Two years into the Trudeau 2.0 Minority Term, which day will Justin call the election that only he wants?

[Ron in Regina]

This response can be observed in most big issues of the past decade:

Adam Pankratz: Mark Carney's elitist rhetoric ignores the frustrations of the masses — National Post

If the ruling class is surprised by rising populism, it should look in the mirror instead of dismissing those Canadians who are hurting

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…where being in opposition to allegedly progressive dogmas is not a matter of opinion but a matter of heresy. The left has neatly constructed around them what Greg Lukianoff calls the “rhetorical fortress,” wherein one believes that “only bad people have bad opinions.” Having diminished the worth of the person holding an opposing view, it is easy to dismiss them, shut one’s ears and never learn anything new.

Run this test with any issue you please. Concerned about race-based hiring? Bigot. Don’t think children should get puberty blockers? Trans-exclusionary radical feminist. Support Israel? Supporter of genocide. Don’t want safe supply and rampant drug use in the streets? You want addicts to die. Even the most mundane issues, such as capital gains inclusion rates, can see opponents tarred as hateful for not caring about intergenerational fairness. Demonize and dismiss rather than discuss and debate is now the modus operandi of a self-appointed elect here to save us all.

If the ruling class is surprised by the backlash it feels is underway, the answer is to look in the mirror and stop dismissing Canadians who are hurting. Telling citizens that what they’re seeing every day isn’t actually happening is a poor way to admit error. Our leaders may be smart, but they’re bad learners.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Well, it’s Monday morning in the new 338 poll is out…& it is showing that the liberal bounce from the budget is a bust:

But I am having a bit of disillusionment and am questioning the results of the forecast for Saskatchewan here:

The forecast for potential coalitions, even non-coalition coalitions that definitely aren’t coalition-type coalitions remains about the same too.

338Canada Canada | Poll Analysis & Electoral Projections

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A lot of the new spending was directed towards generation Xers and millennials, a voting bloc that has helped keep the Liberals in power. But that same group has grown disenchanted with the government. And according to polling, the government’s big spending did not give the party the political reboot it had hoped for.

Earlier, there were signs it likely wouldn’t play because, as the government released most of the budget in the weeks leading up to the official tabling in Parliament and pre-budget, the polling was bad.

According to Angus Reid, a majority of Canadians believed that Ottawa was spending too much, and that cuts were in order. A song straight from Pierre Poilievre’s political hymn book.

If Trudeau Steps Down, Then What? — The Tyee

Among names floated for next Liberal leader, one has the big edge: Mark Carney.

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[IdRatherBeSkiing]

The 1 in SK Is unfathomable. Are the Liberals redrawing the election map to put all the Liberal supporters in 1 riding?

 

[petros]

The 1 in SK Is unfathomable. Are the Liberals redrawing the election map to put all the Liberal supporters in 1 riding?

There are no Libs in SK. Wreck it Ralph is long gone.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

There are no Libs in SK. Wreck it Ralph is long gone.

I figure there are probably enough to fill a city block. If the riding was just that block they would get a seat.