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https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/former-pm-mulroney-predicts-trump-rage-at-justin-trudeau-a-passing-storm-1.3969200 Question is, was Trudeau listening to Mulroney's advise.

No you're not. You're just being your usual contrarian, Conservative hating self.

It makes one wonder whether anyone on the Trudeau team was astute enough to read Trump. Only then would they have been able to advise Trudeau properly going into the G7 summit, and how to react to Trump's actions and words.

Excellent point. Trudeau is no diplomat, and neither is Trump. Both should take training in this field.

Another indicator that Trudeau was playing to his base at home to shore up support. "Look how patriotic I am."

The hits on Canada have just begun. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-10/canadian-dollar-hardest-hit-as-investors-respond-to-g-7-fallout Is our federal government up to the job of fixing this? And what of Doug Ford? The incoming PC government is coming in at the very precarious time with much on their plate. I wish them every success in their handling of this looming catastrophe. I have a feeling things will get very bad for us economically. Our government must put aside their partisan and self serving ways and take drastic measures, for exampls getting rid of supply management even if it means losing a few votes in Quebec.

http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-green-party-leader-denies-reports-of-liberal-coalition That takes care of that. Wynne just can't catch a break. So sad....NOT.

Seats increased from 107 to 124, that is by 17. If the threshold for party status is raised above 8, would 12 to 14 seats not seem excessive?

Overwhelmingly, public comments to media articles say NO to accommodating the Liberals in this case. I suppose the PCs are gleaning these articles and comments to see where Ontarians sit on this matter. Some interesting views presented here. It makes me reflect on my initial opinion.

The Ontario Liberals lost party status because they won only 7 seats in the election. They needed 8 to maintain official status in the Legislature. http://www.680news.com/2018/06/08/losing-official-party-status-mean-liberals/ Should the PCs grant the Ontario Liberals official status party? My sense is that they should. Ford has said he would be the Premier of all Ontarians, including those that did not vote PC. So here is an opportunity to show he is serious about this pledge. This would, to some extent, silence his critics that he and his party are divisive and polarizing.

The PCs had a higher popular vote count than Trudeau, the darling of the Star. PCs received 40.64% of the popular vote to Trudeau's 39.5% in 2015. An inconvenient truth.

There, there. Would you like a soother?

On the bright side, if Ford wins a majority, he will surround himself by competent people. Having watched them in action I have a good inkling of where those people stand on various issues.There is nothing radical about them and I believe they will govern from the centre.

Just because a political party has a plan/platform doesn't ensure the province has direction. There have been many instances where governments have set aside their plans or were unable to deliver for various reasons. Some never intended to implement those promises in the first place. Proof is look at the Federal Liberals. In Ontario's case, a majority PC win is necessary to avert a NDP/Liberal coalition and to negate uncertainty. It looks to me like this is where we are headed. I for one would be more than pleased with that outcome.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4256612/ontario-election-ipsos-poll-doug-ford-pc-majority/ In the end, I think voters are looking not only at the leader, but the team that comes with them and what their cabinet would look like.

And looks like 4 years of you name calling against Doug Ford.

He can wear any tee shirt he wants or no tee shirt at all. I don't care. What I care about are Horwath's policies. Others may react differently. That's their prerogative.

I doubt the average voter will research information on Deco. In any case, the financial state of Deco as reported in the MSM and the pending lawsuit won't make a difference in the final outcome of the vote.

I don't care what the politicians' kids look like or their tattoos and hairdos. It's the actions and policies of politicians that I examine.

How come Renata Ford was not named trustee of Rob Ford's estate? Don't couples who have faith in each other normally name each other trustee in the event of the death of the other?

https://www.cp24.com/news/officer-running-for-pcs-in-scarborough-denies-he-sent-threatening-email-1.3958378 There is no time for a probe to be completed before the vote. At this stage of the game, the voters in that riding will decide who is more credible.

Looking for a Ford "gotcha" issue in the final campaign days. https://globalnews.ca/news/4247906/doug-ford-torontos-annual-pride-parade/

Loss of per-vote subsidy, seats on committees, the right to pose questions in the legislature, that sort of thing. This may help as it is in more detail. https://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2011/Preiss.pdf

The biggest challenge now for the Ontario Liberals is not losing party status in the Legislature. edit to add: the question I have is whether a party without party status can enter into a coalition to govern.