When Parliament returns on Sept. 15, the rematch will begin between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
For a variety of reasons, Poilievre, not the PM, faces the greatest scrutiny as Parliament resumes. And that scrutiny is at the most basic level. Everyone knows that Poilievre can deliver an insult with the best of them. But with a leadership review just a few short months away, the question is whether he still is the right person to lead the Conservative party back to government.
Recent polling by the Angus Reid Institute suggests that the answer is a resounding no. In fact, the latest Reid poll presents Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada with a nightmare scenario.
According to the poll, Poilievre has the support of 68 per cent of Conservative voters. But 50 per cent of Canadians would be “ashamed to call him PM.” That number represents a 10-point increase since 2023.
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I never thought I’d say this, but I think I miss O’Toole. He definitely wasn’t great either but he at least gave an appearance of being pro-science and caring for the average person?
I still wouldn’t have voted for him, but at least I didn’t dread what he represents.
but at least I didn’t dread what he represents.
I suspect that’s why they got rid of him. The political theatre director wanted more of a heel. The audience is supposed to hate him.
I’m not looking forward to this distraction. Once again we have our Diet Donald to deal with.
Not a day after he won his election my dad turned the family group chat back into “PP says” all over again. The time we had while PP was out of a job was the most blissful our chats have been in some time.
It was a nice PP-free summer while it lasted.
Be like, “Imagine if I was telling you what Trudeau was saying this week. Why would anyone want to hear from a has-been politician like Poilievre again?”
To fight fire with fire, turn PP into the JT that Conservatives have been conditioned into hating.
It was heaven. Didn’t have to see his whiny ass crying every single fucking turn of my head.
Couldn’t just last forever though. Ol’ Second Try Poilievre is back to haunt us. It’s kind of fun when you turn these slogans on them, it’s just going to make him whine more though.
Ah shit, here we go again…
Every capitulation to the United States PM Carney does, the closer Poulevre gets to winning your next election. Get pissed at your leaders please.
As I think more on it i get it, i was mad but as long as we get their products cheaper, they can keep on taxing their own. What I am mad about, is Carney stepping in and interfering with the Air Canada strike in favour of a private corporation that isn’t necessary to our survival. As a union member that one pissed me right off and now I want Carney to answer for it
Editing because I replied to the wrong comment lol.
These are the same approaches from the equivalent Liberal party in the US that eventually gave way to fascism. Carney fighting for Canadians would mean he’d have to fight back against the fascist fucks across the border. Interfering with the Air Canada strikes is roped in with the same problem in one way shape or another. Not representing constituents properly is what gives way to for people to wander and pick someone like Polievre.
As much as I can’t stand Poilievre, and think he would have sold us up the river, if he’s in parliament doing his one-trick attack dog stunts, then Carney will be forced into defending anything that isn’t “elbows up.” So far, I think many of us have given him the benefit of the doubt with things like the digital services tax and various tariff concessions - it’s possible he is acting strategically there - but it’s about time he either starts dropping the other shoe or defending himself.
The equivalent Liberal party in the US capitulated to death to Republicans, leading a fascist takeover. In wouldn’t count on Carney alone to put in boxing gloves on without massive public pressure; secure and make sure he knows that Canadians need a fucking fighter.
Everyone who does not want trump friendly conservatives to win are happy that Squinty McProudBoy is back. He is the most unlikable politician in Canada.
So Poilievre is becoming the Conservatives’ Justin Trudeau? Maybe when they figure it out, they’ll finally jettison him.
