Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[Johnny Makarov]

Or no Federal NDP works as well... lol

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Their actual policies are the opposite of a populist agenda and are entirely aligned with a neoliberal / corporatist / authoritarian party.

Look no further than PP's big signature solution to "solve" the housing affordability crisis from the last election: abolish the GST on home sales. Nevermind that GST is only applied on new home builds, not existing home sales, so the benefit is already going to be limited only to those who are the first owner of a new property. Furthermore, PP's proposed plan didn't stipulate that it had to be your primary residence, so a rich retired boomer couple from Toronto who wanted to buy a winter home on Vancouver Island that would remain empty for ~9 months of the year was equally eligible for the GST rebate as a young professional trying to buy their first home. Most egregious of all, there was no cap on the number of new homes you could buy and not have to pay GST. This meant that an institutional real estate firm which buys hundreds of new properties for the purpose of renting them would also be eligible for the GST rebate on every home they purchased. I saw it described as a "Buy 20, Get 1 Free!" program for large rental property companies.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

This seems timely with all the talk of former CPC leaders, not sure if it was posted.

https://thewalrus.ca/advice-for-pierre-poilievre/

Originally Posted by Erin O'Toole

I am on the record saying that Pierre Poilievre should remain the leader of the Conservatives and be given a second opportunity to win an election. I know the pressures on him and his family, and I respect their service to the country. But as a leader, he needs to be introspective and courageous enough to overcome the adversity of the last year and learn from it. Political leaders have the dual priorities of focusing on what is best for their country or province and what is best for them politically to win the next election. In this age of polarization, however, it is critical that a leader understand that those priorities come in that exact order. Country first. Winning elections second.

[...]

Being the official opposition in the House of Commons means that we have come second to the party that will govern. We have given a noble effort but have come up short again and again. This is incredibly frustrating. I know this myself on a deep, personal level. It does not mean, however, that this frustration should lead to the role of opposition being approached with a constant sneer or with some form of angry patriotism.

The leader of the opposition must always project an unwavering faith in the country and its people, alongside a visible optimism about its future. Don’t only point out where things are broken but offer the peace of mind that comes with repair and improvement. This is especially true when the country is facing pressures on our unity and our sovereignty from forces that are both external and internal.

tl;dr: "PP, get your **** together."

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Or no Federal NDP works as well... lol

Ya, I've seen you post this a few times. I honestly think you need to join the Federal NDP and figure out how to make it something you would want to support instead of sitting on the sidelines and slagging on it while also slagging on the conservatives.

In a multi-party system, even a substandard one like our 'first past the post' system, it is critical to have more viable healthy parties, not less. If the Liberals are the only viable party then we are in trouble as a nation.

Having a Liberal / NDP flip flop going forward looks a lot safer and more healthy for our democracy than a Liberal / Conservative flip flop. This new version of the Conservatives look like they would try to break our country the moment they get back into power and then serve it up to America.

[GranteedEV]

Parties make democracy weaker. We see that in Alberta where every MLA under the UCP would vote for anything Danielle Smith tells them to, without having any actual input from their constituents.

The NDP, and Greens, and any independent MPs, are the backbone of democracy, and allow us to get policy that actually works for Canadians.

Quite frankly the conservatives have no business being so popular but they have money and sadly, with money comes political strength