Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦 : "There is no doubt that Pierre has earned the right to carry on as Conservative Leader. He has expanded the Conservative coalition, drove Justin Trudeau out of office, defined the policy agenda, continues to have the Conservatives in a competitive position, has demonstrated the ability to learn and change. And tonight was Pierre at his best. Energetic, compelling message, presenting a positive alternative, hopeful and determined."
https://nitter.net/jkenney/status/2017433155700224087#m
Which brings me to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, a man who didn't so much win office as fail to lose it, after his Conservative opponent Pierre Poilievre saw a collapse in his poll numbers the instant Donald Trump (whom Poilievre had repeatedly associated himself with during the campaign) promised to turn Canada into "the 51st state."
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@pluralistic There's a factual error here. CPC polls went from about 45% support when PM Trudeau resigned to 41% on election day, with a low of 37% in between. That's not a "50-point collapse".
You can see this by looking at the historic polling here:
https://338canada.com/federal.htm#projection
(There are other points I disagree with, but they're arguable. This one is flatly wrong.)
Good to see @avilewis joining the ranks of Canadian politicians on the fediverse. The more politicians and journalists who move here away from US tech, the better!
@rwg Should we be glad if (say) #PierrePoilievre opened a Mastodon account? Would there be pressure to defederate from an instance that hosts a Poilievre account?
Em :official_verified:
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Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, on the rupture of the old world order:
He goes right for the jugular.
Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, on the rupture of the old world order:
He goes right for the jugular.
So, I think yes, Canada should have an official day for the first prime minister, but it should be more complex than simple hero worship. It's a good time to understand and own our history and what it means now and for the future.
@evan I don't think there's been any Canadian political leader who's received much hero worship — maybe Pierre Trudeau? They all have major flaws, Sir John A. notably so.
(I contrast this with the arguably blasphemous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apotheosis_of_Washington .)
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Two pieces of excellent news!
I ran a trial of a breakfast program years ago. The feedback was so positive, everyone LOVED it!
It didn't just help with concentration, it increased attendance for kids from rough homes with empty pantries. The food at school became a major incentive to come to school. For a few dollars they got fed and got a day of education in a safe environment.
This is #Canada matching the marketing. Lets be this country.
#canpol
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-school-food-automatic-tax-canada-strong-pass-9.6934474
Two pieces of excellent news!
I ran a trial of a breakfast program years ago. The feedback was so positive, everyone LOVED it!
It didn't just help with concentration, it increased attendance for kids from rough homes with empty pantries. The food at school became a major incentive to come to school. For a few dollars they got fed and got a day of education in a safe environment.
This is #Canada matching the marketing. Lets be this country.
#canpol
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-school-food-automatic-tax-canada-strong-pass-9.6934474
@cbcnews @canada-cbcnews the notwithstanding clause makes the wrong balance between democratically elected government and individual and collective human rights. It was designed as an emergency measure, and now it's become boilerplate. It's been abused.
@evan The #NotwithstandingClause should be only a break-glass sort of measure, yes. But it's being used more frequently these days because courts are striking down laws on less plausible interpretations of the Charter. There are even recent cases in which the Supreme Court has reversed itself on what the correct interpretation of the Charter should be: https://www.readtheline.ca/p/brian-dijkema-i-defended-the-courts
Resisting Canada’s ‘elbows up’ colonialism
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/resisting-canadas-elbows-up-colonialism
Voting in Canada today was a breeze.
There was no line for me, and it took less than 5 minutes!
If you can vote and haven't yet,
there is no reason not to go.
Yes, you still have time! 🗳️🇨🇦
Today, vote for Canada to stay Canada 🇨🇦
Vote to keep Universal Healthcare.
Vote to keep guns regulated.
Vote to keep our democracy.
And vote against Pierre Poilievre who would be more than happy to sell us out and abdicate without a fight.
Vote for Canada's sovereignty.
This election is crucial.
To my American friends,
Know that this Monday we have a very important election in Canada.
We are trying to stop Musk-backed Canadian-Trump Pierre Poilievre from becoming our Prime Minister (President).
We are also trying to stay a country.
Just that.
Wish us luck! 🤞🗳️🇨🇦
If you are voting on Monday April 28th
(and if you are an adult Canadian the answer to this should be YES) 🗳️🇨🇦
Don't forget to bring with you official IDs and some official letters with your current address on it, in case you need to re-register on the voting list. This is especially true if you have not received a voting card in the mail.
For some obscure reason, and despite none of my information changing since the last federal election, I had been removed from my current address and would have not found out before election day if I had not checked and called in advance to correct this.
I find this pretty suspicious by the way,
and I'm afraid it might have happened to others who will only find out on Monday and not have the proper identification with them.
Let's make sure your vote is counted.
This election is crucial 🇨🇦
"Poses low risk to humans" is the nicest thing anyone outside of Australia has ever said about Vegemite.
#auspol #canada #canpol #australia #vegemite#HappyLittleVegemites
