[thettctransitfanatic]

NDP platform also out as well:

Made for People. Built for Canada.

www.ndp.ca

 

[11th]

Trump is a temporary thing in the U.S. It too shall pass. Canada and Canadians should be focused on how to make Canada a strong sovereign nation and instead all I’m hearing is anxiety about what Trump will do. That’s noise and Canadians seem to be falling for this nonsense. Trump will be reigned in and his failed ideas and policies will be addressed by Americans. There is nothing Canada can do except to build up our own economy and be less of a vassal state to the U.S. Yet we are doing the opposite. Our economy has stagnated in 10 years and there is no economic imperative for businesses to invest and grow.

Poilievre seems to be the only politician yesterday that gets that and is talking about the future and now to build up our country with a core focus on domestic issues like housing, crime and economic development. Not more failed policies like carbon capture and more housing crown corporations and industrial taxes to kill off all growth.

I can’t imagine what kind of economy Canada will have after another 4 years of Liberal policies of inaction and reckless spending on dying industries like car manufacturing and focus on redistribution of wealth without growing the pie. Canada is a poorer and badly managed country now compared with 10 years ago. We have lost our momentum.

For all the billions spent by government nothing of value has been built to show for it. Even the new government programs for affordability like daycare aren’t working well and badly implemented with too many rules that limit which providers can opt in. We have barely built 1 pipeline in 17 years. The ring of fire has been talked about for decades and yet not a single road has been built. No east-west development of a hydro or transportation corridor. No high speed rail (promised in 2015). Heck even our existing Via service has deteriorated to a point of being non-functional with service worse than a bus at the cost of flying.

I’m sorry to be negative but Canadians need to wake up and vote for change in government for a change in substance. With Carney we get more of the same and by 2029 Trump will be gone but Canada will be one of the poorest countries in the G7 but hey maybe we will finally meet our carbon targets with 10%+ unemployment and homeless tents in our cities.

Something comes to my mind.
Carney is running to be PM, not governor of Bank of Canada.
Some people are using his credential as past governor of BoC as reason to giving him (and in effect, the party) a chance.
So who is/was "in charge" of the economy? PM, BoC governor, or Minister of Finance?

I am actually more disappointed that the ministers (espcecially the un-retired ones) responsible for the issues will likely be comfortbaly re-elected.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Something comes to my mind.
Carney is running to be PM, not governor of Bank of Canada.
Some people are using his credential as past governor of BoC as reason to giving him (and in effect, the party) a chance.
So who is/was "in charge" of the economy? PM, BoC governor, or Minister of Finance?

I am actually more disappointed that the ministers (espcecially the un-retired ones) responsible for the issues will likely be comfortbaly re-elected.

So the issue is we’re getting an economist as opposed to a lawyer?

 

[lenaitch]

Trump is a temporary thing in the U.S. It too shall pass.

Trump the person will pass into political history in 2029 (or maybe not if recent musings are to be believed) but the movement will not. Th movers and shakers behind Project 2025 have deep pockets.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Family now voted. The line at Wellesley CC was massive yesterday, so we returned today to no line whatsoever. Best I know we all voted for the guy who used for work for PM Harper.

 

[chrisw]

"Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls.

Nearly two million people showed up to cast a ballot on Friday, the first of four days for advanced voting in the federal election.

Almost 5.8 million voters turned out for advanced polls in the last federal election in 2021."

New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada

Elections Canada says early voters set a new record for turnout on the first day of advanced polls.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[PinkLucy]

With the array of really important issues facing the nation, for those who are still on the bubble of whether or not PP is 'Trump-lite', this type of proclamation might be a nail in the coffin. I realize they have to keep saying 'new stuff' when they stand in front of a mic during an election but, seriously, this is best you had that day?

"low flow" showerheads are next

 

[Adjei]

Trump is a temporary thing in the U.S. It too shall pass. Canada and Canadians should be focused on how to make Canada a strong sovereign nation and instead all I’m hearing is anxiety about what Trump will do. That’s noise and Canadians seem to be falling for this nonsense. Trump will be reigned in and his failed ideas and policies will be addressed by Americans. There is nothing Canada can do except to build up our own economy and be less of a vassal state to the U.S. Yet we are doing the opposite. Our economy has stagnated in 10 years and there is no economic imperative for businesses to invest and grow.

Poilievre seems to be the only politician yesterday that gets that and is talking about the future and now to build up our country with a core focus on domestic issues like housing, crime and economic development. Not more failed policies like carbon capture and more housing crown corporations and industrial taxes to kill off all growth.

I can’t imagine what kind of economy Canada will have after another 4 years of Liberal policies of inaction and reckless spending on dying industries like car manufacturing and focus on redistribution of wealth without growing the pie. Canada is a poorer and badly managed country now compared with 10 years ago. We have lost our momentum.

For all the billions spent by government nothing of value has been built to show for it. Even the new government programs for affordability like daycare aren’t working well and badly implemented with too many rules that limit which providers can opt in. We have barely built 1 pipeline in 17 years. The ring of fire has been talked about for decades and yet not a single road has been built. No east-west development of a hydro or transportation corridor. No high speed rail (promised in 2015). Heck even our existing Via service has deteriorated to a point of being non-functional with service worse than a bus at the cost of flying.

I’m sorry to be negative but Canadians need to wake up and vote for change in government for a change in substance. With Carney we get more of the same and by 2029 Trump will be gone but Canada will be one of the poorest countries in the G7 but hey maybe we will finally meet our carbon targets with 10%+ unemployment and homeless tents in our cities.

Well seems the majority of Canadians do not agree with you and seem to agree Trump is a big threat. Trump is not a temporary thing and after he is gone others will continue in his footsteps. The likes of Vance are waiting after him with the same ideology. If anything Trump has awakened Canadians and shown us that we need to become more sovereign, develop our economy, find new trading partners, build more infrastructure, and build up the military. Poilievere needs to ask himself how he was able to blow a 25 point lead in the polls and is on the brink of losing the elections.

 

[afransen]

So the issue is we’re getting an economist as opposed to a lawyer?

PP, as far as I can tell, is not a lawyer.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

PP, as far as I can tell, is not a lawyer.

To be clear and I should have been clearer that many PM’s and aspiring PM’s had legal backgrounds to my understanding. However, I am not sure how accurate that assumption is now that I think about it… >.<

…that said though and my point was, while I get some backgrounds may give aspiring political leaders advantages, in the end it really shouldn’t matter…as long as they can do their job and do it well, IMO.

 

[guavadelic]

I’m sorry to be negative but Canadians need to wake up and vote for change in government for a change in substance. With Carney we get more of the same and by 2029 Trump will be gone but Canada will be one of the poorest countries in the G7 but hey maybe we will finally meet our carbon targets with 10%+ unemployment and homeless tents in our cities.

What policies are you expecting Conservatives to implement that will address homelessness in our cities?

 

[lenaitch]

What policies are you expecting Conservatives to implement that will address homelessness in our cities?

I would ask the same question about the NDP's 'national rent control' plank.

 

[Richard White]

I would ask the same question about the NDP's 'national rent control' plank.

Agreed.

Does Jagmeet not realize rent control is a provincial responsibility?

I'd much rather have had a costed out UBI than anything else.

 

[Bayer]

Agreed.

Does Jagmeet not realize rent control is a provincial responsibility?

I'd much rather have had a costed out UBI than anything else.

He's made many proposals over the years about issues that are out of federal purview. He should have remained in provincial politics.

 

[PL1]

"low flow" showerheads are next

The problem is that such promises on single issues do work to entice some voters. Then these people are surprised when all the other policies are acted upon and say "I didn't vote for that!" Oh, but you did.