Pierre Polievre and the Conservatives are using lies and misinformation to play grievance politics while promising to fix everything, offering no plans for how they’re going to do that, and saying, “I’m not Justin Trudeau.”

Canada deserves better. Much better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R59JmC0u63I

  • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldOP
    8·
    4 days ago
    • We have a AAA credit rating.
    • We have the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the entire G7…
    • Over 1.1 Million more Candians are employed compared to before the pandemic, marking the fastest job recovery rate in the entire G7.
    • Inflation has been reduced to 2.8%. Expected to be 2% by the end of 2024.
    • The IMF and the OECD predict that Canada will have the largest economic growth of the entire G7 in 2025.
    • Canada received the highest per capita foreign investment in the entire G7 in the first 3 quarters of 2023.
    • Canada avoided the recession expected by many forecasters, with real GDP rising by 1.1 per cent in 2023, over three times higher than what was forecasted in Budget 2023 (0.3 per cent).
    • GDP growth in the first quarter of 2024 is on track for around 3.5 per cent annualized.
    • Trudeau lowered taxes for everyone who makes under $100,000 a year. Under Harper income tax was 22% - Trudeau LOWERED it to 20.5%.
    • brought in policy to phase out traditional coal-fired power plants
    • launched the largest conservation campaign in Canada’s history, protecting 30% of lands and waters and conserving wildlife and habitats - up from just 1% under Harper.
    • lifted over a million children out of poverty compared to child poverty level under Harper with the Canada Child Benefit.
    • Harper did not care about Indigenous communities. Trudeau cleaned up many water issues lifting 144 long term boil water advisories. Yes, 144. Conservatives under Harper lifted ZERO!
    • Trudeau created a new system of non-partisan Senate appointments, recommended by a non-partisan committee.
    • The carbon tax that Poilievre fought against puts more money into the hands of 9 out of 10 Canadians with the rebate.
    • For the first time in decades federal investment was made for more housing for low-income and vulnerable Canadians.
    • vulnerable seniors and young children now have access to free dental care. -He got us through a pandemic in a way that was far ahead of many other countries.
    • Trudeau had to deal with Trump…
    • Canadians now have the freedom to choose assisted dying.
    • Advanced a ban on harmful single-use plastics, committed to eliminating plastic waste by 2030, and have banned microbeads in toiletries.
    • Helped Canadians improve the energy efficiency of their homes and reduce their energy bills by providing homeowners with up to $5,000 in grants to retrofit their homes and made interest-free loans of up to $40,000 available.
    • Committed to ensuring 100% of vehicles sold in Canada be zero-emission by 2035 and supporting automakers and auto-workers to produce in Canada.
    • Created an additional 7 new national urban parks.
    • Cut taxes in half for businesses that manufacture zero- emissions products.
    • Introduced tougher rules for managing chemicals that will enshrine Canadians’ right to a healthy environment for the first time in our history.
    • Introduced $10.00 per day daycare across our country.
    • Legalized Cannabis.

    How will electing Pierre Polievre who has no real world job experience and whose only plan is to cut taxes on corporations and the wealthy and to cut programs to the rest of us to pay for it, who will run up the deficit and the debt help you? American voters elected Trump because, “BIDEN BAD!” How is that working out for them? How do you think that electing PP because, “TRUDEAU BAD!” will work out for Canada?

    We need dollar store Trump like we need a hole in the head.

    • turnipEnglish
      15·
      4 days ago

      We have a high credit rating because foreign creditors can liquidate our pension to pay for default.

      Debt to GDP excludes provinces, unlike other country.

      Inflation is being gamed by buying half of all mortgage bonds to depress shelter inflation. Our FX is falling as poor renter subsidize asset holders, and due to our high sensitivity to interest rates due to the overlevered housing bubble.

      I’d be curious what GDP will do without mass immigration. Per capita GDP is lower than before Trudeau took over if I’m not mistaken, as our government creates new federal employee at breakneck speeds.

      The lifting children out of poverty seems pretty weird given housing and rents doubled. I guess unfunded cheques paid for with future austerity is enough to make it positive?

      • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldOP
        6·
        3 days ago

        You think this is Justin Trudeau’s fault? You think he sets rents? How did he raise rents in the UK? France? The US? Why do you worship him so much? Even those of us who lean left don’t think he can do any of those things.

        Rents are high because of industrial real estate investors buying up single family homes and condominiums. Those same people own the media that feeds you a constant stream of grievance and misinformation to get you to vote in a career politician who promises to solve all of your problems but never tells you how he’s going to do that.

        Canada deserves better than dollar store Trump.

        • turnipEnglish
          15·
          3 days ago

          liberals and NDP did 4% annual population growth into an existing housing crisis, which was not expanding due to our municipal zoning. Pierres plan to withhold funds for areas that don’t build is ideal I think, as areas like Burnaby take the housing accelerator fund and then raise development fees 50k. In Toronto developer fees actually rose thousands of percent.

          Rents are high due to a lack of supply, the BoC even says this. Investors may drive up prices as people escape QE and followed the money, pension funds need something that keeps up with inflation.

          Pierre also was at many rally years ago talking about pipelines east and west, instilling optimism in one of our main exports that we use to fund our social safety net. The Liberals meanwhile said there was no business case, causing us to be fully reliant on the US instead. Yet you want to reward them.

          • Maple Engineer@lemmy.worldOP
            5·
            3 days ago

            Let’s not vote for Kamala Harris because the Biden administration didn’t stop the genocide in Gaza. Trump supports and proposes participating in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. How did grievance politics work out for the US? Gaza?

            We deserve better than dollar store Trump.