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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The abortion issue is dead and buried, I have no problem with the gun control issue I had problems with a gun registry that was stupid, ill conceived and did nothing to stem the flow of illegal guns. The only issue that I have is with the grass laws, but that to me is not a big deal personally. I don't see this government as some socially regressive monster.
And if your saying that the Liberal Party leader is going to be a figure head who is going to be guided by back room committees then you've got a party problem. Harper good or bad has shaped the Conservatives and their policies since he started climbing to the leadership role, he was one of the key policy cogs when he was in opposition.
I don't see the Liberal's moving back to center right now, I don't think they can. I also think that allowing guys like Bob Rae and some of the other looneys to retain key party positions prevents that.
The Liberal's are a mess, they have bad leadership and they're backing the wrong horse.
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You're fine with those social issues because you'd probably traditionally have been a PC. Unfortunately for the party it also has a lot of wild rose style nutbars, the exact kind of people who just lost the US election for the republicans. Even Alberta rejected them for GS. They're increasingly out of touch and unwilling to compromise.
Trudeau won't be a figurehead but he has already assembled some pretty decent political strategists in his backroom. In 2 or 3 years when the election comes he'll be on message, or he'll lose. These kind of past missteps were dumb, but they will only burn him if they continue.