Politics

[SouthSardiswx]

If Canadians still don’t vote a conservative majority after these disastrous 10 years then there is no hope for this country and US will take us over

Since l moved out to the pond in south Sardis in 2018 it's been Conservative here.

[Forrest Gump]

While I could be wrong, I actually think there's a chance that Trump will quit the 51st state non-sense if Poilievre wins. Right now, he is just having fun making fun of Canada for supporting the Liberals. This is why I believe he endorsed Carney. Ultimately, he wants Poilievre to win but he knows that if he endorses him, Liberals will vote for Carney because they don't want anyone who they think may even somewhat align with Trump. It would simply make Canada a laughing stock to reelect the Liberals for another term and I think Trump would play off that. Honestly, I just have no idea why anyone would trust the Liberals to be fiscally responsible. Seriously, Carney is planning to impose a carbon tax on our steel on top of the 25% tariff Trump put on it while simultaneously condemning Trumps unjustified trade war. He's tricking Canadians by switching from a consumer carbon tax to an industrial one, when in fact consumers will still pay for the industrial tax. Not to mention, he signed a fake document claiming to have ended the consumer carbon tax when in reality it wasn't even a legal document. And yet people still want to vote for him? Makes no sense to me.

https://youtu.be/uRIlRjxZpAc?si=qkrmi-JHgyuHeQ8n

[Forrest Gump]

It's hard to deny that Carney seems to have the momentum at the moment... how that translates at the ballot box remains to be seen.

One thing that might be hurting Poilievre is slogans like "axe the tax" and "Canada is broken", which come across as Trumpian to many voters. Poilievre is a very good speaker, but he needs to stay as far away from the Trump-like rhetoric as possible.

Carney should be worried about the debates because there's a good chance that Poilievre will slaughter him, but Poilievre could also sabotage himself if he's not careful.

Carney is more soft-spoken, which some may perceive as a weakness, but others might view as more statesman-like. Unlike Poilievre (or Trudeau), Carney is also viewed as an intellectual -- the opposite of Trump.

I believe conservatives have axed the axe the tax in favour of Canada First.

Carney not sounding very statesman-like when belittling reporters. And some of his answers starting to sound like word salads.
Recently Carney has stolen so many ideas from Pollievre that a french reporter asked him why he's not running for the conservatives, lol.
And speaking of stealing, apparently he's taken a seat,which is considered safe, from a liberal who has held it since 2015, not a good look.

In liberals latest ad, it says Canada is ready for change, now that is hilarious, yes a 4th straight term is quite the change!

[SouthSardiswx]

I'm guessing same old same old for Chilliwack/Hope but with what's going on will the central valley and east decide it's time for a change.

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[stuffradio]

I just want to make sure that as we are now officially in an election, I understand there may be some people who lean more Liberal or NDP or something else than I. Everyone here wants to make Canada great and prosperous and what one of us thinks is the path forward might not be what someone else thinks. In all our political discourse, I hope we can all agree that even if we disagree, speaking for myself personally, it does not change my opinion of you. I would just ask that we keep personal attacks to ourselves and we can disagree on policies we would all like to see implemented or not implemented.

[Glacier]

If Canadians still don’t vote a conservative majority after these disastrous 10 years then there is no hope for this country and US will take us over

John, have you seen the age demographics data? This is the most insane I've ever seen in my life. Normally people get more conservative with age, but when you look at the breakdown, it is the old people who like the Liberals. And those are the people who vote, and they are also the people who will be dead in a decade or two.

The conservatives are actually doing better on the youngest demographic than with the average. So if only people under 35 voted, the conservatives would win

[AbbyJr]

John, have you seen the age demographics data? This is the most insane I've ever seen in my life. Normally people get more conservative with age, but when you look at the breakdown, it is the old people who like the Liberals. And those are the people who vote, and they are also the people who will be dead in a decade or two.

The conservatives are actually doing better on the youngest demographic than with the average. So if only people under 35 voted, the conservatives would win

Makes somewhat sense. People under 35 are the ones wanting to afford a home. Older people above that age most likely already own one. However, I still have no idea why anybody would support the Liberals. But as I've said, if they do win another term, Canada will become a laughing stock and Trump will likely double down on his attacks against our country. Keep in mind, Trumps 51st state non-sense started with Trudeau claiming that tariffs would cripple our economy. Trump views the Canadian Liberal party as weak. Therefore, those who actually think Carney is the better choice are simply misguided. Another Liberal term would be an absolute disaster for our economy and yet it's a possible outcome. What a joke.

[Forrest Gump]

John, have you seen the age demographics data? This is the most insane I've ever seen in my life. Normally people get more conservative with age, but when you look at the breakdown, it is the old people who like the Liberals. And those are the people who vote, and they are also the people who will be dead in a decade or two.

The conservatives are actually doing better on the youngest demographic than with the average. So if only people under 35 voted, the conservatives would win

Yes, just heard that elsewhere as well, very odd indeed. Here in Wrinkle Rock I think we usually vote in conservatives, let's see what happens.

Apparently the current conservatives support is rock solid, while half of liberal support is soft as they have pulled many from the NDP and some from the BLOQ. It almost seems like for conservatives to get a majority they have to hope NDP and BLOQ can reel them back in. Interesting how , no matter what, Quebecers always consider the conservative party as the big bad English-speaking boogeyman.

Good breakdown of the BLOQ's leader's comments
https://youtu.be/CT0QFo83Uqw?si=hHOxCAvaDeiHwIHL

[SouthSardiswx]

Yes, just heard that elsewhere as well, very odd indeed. Here in Wrinkle Rock I think we usually vote in conservatives, let's see what happens.

Apparently the current conservatives support is rock solid, while half of liberal support is soft as they have pulled many from the NDP and some from the BLOQ. It almost seems like for conservatives to get a majority they have to hope NDP and BLOQ can reel them back in. Interesting how , no matter what, Quebecers always consider the conservative party as the big bad English-speaking boogeyman.

Good breakdown of the BLOQ's leader's comments
https://youtu.be/CT0QFo83Uqw?si=hHOxCAvaDeiHwIHL

Yeah like l posted this weekend the central valley seems to lean towards the Conservatives l guess that's why John loves it out here his kind of crowd. This is a crucial election l hope the folks in the central valley do some deep thinking this time.

[John]

Yeah like l posted this weekend the central valley seems to lean towards the Conservatives l guess that's why John loves it out here his kind of crowd. This is a crucial election l hope the folks in the central valley do some deep thinking this time.

Your more of a jaghmeet guy?

[Abby_wx]

Opinion: Danielle Smith undermines the national interest

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editori ... 568fb.html

Paywall bypass: https://archive.ph/TxV9c

[Abby_wx]

Poilievre pledges $14B annual income tax cut, saving average worker $900 a year

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilie ... -1.7491457


This actually disappoints me. I'd rather spend that $14B on rebuilding our military and shoring up our defences in the arctic. That amount of money would go a long way towards meeting our NATO commitments. A $900 a year tax cut doesn't seem like it would really help most people.

[Forrest Gump]

Opinion: Danielle Smith undermines the national interest

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editori ... 568fb.html

Paywall bypass: https://archive.ph/TxV9c

I don't blame Smith whatsoever, Carney and Quebec both have a history of hating the oil industry, which the BLOQ's Blanchet reiterated yesterday his disdain. I sure wouldn't want to give Quebec $14B with that attitude, let the 2nd largest province fend for themselves.

[stuffradio]

All the parties are working on tax reforms. The only question is, what will be cut and how will they pay for it. Mark Carney is cutting 1%, Pierre Polliever is cutting 2.25% and Jagmeet Sing says he will release a tax platform. I think they all will be focusing on funding and building the military to 2% at least. We will likely have to wait 1-2 weeks before we start seeing election platforms be released and having the candidates talk about the military/defense funding.

I personally feel like I can't afford the taxes so I do like to see tax cuts. Of course we have to figure out how cuts are funded.

[John]

All the parties are working on tax reforms. The only question is, what will be cut and how will they pay for it. Mark Carney is cutting 1%, Pierre Polliever is cutting 2.25% and Jagmeet Sing says he will release a tax platform. I think they all will be focusing on funding and building the military to 2% at least. We will likely have to wait 1-2 weeks before we start seeing election platforms be released and having the candidates talk about the military/defense funding.

I personally feel like I can't afford the taxes so I do like to see tax cuts. Of course we have to figure out how cuts are funded.

We can easily cut half the bureaucrats out of the system

For instance, CRA has almost as many employees as the IRS in the US with 10 times the population! What are all these people doing?

We can also cut statistics Canada absolutely useless organization

I’ve got a lot more ideas