The oped is a bit hyperbolic, but it gets the facts and the risks right:
Mr. Trudeau’s initial moves were encouraging. He organized a common front with the premiers and met with Mr. Trump in person at Mar-a-Lago.
But then, as he so often does, the Prime Minister lost his focus. … When Ms. Freeland retaliated by resigning and releasing that excoriating letter, Mr. Trudeau reacted by disappearing on a three-week vacation. Pondering his own future was clearly far more important to him than the one thing that truly mattered: the tariff threat.
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Two polls this week showed no change in the Liberals’ deep unpopularity. The Conservatives are almost certain to form a large majority government after the election. By late May, we should finally have in place a prime minister and a cabinet with a mandate to speak for Canada. Heaven only knows what state the economy and Canada-U.S. relations will be in by then
Original link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-voters-are-unlikely-to-forgive-the-liberals/
And in 5-10 years they won’t be able to forgive the Conservatives.
People like to think humanity is civilized, but the vast majority of voters are still using emotions rather than logic to decide their choice.
So how do we get their emotions to the point of absolute disgust with Conservatives so we can get this country healthy?
We let them experience the pain of a conservative government for a decade.
Just like last time.
And we’re still paying through the nose for that, ie: the FIPPA with China that we’re locked into until 2045.
Fuck the Cons.
Voters are dumb as hell with a collective memory of 1 month. Liberal has plenty of time to run an effective campaign, all they need is a new hottie PM to dazzle voters.
Let’s hope we can break the “liberals bad, we most vote for the cons” mentality.
The converse is true as well. Both Conservatives and Liberals have been coasting on “we’re not the other guy” for far too long.
it’s horrifying to learn this; i always had the impression that canadians were somehow better than the democrat-republican vacillation that characterizes american politics.
Let’s all vote for the lobster party.