Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[Fuzz]

That's exactly why he won't win an election. He's far too smarmy. You'll notice he didn't answer the question. Exactly "who" has said it is irrelevant, it's pretty obvious to, well, everyone, that's what he has been doing. Had the reporter said "CBC reporters" I'm sure he had a tirade lined up for that, too. But there are no shortage of people pointing it out, like Global reporter Rachel Gilmore.

[Doctorfever]

Nm

[Doctorfever]

Time crack 7 more beers. This can’t be correct.


https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...of-canada-pays

Of course, the Quebec method isn’t superior, or at least the federal government doesn’t truly believe it is. Nova Scotia has a very similar cap-and-trade program, and the feds nonetheless expect Nova Scotia to raise its tax to the equivalent of 37¢ a litre by 2030, just like the rest of the country.

According to the CTF’s Terrazzano, “Trudeau’s special deal for Quebec shows the carbon tax was always about politics, not the environment.”

https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/qu...ctor%2C%20said.

The math is simple: Trudeau is forcing drivers in every other province and territory to pay 14 cents per litre of gas in carbon taxes, while Quebecers pay 10 cents per litre,” Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director, said.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by Doctorfever

Time crack 7 more beers. This can’t be correct.

It’s from the CTF and the Sun, so you’re right, it isn’t.

[Doctorfever]

So how much are they paying?

[Roughneck]

7 beers worth.

[Doctorfever]

That’s what I thought you would say.

Guess they must have already fixed climate change in Quebec, hence less carbon tax hey Roughneck???

[Roughneck]

The ‘cap’ in cap and trade has forever flummoxed the Alberta conservative.

[Fuzz]

https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/08/w...r-ndp-premier/



Interesting thought....Notley running federally?

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/08/w...r-ndp-premier/



Interesting thought....Notley running federally?

Yeah interesting. I thought there was a pretty big divide ideologically and in terms of policy between Notley and the federal NDP and maybe even some animosity between Singh and Notley. It would be interesting to watch this play out.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Yoho

https://twitter.com/user/status/1691877694613397991

Pre rehearsed question didn’t go great.

You are correct, PP looks brutal there. He may have rehearsed that answer to that question but he looked ridiculous.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

You are correct, PP looks brutal there. He may have rehearsed that answer to that question but he looked ridiculous.

What do they want? Quotes from Cesar Milan?

[Erick Estrada]

He did make her look silly as if you are going quote experts and you can't name a single one, it shows she hasn't done her homework on the actual topic. That said Pierre dodging the question is the exact same thing we have criticize Trudeau for years. The fact that he didn't deny he's courting the far right it isn't going to be reassuring to Canadians that are on the fence. He's not going to win an election being wishy washy.

[Doctorfever]

Originally Posted by Roughneck

The ‘cap’ in cap and trade has forever flummoxed the Alberta conservative.

So the answer to the question is???

You guessed it, those articles are correct.

Since you couldn’t answer that question, I will give you an easy one, why is Quebec paying less?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Yeah interesting. I thought there was a pretty big divide ideologically and in terms of policy between Notley and the federal NDP and maybe even some animosity between Singh and Notley. It would be interesting to watch this play out.

I could see Notley having a Jack Layton moment seizing the fatigued Liberal voter. I'm not convinced she'd end up PM anytime soon, but depending on how things go, could find herself in opposition.

[Red Slinger]

It's fun to imagine PM Notley and Alberta Premier Smith. Not gonna happen but entertaining to think about.

[Firebot]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/08/w...r-ndp-premier/



Interesting thought....Notley running federally?

Notley doesn't fit well with the federal NDP's champagne socialism that has run rampant in recent years. She is a good leader that ran a poor campaign with the stigma of a bad party name. I don't see the Alberta NDP ever doing as good as how she managed to bring it to the forefront of Alberta politics.

Her views fits more with Liberal ideas and policies and I cannot see her being elected as leader by the current NDP brand. I mean Mulcair was pretty much kicked out because he was too 'right' for the NDP's core that embraced the Leap Manifesto.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gre...left-1.3530046

[Doctorfever]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I could see Notley having a Jack Layton moment seizing the fatigued Liberal voter. I'm not convinced she'd end up PM anytime soon, but depending on how things go, could find herself in opposition.

Is vote splitting really what you want though? Would be an easier path for a CPC majority.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Firebot

Notley doesn't fit well with the federal NDP's champagne socialism that has run rampant in recent years. She is a good leader that ran a poor campaign with the stigma of a bad party name. I don't see the Alberta NDP ever doing as good as how she managed to bring it to the forefront of Alberta politics.

Her views fits more with Liberal ideas and policies and I cannot see her being elected as leader by the current NDP brand. I mean Mulcair was pretty much kicked out because he was too 'right' for the NDP's core that embraced the Leap Manifesto.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gre...left-1.3530046

We really lack a pro-labour option at the federal level. The liberals are as capitalist as the conservatives on anything non-GHG.

[Firebot]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

You are correct, PP looks brutal there. He may have rehearsed that answer to that question but he looked ridiculous.

She's a reporter making a fabricated claim on a question meant to promote a Liberal narrative that she cannot backup, and Poilievre called her out on her claim.

She should have been prepared to answer if these were true.

By the way, it was Trudeau who characterized Poilievre as a dog-whistler, which is why Poilievre called her out on her line of question. That is why she could not answer who.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9122622/p...udeau-visions/

“Buzzwords, dogwhistles and careless attacks don’t add up to a plan for Canadians. Attacking the institutions that make our society fair, safe and free is not responsible leadership.”