2025 Federal Election - 28 Apr 25

[RangerRay]

Looks like today it’s back to the LPC’s turn with a vetting fail. Another one down.

Liberals drop Edmonton candidate who praised Hamas, Hezbollah in video

The Liberals are dropping Edmonton area candidate Rod Loyola after a video surfaced.

nationalpost.com

Well at least Carney didn’t call it a “teachable moment”…

 

[Fishbone Jones]

The 2025 version of "Canada is Back", brought to you by the same part that did not in fact bring Canada back... But he has nice suits, and was an international banker don't ya know.

Exactly. He'll probably try do it under a WEF government.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

If he wants Canada to have a leadership role in the world I would expect to see concrete policies to articulate what that means to the LPC and I want to know how much it will cost and how we will fund it.

If he means more than simply that he is going to convene things and offer moral advice he needs to articulate that.
Otherwise his words aren’t backed by anything real.

He hasn't articulated a plan yet. All he's done is toss out ideas, trying to look smart and tough to his followers.

 

[MilEME09]

He hasn't articulated a plan yet. All he's done is toss out ideas, trying to look smart and tough to his followers.

Sounds more like Pierre than carney

 

[Fabius]

Sounds more like Pierre than carney

Nonsense. It’s all parties and this entire election.

If you have wanted to be the leader of a national party and be the PM and that has been your objective for at minimum four years ( that definition applies to all the leaders), I am sure anyone would have defined ideas on what they want to do and why they want to do them.

So what are they? There have been minimal actual substantial ideas about what policies need to be implemented or replaced or eliminated. Most of those articulated are rather minor in nature. The few major ideas are borrowed from each other but with minimal actual details.

Either the leaders and the parties are vapid empty vessels interested only in power for powers sake or they are not talking about their ideas for reasons of political expediency.

Neither is good, but apparently it’s what Canadians are going to get.

Despite not agreeing with many of the policies in it, the 1993 Liberal Red Book should be admired for its costed and integrated policies articulating the LPCs vision. Unfortunately it seems that was taken in hindsight as something not to ever repeat.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

4D Chess ?

She's doing everything she can to make sure the party that will stoke the separatist movement will get elected.

Remind me again why the FN would ever go along with that?

 

[CBH99]

4D Chess ?

She's doing everything she can to make sure the party that will stoke the separatist movement will get elected.

What do you mean??

 

[Halifax Tar]

Remind me again why the FN would ever go along with that?

I didn't say they would.

What do you mean??

I mean if she is a separatist then its reasonable to believe she would want the party in parliament that would most stoke that division which would be the LPC.

 

[YZT580]

Nonsense. It’s all parties and this entire election.

If you have wanted to be the leader of a national party and be the PM and that has been your objective for at minimum four years ( that definition applies to all the leaders), I am sure anyone would have defined ideas on what they want to do and why they want to do them.

So what are they? There have been minimal actual substantial ideas about what policies need to be implemented or replaced or eliminated. Most of those articulated are rather minor in nature. The few major ideas are borrowed from each other but with minimal actual details.

Either the leaders and the parties are vapid empty vessels interested only in power for powers sake or they are not talking about their ideas for reasons of political expediency.

Neither is good, but apparently it’s what Canadians are going to get.

Despite not agreeing with many of the policies in it, the 1993 Liberal Red Book should be admired for its costed and integrated policies articulating the LPCs vision. Unfortunately it seems that was taken in hindsight as something not to ever repeat.

who was it that said an election is no time for a serious discussion? All party leaders are serving up tripe.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Well at least Carney didn’t call it a “teachable moment”…

This time …

 

[Remius]

Liberals have 10-point lead over Conservatives; Carney opens up 20-point advantage over Poilievre as preferred PM

The federal Liberals have increased their lead to 10 points over the Conservatives on Day 13 of the federal election campaign.

www.ctvnews.ca

Nanos poll showing a lead widening. And preferred PM has Carney way ahead…

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I didn't say they would.

Sorry, I should have worded it differently. A lot of people talking about separating conveniently forget about the FN issue. I was just reminding people that rather large issue lurks in the wings.

 

[Lumber]

Liberals have 10-point lead over Conservatives; Carney opens up 20-point advantage over Poilievre as preferred PM

The federal Liberals have increased their lead to 10 points over the Conservatives on Day 13 of the federal election campaign.

www.ctvnews.ca

Nanos poll showing a lead widening. And preferred PM has Carney way ahead…

Anyone have any idea why Abacus hadn't released any polls lately? They are one of the only ones who had the lpc/cpc close/tied, and I'm surprised they haven't released a new one.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Anyone have any idea why Abacus hadn't released any polls lately? They are one of the only ones who had the lpc/cpc close/tied, and I'm surprised they haven't released a new one.

WAG: may be doing more work on internal polling for one/more of the parties or organizations.

Their public offerings seem to be focusing more on issues than the horse race lately

The Politics of Precarity: How Economic and Social Uncertainty Can Shape Canadian Voter Preferences - Abacus Data

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Canadians Want Housing Policy Reform, Highlighting the Need for Faster Development and Innovative Financing - Abacus Data

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abacusdata.ca

64% of Canadians support an immediate stop to buying military equipment from the U.S. – Majority support loosening budget restrictions and increasing defence spending - Abacus Data

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abacusdata.ca

The Politics of Precarity: How Economic and Social Uncertainty Can Shape Canadian Voter Preferences - Abacus Data

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abacusdata.ca

The Conservative Dilemma (and opportunity) - Abacus Data

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abacusdata.ca

 

[MilEME09]

Yeap, NDP is dead

https://twitter.com/x/status/1907819400033358282

 

[Navy_Pete]

Sounds more like Pierre than carney

To be fair, if it was Pierre there would some pithy rhyming slogan.

Carney cutting the consumer carbon tax kind of screwed up his 'Axe the Tax' speech, and now voters are going to be going into the general election with gas prices dropping 25-30 cents a liter.

One problem with being an attack dog that doesn't want to play along is that he's really gotten nothing done on the Con agenda while the Liberals had a minority government, where he may have gotten something if he had done horsetrading (like a functional adult will do working with other people).

Dump on the NDP, but they did get some form of a national dental plan done with a small number of seats and a few other things so if you measure it against things like that they had a more effective parliamentary term than the Cons did as official opposition.

If the Trudeau Liberals had actually implemented PR that likely would have been a critical skill this election.

 

[MilEME09]

Another CPC candidate in hot water this time in BC, in a riding with a large indigenous population

Chief wants Tories to drop candidate accused of denying residential schools history

The regional chief for British Columbia is calling on the Conservative party to drop a candidate accused of denying the history of residential schools.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Maxman1]

Meanwhile, a Liberal candidate is dropped for supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.

Liberals drop Edmonton candidate who praised Hamas, Hezbollah in video

The Liberals are dropping Edmonton area candidate Rod Loyola after a video surfaced.

nationalpost.com

 

[Fabius]

Another CPC candidate in hot water this time in BC, in a riding with a large indigenous population

Chief wants Tories to drop candidate accused of denying residential schools history

The regional chief for British Columbia is calling on the Conservative party to drop a candidate accused of denying the history of residential schools.

www.ctvnews.ca

It’s interesting to contrast that with a couple other articles.

Nigel Biggar: Residential schools were no 'atrocity.' Just look at the evidence

Too many people know full well that the data is being misrepresented and yet have failed to offer any correction

nationalpost.com

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7501066

 

[Quirky]

Meanwhile, a Liberal candidate is dropped for supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.

Liberals drop Edmonton candidate who praised Hamas, Hezbollah in video

The Liberals are dropping Edmonton area candidate Rod Loyola after a video surfaced.

nationalpost.com

Holy crap! The new liberals might actually cull team-hamas from their ranks.