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Originally Posted by GGG
Number 1 hasn’t shown to be really true but I agree it is driving perception. However because this inflation isn’t based in government policy it’s going to be back down to 3% or less over the next six months so the government likely gets credit for fighting it.
2) I always laugh at over taxation when in a list with not enough services. The Resources discussion is really only an Alberta centric thing which has no affect federally.
3) no one cares about debt anymore
4) the health care issue could sink governments and is a difficult one to solve as you have a jurisdictional battle between the Feds and provinces
5) no one cares about the armed forces
6) this is an issue that is solving itself with time. The passport travel issue from last year has mostly been mitigated and will be by the time of a next election so I suspect it’s one of the issues that will be framed as the government solving.
7) I think this issue never seems to have legs, it should be disqualifying but no one cares anymore
8) do you have references to our decreased standing in the world? I think we have always ranked about the same spot by those indicators and just the perception is Canada is better then it is. Has it moved recently?
9) agree it’s frustrating and the culture war conservatives will try to frame the election around this to deflect from the policy side.
Overall though I think the next 6 months will see things look better for the liberals. The one thing that could improve the cons right now is if we go into a deep recession. If the US banks don’t stick the soft landing then the conservatives will gain off the economic damage. Without a recession the NDP vote slips back to the libs in key ridings and we go back with a minority government.
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No one cares about debt?
I mean you'd think its true, but then you realize things have really gone to #### when the Liberal Government is openly saying high interest rates and the debt load is creating issues with how the government can spend money, and fiscal restraint will be needed.
Nobody has said that in years.
So yeah, I think they do care.