And none of them are positive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I like this comment: "Elect a Clown and you get a Circus....an very Expensive Circus.... that Canadians pay for!!!! At least till this fall's Election."
I read about all of these, but not all of the details.
No surprise here. Trudeau spent the election dodging questions from our prog media.
https://www.spencerfernando.com/2019/07/12/under-trudeau-government-canada-has-fallen-from-8th-to-18th-on-world-press-freedom-index/?fbclid=IwAR3x9_t85xnm-1J3s51-DJ8vuVyeteVNVWc-nFmx4Q5ms8WBZ8GLsU67xFs
Under Trudeau Government, Canada Has Fallen From 8th To 18th On World Press Freedom Index
Hiding behind 'woke' 'Sunny Ways,' the true face of the Liberals is deceptive authoritarianism.
The Trudeau government talks a big game about 'defending the media' and the 'free press.' They regularly pose as the defenders of journalism, and claim that the Conservatives are the opposite.
Yet, the reality is the exact opposite.
While the Harper Government certainly had a strained relationship with the biased left-wing press, it turns out that the press was more free under the Conservatives than under the Liberals.
As reported by The Post Millennial, Canada has fallen a full 10 points on the World Press Freedom Index.
In 2015, we were in 8th place. Now, we are in 18th.
Of course, we recently saw this anti-press freedom event on display, when Chrystia Freeland – ironically attending a 'Defend Media Freedom' conference, tried to block two Canadian journalists from asking questions:
"When reporters Andrew Lawton of the True North Centre, and Sheila Gunn Reid of The Rebel sought to ask Freeland a question, it appears that she tried to exclude them, only relenting when (to their credit) other reporters refused to hold a scrum unless Reid and Lawton were included."
While the Trudeau Liberals are eroding press freedom, they're also rigging the system in their favour for the upcoming election, by restricting ads on social media and with Liberal John McCallum calling for China to interfere in our election.
So, behind the 'sunny ways' facade, the reality is that the Trudeau Liberal government is moving in an increasingly-authoritarian direction, something that should disturb all Canadians.
Trudeau promised transparency and openness, but we got the exact opposite.
Justin Trudeau once said he wanted Meryl Streep to play him in a movie.
ac_wot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvJc03K4VVw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhlRpn8IkGs
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How could any working stiff vote for this clown.
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How could any working stiff vote for this clown.
ac_dunno
A new poll looking at the virtues of the political leaders spells bad news for Justin Trudeau. Of all the politicians, the Liberal leader was found to be the most elitist, hypocritical and fake by the Leger online poll. And when it came to honesty, straight-forwardness and trustworthiness, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer scored better than Trudeau.
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/new-poll-looking-at-virtues-of-canadas-party-leaders-ranks-justin-trudeau-most-elitist-fake
But, people in my province will vote for this fake, elitist fraud. :crazy:
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A new poll looking at the virtues of the political leaders spells bad news for Justin Trudeau. Of all the politicians, the Liberal leader was found to be the most elitist, hypocritical and fake by the Leger online poll. And when it came to honesty, straight-forwardness and trustworthiness, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer scored better than Trudeau.
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/new-poll-looking-at-virtues-of-canadas-party-leaders-ranks-justin-trudeau-most-elitist-fake
But, people in my province will vote for this fake, elitist fraud. :crazy:
Never mind federal party leaders, Justin Trudeau is the most elitist, hypocritical and fake Canadian in the public eye that I can think of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3HMhJF9K60
I was busy last night, but I recorded the leaders debate..
I'll watch as much as I can stand tonight.
Canadians don't trust True Dope, but they will vote for him. :2r4ml1j_th:
More Canadians trust Scheer than Trudeau to manage immigration: Angus Reid poll
A majority of 56 per cent say the Trudeau government has been too soft on asylum seekers, found the survey of 1,522 Canadians
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According to the poll, released hours before Monday's English leaders' debate, 28 per cent of respondents believe Scheer is best placed to handle the immigration file, whereas 22 per cent believe that of Trudeau, and 18 per cent side with Jagmeet Singh, the New Democratic Party leader.
A majority of 56 per cent say the Trudeau government has been too soft on asylum seekers; just 26 per cent are satisfied with the government's approach.
The polling, conducted in late September, found that many Canadians under-estimated the number of immigrants who come to Canada each year. At present, Canada accepts some 300,000 immigrants each year; unlike in European countries, where many over-estimate the number of immigrants, the poll says, 33 per cent of respondents estimated the figure was between 200,000 and 300,000 and 20 per cent thought fewer than 200,000 were accepted each year.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/more-canadians-trust-scheer-than-trudeau-to-manage-immigration-angus-reid-poll
You cannot trust polling any more.
People have learned that polls can be double edged swords that no longer measure political views, but manipulate them.
So, if polled, they are becoming more likely to offer opposite views to their true beliefs. This is what we experience during the recent Australian election. For three years, the polls were predicting a Leftist landslide that even a change of Conservative leadership could not arrest.
Yet the election proved all polls utterly irrelevant. Even exit polls were wildly erroneous.
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People have learned that polls can be double edged swords that no longer measure political views, but manipulate them.
So, if polled, they are becoming more likely to offer opposite views to their true beliefs. This is what we experience during the recent Australian election. For three years, the polls were predicting a Leftist landslide that even a change of Conservative leadership could not arrest.
Yet the election proved all polls utterly irrelevant. Even exit polls were wildly erroneous.
You are right. But, unfotuntunately Trudeau will remain pm after Oct.21.
You guys gonna vote for that NDP curry guy?
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The old lady and I pay more under Justine than we did under Stevey Harper. And that doesn't take into consideration his carbon tax.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3769136/taxes-middle-class-liberals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0E_3hUBxT0JUV9CHcM1WwT1CDZPKYkhui0mx6kV76mZcqLNknVC16tNcw
Over 80% of middle-class families face higher income taxes under the Liberals: report
Middle-income families face higher personal income taxes due to changes implemented by the Liberal government, finds a new report by the Fraser Institute.
The paper focuses on couples with children under the age of 18 and single parents. It finds that more than 80 per cent of families with incomes between just over $77,000 and $108,000, which the authors define as the middle class, are paying more in tax as a result of the federal income tax changes, with households paying $840 more on average.
The elimination of the so-called Family Tax Cut introduced by the Conservatives, which allowed eligible couples with minor children to split their income and save up to $2,000 in taxes each year.
(Income splitting generally allows one earner to transfer some of her or his income to a spouse or other family members in a lower tax bracket, which results in tax savings.)
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https://globalnews.ca/news/3769136/taxes-middle-class-liberals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0E_3hUBxT0JUV9CHcM1WwT1CDZPKYkhui0mx6kV76mZcqLNknVC16tNcw
Over 80% of middle-class families face higher income taxes under the Liberals: report
Middle-income families face higher personal income taxes due to changes implemented by the Liberal government, finds a new report by the Fraser Institute.
The paper focuses on couples with children under the age of 18 and single parents. It finds that more than 80 per cent of families with incomes between just over $77,000 and $108,000, which the authors define as the middle class, are paying more in tax as a result of the federal income tax changes, with households paying $840 more on average.
The elimination of the so-called Family Tax Cut introduced by the Conservatives, which allowed eligible couples with minor children to split their income and save up to $2,000 in taxes each year.
(Income splitting generally allows one earner to transfer some of her or his income to a spouse or other family members in a lower tax bracket, which results in tax savings.)
We pay more tax too.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/3769136/taxes-middle-class-liberals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0E_3hUBxT0JUV9CHcM1WwT1CDZPKYkhui0mx6kV76mZcqLNknVC16tNcw
Over 80% of middle-class families face higher income taxes under the Liberals: report
Middle-income families face higher personal income taxes due to changes implemented by the Liberal government, finds a new report by the Fraser Institute.
The paper focuses on couples with children under the age of 18 and single parents. It finds that more than 80 per cent of families with incomes between just over $77,000 and $108,000, which the authors define as the middle class, are paying more in tax as a result of the federal income tax changes, with households paying $840 more on average.
The elimination of the so-called Family Tax Cut introduced by the Conservatives, which allowed eligible couples with minor children to split their income and save up to $2,000 in taxes each year.
(Income splitting generally allows one earner to transfer some of her or his income to a spouse or other family members in a lower tax bracket, which results in tax savings.)
We pay more tax too.
Good government like the kind True Dope provides costs money ya know. ac_toofunny
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https://globalnews.ca/news/3769136/taxes-middle-class-liberals/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0E_3hUBxT0JUV9CHcM1WwT1CDZPKYkhui0mx6kV76mZcqLNknVC16tNcw
Over 80% of middle-class families face higher income taxes under the Liberals: report
Middle-income families face higher personal income taxes due to changes implemented by the Liberal government, finds a new report by the Fraser Institute.
The paper focuses on couples with children under the age of 18 and single parents. It finds that more than 80 per cent of families with incomes between just over $77,000 and $108,000, which the authors define as the middle class, are paying more in tax as a result of the federal income tax changes, with households paying $840 more on average.
The elimination of the so-called Family Tax Cut introduced by the Conservatives, which allowed eligible couples with minor children to split their income and save up to $2,000 in taxes each year.
(Income splitting generally allows one earner to transfer some of her or his income to a spouse or other family members in a lower tax bracket, which results in tax savings.)
We pay more tax too.
Good government like the kind True Dope provides costs money ya know. ac_toofunny
Yes, I've noticed.
I think campaign funding, lobbying etc. should all be forbidden..
All candidates should have the same media coverage.
All their campaigns should be the same.
No more shiny campaigns.... Since apparently some people vote based on which candidate serves candy at the voting booth.
And voting age should be raised to 30 years old.
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All candidates should have the same media coverage.
All their campaigns should be the same.
No more shiny campaigns.... Since apparently some people vote based on which candidate serves candy at the voting booth.
And voting age should be raised to 30 years old.
And no more third party campaigns like we have in Canada..
Americans put a lot of money into Justin Trudeau's election victory in 2015.
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All candidates should have the same media coverage.
All their campaigns should be the same.
No more shiny campaigns.... Since apparently some people vote based on which candidate serves candy at the voting booth.
And voting age should be raised to 30 years old.
I think to vote, you have to have some skin in the game. You don't pay income tax, unless retired, you should not get a say in how money is spent and how much.
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All candidates should have the same media coverage.
All their campaigns should be the same.
No more shiny campaigns.... Since apparently some people vote based on which candidate serves candy at the voting booth.
And voting age should be raised to 30 years old.
I think to vote, you have to have some skin in the game. You don't pay income tax, unless retired, you should not get a say in how money is spent and how much.
At one time, Americans had to own property to vote.
I can't believe it's even close. With all of the Canadian prime minister's scandals and higher taxes, he should be in third place in the polls.
I'm voting this weekend . I've noticed this year the attack ads are extremely nasty. I do not like Trudeau. Scheer seems sketchy as fuck...he always has that permanent smirk on his face and I just want to slap him.
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I wouldn't vote based on appearance..
That's what got Justin Trudeau elected.
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Really? Have you looked at the platforms of the parties. Only the Conservatives will lower taxes and protect our resource sector jobs. There won't be an oil and and gas job left in this country if the NDP or Greens prop up Trudeau. And then there is the ever increasing carbon taxes they will impose.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but making an big amount of money off charity evens just proves the guys has serious issues and a POS to boot.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but
It's immoral and should be illegal Zetsu.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but making an big amount of money off charity evens just proves the guys has serious issues and a POS to boot.
Justine is a POS and does not deserve to govern this country. The only thing worse than another Trudeau majority is Justine being propped up by the dippers or the Greens.
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The Tories are the least damaging. Green MPS are vocal about eliminating the oil, gas and nuclear industries, with devastating consequences for jobs, economic growth, cost of living and energy independence. The NDP would exclude a political opponent, Maxime Bernier, from the leaders debates because he wants fewer immigrants.
I dont like any of their platforms. Doesn't matter who you vote for....
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Bullshit. Do you want less money in your pocket? Vote NDP, Green or Liberal. You want lower taxes and balanced budgets, vote Tory or PPC.
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Nothing could be further. While I'm not crazy about any of the party's entire platforms. this election is critical as to what direction this country takes for the next decade or so. International investors are watching this election and depending on the results they will decide if this country's resource sector is a good place to invest or not. The Liberals. Greens and NDP want them to invest in jobs in other countries.
Canada cannot withstand four more years of Trudeau.
By Anthony Furey of sun News Media
Canada is blessed to have a natural resources sector with a product desirable in other markets that can create well-paying jobs both in Alberta and other provinces all while raking in tax dollars for government coffers.
Yet the Liberal government not only refuses to go to bat for this sector that is more ethical than those in other countries, but they bring in legislation that will effectively shut it down. It's like the members of a household actively undermining their breadwinner.
On the foreign policy front, the world is watching the aggressive rise of China under its authoritarian leader Xi Jinping, the most ideological hardliner since Mao. This is not turning out well for Canada.
China wants to stealthily buy up our intellectual property, natural resources and corporations and land from under us all the while making us entirely submit to them on any point of disagreement. So far, they're succeeding. Foreign students and those immigrants who are loyal to Beijing are literally taking to our streets to mock our way of life and praise the Chinese Communist Party and yet most media and politicians here don't even bat an eyelash.
The above aren't just random policy files pulled out of a hat. There are other things of lesser consequences you can point to that Trudeau has bungled. The difference is that these ones represent an existential threat to the future of Canada. If we continue to get these sorts of files wrong, it means the erosion of Canada as we know it.
Part of the problem is we don't have a firm sense of who we are. Before there can be national unity there has to be national identity, something this country has long struggled with.
Two years ago we celebrated Canada 150 to great fanfare all without anyone daring to articulate a national identity beyond the tired and increasingly meaningless mantra that "diversity is our strength".
Justin Trudeau gave us the vapid "sunny ways" catchphrase but otherwise, he's been hostile to the idea of national myth-making. He and his team call anyone who talks about Canadian values mean names. And then we learn that he's the one who has been cavorting in blackface and being disrespectful to women, despite being the one to repeatedly lecture us on diversity and feminism. It's a form of psychological warfare against the people of Canada, who are at their core moderate and good-natured.
To be clear, all of these challenges would have risen to the fore regardless of who was in power. Stephen Harper, for example, was initially happy to stumble into a free trade deal with China. (Then again, so was the rest of the West.)
But there is no denying the situation has been worsened by Justin Trudeau and his moral relativism.
He's openly hostile to the flourishing of our resources sector. He either doesn't understand or doesn't care that Xi Jinping is dead set on creating a future where the West bows to China. And Trudeau's sense of national identity is to vilify anyone who believes in a national identity.
"There is no core identity, no mainstream in Canada" and we are the world's "first post-national state", Trudeau famously told The New York Times shortly before becoming PM. Imagine that, leading a country that you've openly claimed is not greater than the sum of its parts. Of course, you're going to let it flounder.
A lot has happened in four years that has sent us in the wrong direction on these issues. We cannot endure four more years of it.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau ran for re-election for his second term in 1972 under the slogan "the land is strong". He barely won.
If you take a look at the topline economic data in Canada today, you could argue the same is true right now. But make no mistake about it: it is not strong because of Trudeau. If anything, Canada remains strong in spite of its current leader.
How long will this be the case? Can we keep it together for another term under Trudeau? Don't risk it. The long-term consequences could be disastrous.
Before there can be national unity there has to be national identity, something this country has long struggled with.
Trudeau by the numbers.
By Lorrie Goldstein of Sun News Media
Trudeau's 2015 predictions were:
A $9.9-billion deficit in 2016-17.
A $9.5-billion deficit in 2017-18.
A $5.7-billion deficit in 2018-19.
A $1-billion surplus in 2019-20.
Trudeau's actual numbers have been:
A $19-billion deficit in 2016-17.
A $19-billion deficit in 2017-18.
A $14-billion deficit in 2018-19.
A (projected) $19.8-billion deficit in 2019-20.
In 2015, Trudeau promised his accumulated deficits over the next four years would be $24.1 billion.
His actual record puts them at $71.8 billion.
Trudeau missed his combined deficit target of $24.1 billion by $47.4 billion ($71.8 billion — $24.1 billion), or by almost 200%.
Now let's look ahead to what Trudeau is predicting for his next four years in power if he wins the election.
In his March 19 budget, Trudeau projected the following deficits, with no return to the balanced budget he promised and failed to deliver for this year.
According to his
2019 federal budget, Trudeau projected:
A $19.7-billion deficit in 2020-21.
A $14.8-billion deficit in 2021-22.
A $12.1-billion deficit in 2022-23.
A $9.8-billion deficit in 2023-24.
On Sept. 29 — a bit more than six months after Trudeau delivered his March budget — Trudeau released his 2019 election platform. Trudeau is now projecting: A $27.4-billion deficit for 2020-21.
A $23.7-billion deficit for 2021-22.
A $21.8-billion deficit for 2022-23.
A $21-billion deficit for 2023-24.
That means in his March budget, Trudeau predicted his accumulated deficits would be $56.4 billion over the next four years.
Now, six months later, he's predicting his accumulated deficits will be $93.9 billion over the next four years, or $37.5 billion higher ($93.9 billion-$56.4 billion) than he predicted in March. That means he's already 66% over his March budget predictions.
The debt-to-gdp ratio is an important measure of the government's overall economic health, the lower the better.
The good news is Canada has the lowest debt-to-gdp ratio in the G7. The bad news is that under Trudeau it's heading the wrong way.
In his 2015 campaign platform, Trudeau promised that by 201920, Canada's debt-to-gdp ratio would be 27%.
His March budget put it at 30.7%, and he said that by 2023-24 it would drop to 28.6%.
Six months later, Trudeau's election platform says it will be 30.2% in 2023-24.
Clearly, Trudeau's fiscal platforms are just numbers on a page that don't mean anything.
In fairness, that's true of all the so-called "costed" fiscal plans of all parties these days.
But for Trudeau to criticize the platforms of any of his opponents, based on his own dismal record, should not be taken seriously.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but
It's immoral and should be illegal Zetsu.
I agree, it's just him using his father's fame to make money off charity, not to mention it's kind of ironic based on what they preach.
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Bullshit. Do you want less money in your pocket? Vote NDP, Green or Liberal. You want lower taxes and balanced budgets, vote Tory or PPC.
I fully agree too, though there's no perfect system for everyone, but I always believe Conservatives at least bring fairness and equality for all Canadians.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but
It's immoral and should be illegal Zetsu.
I agree, it's just him using his father's fame to make money off charity, not to mention it's kind of ironic based on what they preach.
A sitting elected representative charging school boards to hear him speak. Unbelievable.
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Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "Maude"
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Quote from: "Herman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but
It's immoral and should be illegal Zetsu.
I agree, it's just him using his father's fame to make money off charity, not to mention it's kind of ironic based on what they preach.
A sitting elected representative charging school boards to hear him speak. Unbelievable.
No doubt Seoulbro, when I think of Justine teh first thing that pops up in my mind is fraudster, hypocrite, morally bankrupt, entitled, betray tax paying Canadians for ppl that never contributed to the country, etc.
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Quote from: "Maude"
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Quote from: "Herman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but
It's immoral and should be illegal Zetsu.
I agree, it's just him using his father's fame to make money off charity, not to mention it's kind of ironic based on what they preach.
A sitting elected representative charging school boards to hear him speak. Unbelievable.
No doubt Seoulbro, when I think of Justine teh first thing that pops up in my mind is fraudster, hypocrite, morally bankrupt, entitled, betray tax paying Canadians for ppl that never contributed to the country, etc.
He is unfit to govern.
Hey, have you voted yet? I voted in an advance poll Friday for our Conservative Party candidate John Brassard.
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Quote from: "Maude"
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "Herman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but
It's immoral and should be illegal Zetsu.
I agree, it's just him using his father's fame to make money off charity, not to mention it's kind of ironic based on what they preach.
A sitting elected representative charging school boards to hear him speak. Unbelievable.
No doubt Seoulbro, when I think of Justine teh first thing that pops up in my mind is fraudster, hypocrite, morally bankrupt, entitled, betray tax paying Canadians for ppl that never contributed to the country, etc.
He is unfit to govern.
Hey, have you voted yet? I voted in an advance poll Friday for our Conservative Party candidate John Brassard.
I haven't voted yet, but think I should soon too, Conservative as usual.
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Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "Maude"
Quote from: "Zetsu"
Quote from: "Herman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHccszWnHtM
I don't like to judge a person based on only a few factors, but
It's immoral and should be illegal Zetsu.
I agree, it's just him using his father's fame to make money off charity, not to mention it's kind of ironic based on what they preach.
A sitting elected representative charging school boards to hear him speak. Unbelievable.
No doubt Seoulbro, when I think of Justine teh first thing that pops up in my mind is fraudster, hypocrite, morally bankrupt, entitled, betray tax paying Canadians for ppl that never contributed to the country, etc.
He is unfit to govern.
Hey, have you voted yet? I voted in an advance poll Friday for our Conservative Party candidate John Brassard.
I haven't voted yet, but think I should soon too, Conservative as usual.
You might have to wait until election day now Zetsu..
The advanced polling might be over now..
Most Chinese vote Conservative.
Another weird fact about Justine: he thinks he is running against Doug Ford.
This editorial was written by Conrad black for the National Post.
Trudeau has failed. Voters should toss him out
For four years we have had image government from his successor(Harper); pandering to voting sub-groups in a politically atomized country. All emphasis has been on unlimited pursuit of a pristine environment and the manipulation of gender issues and native policy. The government has declared the objective of "phasing out" fossil fuels (Alberta's), with no regard to the resulting impoverishment of that province, and with the unnecessary continuation of Canada as an oil-importing country. The Canadian environment is not deteriorating, and climate alarm is being propagated for discreditable motives and with undesirable consequences.
Gender is a political red herring, as there is not a significant number of Canadians who harbour prejudices against people on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and apart from reinforcing that freedom, the Trudeau government has massively overstressed these issues, which are not contentious, productive or even relevant. Native peoples' questions have been focused on as part of the hunt for abuses to oppose, but no discernible material progress has been made to resolve their many problems. What has occurred is an improvement on the Harper policy of building more prisons to house native offenders, but that is damning with the faintest of praise. The lively diversion of marijuana legalization has been a fiasco because those licensed to produce and sell are constrained by rules that make it impossible for them to compete with the illegal providers.
Capital flows out of Canada are catastrophically large, a grim and inescapable omen for the near future, as money votes with its feet over where it chooses to generate economic growth — the only possible source of increased prosperity. Unemployment is low because of the coattails of the Trump economic boom and an expanding public sector (paid for with deficit-spending).
Trudeau's father was re-elected because of a comprehensive plan to defeat Quebec separatism and some significant social reforms. Brian Mulroney was re-elected advocating free trade with the United States and reduced income tax with revenue replaced by a Goods and Service Tax, a partially voluntary tax system. Jean Chrétien faced an opposition so divided that he was under no threat of defeat, apart from within his own party (which evicted him eventually), but he and Stephen Harper governed prudently, if not with great imagination, and were rewarded at the polls for being sensible.
This government has such a weak record, it has tried to sell its oppressive political correctness as a beatific aura that is itself a distinguished national achievement. This is what made the blackface incidents so embarrassing. It has resorted to an increasingly irritating assault on the Conservatives as primitive, harsh, stingy and un-Canadian. The Liberals have tried to frighten the country with the spectre of a bigoted and reactionary Tory regime, greasing the palms of the rich, trampling over the working and middle-income people, and imposing an anti-abortion regression into Victorian hypocrisy, while the environment is handed over to coal-belching factories emitting diluvian inundations of effluent. This is so fatuous a caricature, Liberal advertising is reduced to trying to induce the country to forget these four wasted years by invoking Harper's stolid personality and hammering Ontario's Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford like a piñata as he cleans up after four terms of horrifying Liberal incompetence.
The Liberals' complacency has caught up with them in Quebec. They have won the federal elections in Quebec over the Conservatives since the rise of Laurier 123 years ago, except for the two elections of Conservative Quebecer Brian Mulroney, and Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis' delivery of 50 Quebec MPs to the Progressive Conservatives under John Diefenbaker in 1958 (in revenge for the federal Liberals' successful intervention against him in the 1939 provincial election). But Quebec will only give practically its entire block of MPs to a federal Liberal leader whom the province respects to represent it in the world: Laurier, Ernest Lapointe as Mackenzie King's virtual co-premier, Louis St. Laurent, Pierre Trudeau. It never gave heavy support to Jean Chrétien, and it is becoming clear that it will not give an unambiguous endorsement to Justin Trudeau. In these circumstances, the separatist Bloc Québécois (an absurd party in a federal election but potentially important), appears to be cutting seriously into the Liberal Quebec vote, as Réal Couette's Creditistes did in the Sixties, and Jack Layton's NDP did in 2011. The Bloc may take enough Quebec MPs to make the Conservatives the largest party overall and enable them to form a government and enact at least some of the sensible program they have presented as the only plausible alternative to Liberal flimflam. It is indicative of the panic in Liberal headquarters that they solicited and received the very inappropriate endorsement of former U.S. president Barack Obama (another suave image but unsuccessful leader, and a Canadian election is no business of his).
The most important factor to consider before voting, which the government has desperately ignored, is its own conduct. This regime has banned Liberal candidates of pro-life views even if they believe in the right to an abortion. (This is the personal view of Andrew Scheer.) They made pro-abortion views a pre-condition to some categories of government-sponsored summer employment. The prime minister lied to Canadians over the SNC-Lavalin affair and was excoriated by the non-partisan ethics commissioner Mario Dion (traditionally a cause of ineligibility to continue in office). And this government falsely prosecuted the former vice chief of the defence staff, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, over a policy difference. It is the time-honoured practice to retire or move senior military personnel with whom the government has a deep disagreement. It is unheard-of in this country to prosecute such a person for a crime the government had no reason to believe was committed, and to attempt to prevail by denying the defendant the means assured to members of the military to pay for proper counsel pending adjudication. It was the most disgraceful single abuse of power by the federal government at least since Diefenbaker falsely implied that the governor of the Bank of Canada, James E. Coyne, had wrongfully increased his pension (in 1959).
Doug Ford was handed a mess after fifteen years of Liberal government mismanagement. Why isn't team Scheer invoking memories of the Wynn/McGuinty regime. They would be in majority territory now if they had ran a decent hard hitting campaign.