My first reaction to Pierre Poilievre's losing his seat was that he should stay on as leader since Andrew Sheer stepped down too soon. However, after thinking about it, I'm not sure that's a good idea and I'll tell you why. Another MP has to give up their seat and there has to be another by-election which of course costs taxpayers more money. This is not unusual as Kennedy Stewart gave up his seat for Jagmeet Singh.
Yet in this situation we need to ask two questions. Why did the Conservatives lose a 30 point lead in 4 months and why did Pierre Poilievre lose his riding? We already answered the first question and I gave my first impression as to why his lost his riding which has been confirmed by an interesting post.
I subscribe to a Conservative lawyer on Linkedin who supported the convoy and Pierre Poilievre. She reposted a comment by PSAC as she thought it was arrogant and entitled.
I think it confirms that the government workers in Ottawa didn't want to lose their job. That's why Poilievre lost his. How does it feel? Not so good. Since Poilievre has never had a job other than politics, perhaps it's a good time to try something else to see how it feels out in the real world.
The other reason was the negative attack adds. That works in the US but it doesn't work in Canada. I mentioned how the conservatives who idolize Trump need to dial it back or else the party's progress will be damned. You can't have a progressive inclusive party that is based on migrant hate. Nor can you have a successful party that wages war with government workers.
I can kind of see why people flipped back to Liberal. All that crazy extremism scared them for good reason. Yet we still have two monumental problems in front of us that are even worse than the Trump Tariffs. One is uncontrolled spending. The other is net Zero. A $62 billion single year deficit is completely unacceptable. Banning gas vehicles is also completely unacceptable. If the conservatives don't dial it back, we will not be able to rectify those two important positions.
Net Zero is a farce because human beings emit CO2 and plants need CO2 to survive. If we have zero CO2 emissions, then all plant life dies and all human life with it. Addressing the Net Zero farce and their quest to ban all gasoline vehicles is far more important than any migrant hate or government workers hate. Once again, if we can't let go of that banana we will be trapped and we will becomes slaves.
Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre both like to argue and be the centre of attention. We don't need another four years of attack ads. We need someone like Abraham Lincoln who stands with anyone as long as they stand right but parts with them when they go wrong. The election is over. We need to move forward on common ground.
We don't need to criticize every step Carney takes. If he pushes Net Zero or massive spending them by all means speak against that. But if there is common ground then say it. I think Pierre Poilievre has taken us as far as he can. I think Leslyn Lewis has a different style that speaks to Canadians.
She knows what the important issues are. She understands the dangers of the WEF and the Net Zero fraud as well as mass deficits. Yet she's not so insecure that she can't agree with the other side on other issues that matter.
Having not won a seat, he's already halfway there isn't he?
ReplyDeleteYes but someone in Alberta is going to give up theirs.
DeleteI tend to lean towards Pierre running in Alberta. We need more PM's from the west and not from Quebec or Ontario. But at the same time, maybe Pierre might want to put his money where his mouth is and try the private sector!
ReplyDeleteIndeed. He could certainly run in that Alberta riding next election. Having some experience in the private sector would give him some street cred.
DeleteCandice Malcolm from Juno News also used the magic math rationalization. "The Conservatives didn't loose a 30 point lead, the Liberals simply caught up to where they were before they fell." In other words, yeah the Conservatives did lose a 30 point lead.
ReplyDeleteFour months ago Justin Trudeau hate was so high his popularity fell to 16%. At that point the Conservatives had a 30 point lead. That means from that point in time they lost that lead in four months. There's no magic way to spin that fact.
Donald Trump saying Pierre Poilievre lost a 30 point lead in four months is somewhat ironic. It was Donald Trump's fault. He single handedly stopped the blue wave in Canada dead in it's tracks. Trump 2.0 was mentally deranged.
Now we have to admit attack ads don't work in Canada. Neither does attacking government workers. Nobody wants to lose their job. That's the whole point of strengthening the economy. So everyone is working. We need to rise above the hate so we can deal with the Net Zero fraud and the massive deficits that drives up inflation.
“The Conservatives didn't loose a 30 point lead, the Liberals simply caught up to where they were before they fell." In other words, yeah the Conservatives did lose a 30 point lead.“
DeleteExactly the same point that doesn’t change the outcome. It equates to; glass half full v. glass half empty. Neither view is incorrect.
I would add because Conservatives retained their lead numbers is indicative they campaigned correctly, it would be more interesting to inquiry what the liberals did to “catch up” & resurrect themselves from oblivion?
Actually that's not true. When Justin Trudeau's popularity fell to 16% it wasn't what the Conservatives did it was what he did. Likewise, when the Conservative lost a 30 point lead, it wasn't what the liberals did it was what the Conservatives did. Most of if not all of that was what Trump and Elon Musk did. Attack ads don't work in Canada.
DeleteIf we don't dial it back and let go of the banana in the jar trap (the hate for migrants and the hate for government workers) we will never form government. Keep in mind I want the Conservatives to form government. I'm just honestly analyzing the data. Net Zero is serious. Banning all gas cars will break up the country.
Not understanding why my post wasn’t published. Contained some factual remarks about Public Servants NOT being fired by either Harper of Pierre. Is it because it debunked the misinformation that Pierre was allegedly going to fire a $hitt load of public workers? Or because it didn’t support your narrative? Didn’t realize you censored so indiscriminately.
ReplyDeleteBecause it's full of sh*T. Don't get me started on Harper. That guy was a dick just like Brian Mulroney. Mulroney was the reason the Reform Party was created and Harper merged with the Mulroneys to get elected. Then he started taxing and spending just like Mulroney. They were both Globalists.
DeleteYour narrative is one of hate and dishonesty. I reelect it. That is my right. You are welcome to distribute your hate and dishonesty all over the Internet. Just not here.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau was the one that created a ton of government employees. Right now that is not the problem. Right now what Elon Musk is doing to government workers is the problem. That is why the blue wave stopped in Canada.
Your party won't grow if it bases it's platforms on hate and misinformation. Hate for migrants and hate for government workers is displaced aggression. It's a distraction. Look at how many times Harper spoke at the World Economic Forum. You need to address that.
Wow! That was quite the tangent from what I wrote, but hey, its your site. I guess you’re the “hate” police. When bill c63 is resurrected you’ll be relieved from being the “hate” judge.
DeleteBill C63 is a concern as it can easily be misused. You were complaining about why I didn't approve a comment. It was because it kept pushing the same hate for government workers. I'm not using the work hate in the same way the far left is using it to censor free speech. I'm simply saying I'm sick of the hate. Hate for migrants, hate for government workers, bla bla bla. I'm sick of it.
DeleteWe all saw what it was like under Biden and Justin Trudeau. That was seriously messed up. There was a bizarre agenda the people rejected. Having said that, Trump went too far. Refusing to recognize that is going to push us right back to where we were.
Thanks for your reply. I didn’t think I was saying anything “hateful” about government workers. I was admitting to being one & simply tried to clarify that Pierre was not going to “fire” any worker & that I was an employee during the Harper administration who also downsized the government and did not “fire” anyone, they froze our wages, used attrition with no new hires & it was my understanding Conservatives were exercising the attrition avenue.
DeleteSorry, I'm kind of hitting burnout. I'm multitasking a dozen things and my door keeps ringing every five minutes. I have a flat earther who spams me all the time with blind Trump and QAnon devotion. I have another fake troll who pretends to be this and that.
DeleteI agree Pierre Poilievre probably wouldn't have fired many. The thing is we really don't know and the fear of what he might do lost him his seat. Harper was a complete as*hole so that's probably not a good comparison. Elon Musk and Doge is completely off the hook. People don't want that in Canada. Negative advertising doesn't work here