[longsuffering]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Sorry if one of our 2 national newspapers does a piece on JT and you don't like it.

It isn't as if i'm scouring the web. It's the National Post. Like a few million other Canadians I like to read the national newspaper.

Good try though.

So you're going to go with feigned outrage at the suggestion you take every opportunity to spew an anti-Trudeau agenda.

Really?

Your a Harper cheerleader. Own it.

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Lol

And are any of you suggesting that the muppet has anywhere near the business or academic accomplishments of his dad, Harper or Mulroney?

The quips that you will hear about Trudeau's age are related with the fact that he comes across as a guy spending the trust money while he is "finding himself". As Bob Rae said, leader of the liberal party (and by extension prime minister) isn't an entry level position.

But he does look great for 43 though, doesn't he?

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

you can criticize Harper for a lot of things, but when it comes to the economy he Flaherty, And Oliver have handled the economy better than any other g20 country over the last 5 years

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Given Trudeau's complete lack of interest in talking about the economy, the longer he waits to read what the brains of the Liberals have written out for him (in small words) the more likely it will come across as lacking credibility and not being thought out.

Is Trudeau falling into the Ignatief trap of filling his inner circle with yes-men/women and not adjusting to the economy?

Or are people so focused on filling up the gas tank this week and saving a few bucks that they won't notice growing job losses because of the price of oil?

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Complain, critique and howl about Harper all you want. Quite frankly it's important that people do that. There are things in the record that deserve to be critiqued.

Trudeau doesn't have to explain why Harper didn't balance the budget, but he does have to explain how he will manage the economy. He has to do it with more than platitudes.

He hasn't done anything on the economy, and the longer he waits the more likely it is that:

a) he has no idea;
b) his team has an idea but he doesn't understand it;
c) he thinks Canadians care more about other issues; or
d) (most likely) he thinks he can win the election without getting into details or strategies on how to manage the economy.


I think that the longer he waits the more nervous voters will get and will look to the CPC who managed to get the country through the last recession on its feet.

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

and I think not talking about the economy when the wealthiest provinces either directly rely upon oil, or upon manufacturing jobs arising out of the oil industry would be a big mistake.

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

you're spinning this back as against the Conservatives. I suspect it is because they and the NDP are the only parties with details about how they would manage the economy.

The problem you need to be addressing is why the Libs haven't put out their own plan.

(and whether they are scrambling because that plan had been to tax the ___ out of the oil industry under an "environmental effort" but now realizing they have to be more transparent about the intended wealth transfer to central canada)

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Trudeau reacts but presents nothing original and no comprehensive plan.

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Different columnist at National Post gives a take on Trudeau's unknown economic abyss. As stated a few days ago, the longer the Libs actual brainpower let Trudeau go without handing him some substance to talk about, the more critique he's going to get that he has no clue:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01...eau-who-knows/

some quotes:

We’re now in an election year and nobody has the foggiest idea what the Liberals would do to steady the economy when things get as rocky as they are now

or this tidbit showing Trudeau talking out of both sides of his mouth

Mr. Trudeau has sounded far from convincing in his role as prime minister-in-waiting. He accused Mr. Harper of “putting all his eggs in one basket, counting on the oil price to remain high,” but what does that mean? The Conservatives tried to facilitate resource development (to no great success), so would Mr. Trudeau erect barriers?

His statement suggests diversification of the economy, but in what sectors and how?

Manufacturing? Earlier this week in London, Ont., he talked of “transitioning away from manufacturing-based employment as a driver of the economy.” Yet by the time he got to auto-manufacturing-rich Windsor the following day, he talked about “the need for the federal government to step up on manufacturing.”