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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Why do you ignore people who tell you who they are? Pierre isn't going to moderate anything. he's been building towards this version for decades, how could you possibly convince yourself he would change?
He's already followed Smith's lead in saying he has no time for experts. If you want to see what a PP government looks like, check out Danielle. If you don't like Danielle, how could you possibly think PP is a good option? Unless you do like Danielle, in which case, well...you already know how I feel about that.
I just don't get how people think a politician will be what they want them to be, not what they are. Delusional, I guess.
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I am sure you are smart enough to know that comparing how Smith or any conservative Premier in Alberta is not how you govern an entire country. Alberta is a conservative province and has been for a very very long time.
Pierre going and being a very strong, right leaning conversative and enacting those stronger right policies in droves probably does not buy you a long runway of political success in central Ontario, where he is currently doing quite well. The battleground is Ontario, and more specifically the GTA where Liberal support is really collapsing which is why they are in trouble.
It's not a surprise that housing costs, car thefts, crime, drug, homeless and encampments and overall a sense of safety and wellbeing is part of his platform. This is an issue that is hitting cities and towns across Canada but specifically hitting downtown major cities harder, just due to the numbers. Everybody is affected by this which is why it's being (smartly) pushed hard by the campaign team.
He isn't pushing small town, rural issues to the same degree. Heck, you can't even say the good old Calgary boy is REALLY pushing Alberta policies that benefit AB more than other provinces. The messaging is all about a lot of issues plaguing Canadians and a lot of voters in larger centers.
He has picked up the political $100 off the floor so to speak, wither he continues to do that and continues to go after issues that would get him voted in long term, I don't know. If he's smart and the campaign team continue to find issues, great. If not and they go ultra right and piss off people where the votes are, then he's an idiot and he's done. The opposite is happening now with the Liberals. They are trying to process why a lot of support is fleeing when we already know the answers.