form of collective madness.
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4 minutes ago, West said:
Trump is Church of Scotland (Presbyterian). They believe in electing their church leadership by the layperson.
You would need a firm grasp of the concept of apostolic succession and historical debate on that concept to get the meme
Please. I sincerely hope you don’t believe this is really about doctrine. Trump doesn’t give a damn about religion other than to use it to sucker in more rubes. If he despises Catholics so much he could have made that clear before so many voted for him.
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This photograph has offended Catholics right across the political spectrum as would be expected by any reasonable person.
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Can somebody kindly explain this to me. Is it supposed to be funny?
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Here’s a perfectly reasonable statement from Stephen Harper. Let’s all remember who we are playing for.
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Yesterday’s federal election was the 45th in the proud history of Canada’s democracy. I want to extend my sincere congratulations to Prime Minister Carney on the results his party achieved. I wish him, and the government he will lead, success as they navigate our country forward during these challenging times. I also want to congratulate Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada on making significant gains, both in seats and popular vote, and bringing an entire new generation of Canadians to the Conservative Party. To all candidates, campaign volunteers and election workers who participated in this election: thank you for your contribution to our democratic process, one that so many brave Canadians have sacrificed so much to defend. Their legacy is the proud and independent country we must always serve and protect. The True North, Strong and Free. -
She was part of a mob that invaded America’s parliament.
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First off, who is the ‘we’ here? This is a Canadian forum.
Next, consider another example of the bitterness diet. Three years ago Putin launched an entirely unnecessary invasion of his neighbour that he thought would end rapidly. Three years later Russia has suffered a vast number of killed and wounded and yet the war continues because one man wants it to. Next door the Grand Pooh-Bah runs a totalitarian state, controlling every aspect of life, that has been hit by tariffs from a foreign president. His party predecessors oversaw the deaths of millions of their citizens. I don’t have a crystal ball but I’m guessing he’s willing and able to wait a while.
A raw unfiltered look at Israel's enemy
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And what about Iraq? Who wanted us more heavily involved in that conflict - Chrétien or Harper?