I said this on Twitter/X and I'll say it here: I didn't care that Clark was a Liberal, than a Conservative, than a Liberal again. If she had truly misspoken, I'm also willing to forgive.
What's hard to reconcile is the overlapping inconsistencies of these stories. It was easy to side step. When just heard this, as a political communications consultant, I had several better lines pop into my head almost immediately.
What also worries me, aside from Clark's response, is why wasn't she prepped for this question? Her campaign team had to know this was coming? That they couldn't cobble together a better story is really troubling.
Easy! She is a poor politician and a horrific leader. Everyone in BC knows it & the country now knows that SHE LIES and then shrugs it off. Good grief! Talk about not being able to read the room.
I'm hard-pressed to disagree, but I was hopeful she would bring a more nuanced and hopefully Western approach to the scene in Ottawa. Sadly, the air is out of the tire before her race starts.
Anyone from BC knows Clark is a Conservative in Liberals clothing. We also knows she lies at the drop of the hat.
If you really want juice, look at her debacle at SFU 30+ years ago, where she also lied lied lied. I honestly would vote for Pierre Poillivre over her, and that is saying something
The brazenness and *utter* stupidity of lying over something like this have killed Clark's hopes and rightfully so. Even if not for this, her close links with Chinese interests disqualify her in my view.
On a related note, Evan, do you have any idea why so many of the expected candidates are choosing instead to bow out - Leblanc, Joly, and now Anand? Is it just that they have no stomach for life on the back benches? Otherwise, something mysterious is going on here.
When a literal CPC membership is not an administrative disqualification for running to be the leader of the Liberal party, it’s clear that as an organization they really don’t stand for much.
If the race really comes down to Carney, Clark, and maybe Freeland the way it’s looking like it might, the party is going to get annihilated in the next election in a way that eclipses the current Trudeau polling. And they’ll deserve it
Just when I thought I'd warmed up a bit to Clark she has this fatal stumble, it's over, she may as well fold her tent. Any smart debater would grill her on this and there is no way she misspoke, which happens to be the lamest fucking excuse ever for a lie. Her political career is over and she needs to face the fact. I agree with Chrissie that she was a terrible premier in BC and lied her way through a ridiculous 2-3 terms, can't even remember now, and fell flat in 2017.
Does it really matter in today’s world? I can think of several current politicians that lie easily and frequently. None of them suffer any consequences. South of the border we will have a president who routinely makes up his own universe of alternative facts and truths.
I suspect people will hardly notice this stumble by Clark. If she is able to raise the entry fee, she will be a candidate with a lot name recognition in a very small field. Her real test will come when she is required to speak French. So far I have not seen any evidence that her French lessons have paid off. This will be the real test if she is “ready” and serious about her ambitions.
True, yet learning French later in life can be very challenging. Too bad, she is a great communicator and could charm Trump. But she seems to have shot herself in the foot with this early big blunder.
Christy Clark is not a fucking Liberal. Nor has she ever been one. That you have failed to point that out is a more egregious error than the one she committed by lying.
Why isn't the narrative about her Trojan horse attempt to highjack the federal party? Who is behind it? (HarperHarperHarper?) Is she responsible for fomenting the dissent in the backbenches?
Please get off X & move to Bluesky
I said this on Twitter/X and I'll say it here: I didn't care that Clark was a Liberal, than a Conservative, than a Liberal again. If she had truly misspoken, I'm also willing to forgive.
What's hard to reconcile is the overlapping inconsistencies of these stories. It was easy to side step. When just heard this, as a political communications consultant, I had several better lines pop into my head almost immediately.
What also worries me, aside from Clark's response, is why wasn't she prepped for this question? Her campaign team had to know this was coming? That they couldn't cobble together a better story is really troubling.
Easy! She is a poor politician and a horrific leader. Everyone in BC knows it & the country now knows that SHE LIES and then shrugs it off. Good grief! Talk about not being able to read the room.
I'm hard-pressed to disagree, but I was hopeful she would bring a more nuanced and hopefully Western approach to the scene in Ottawa. Sadly, the air is out of the tire before her race starts.
Anyone from BC knows Clark is a Conservative in Liberals clothing. We also knows she lies at the drop of the hat.
If you really want juice, look at her debacle at SFU 30+ years ago, where she also lied lied lied. I honestly would vote for Pierre Poillivre over her, and that is saying something
The brazenness and *utter* stupidity of lying over something like this have killed Clark's hopes and rightfully so. Even if not for this, her close links with Chinese interests disqualify her in my view.
On a related note, Evan, do you have any idea why so many of the expected candidates are choosing instead to bow out - Leblanc, Joly, and now Anand? Is it just that they have no stomach for life on the back benches? Otherwise, something mysterious is going on here.
Poor Jean Charest....he'll never really know if she voted for him or not!
BTW....Who's calling out Poilievre's 24/7 lying.
Not our bought and paid for Canadian media.
When a literal CPC membership is not an administrative disqualification for running to be the leader of the Liberal party, it’s clear that as an organization they really don’t stand for much.
If the race really comes down to Carney, Clark, and maybe Freeland the way it’s looking like it might, the party is going to get annihilated in the next election in a way that eclipses the current Trudeau polling. And they’ll deserve it
Just when I thought I'd warmed up a bit to Clark she has this fatal stumble, it's over, she may as well fold her tent. Any smart debater would grill her on this and there is no way she misspoke, which happens to be the lamest fucking excuse ever for a lie. Her political career is over and she needs to face the fact. I agree with Chrissie that she was a terrible premier in BC and lied her way through a ridiculous 2-3 terms, can't even remember now, and fell flat in 2017.
Does it really matter in today’s world? I can think of several current politicians that lie easily and frequently. None of them suffer any consequences. South of the border we will have a president who routinely makes up his own universe of alternative facts and truths.
I suspect people will hardly notice this stumble by Clark. If she is able to raise the entry fee, she will be a candidate with a lot name recognition in a very small field. Her real test will come when she is required to speak French. So far I have not seen any evidence that her French lessons have paid off. This will be the real test if she is “ready” and serious about her ambitions.
True, yet learning French later in life can be very challenging. Too bad, she is a great communicator and could charm Trump. But she seems to have shot herself in the foot with this early big blunder.
Move over Conservative Clark......enter Steven MacKinnon please
who is holding PP's feet to the fire?
It was a set-up. That's all you need to know.
Christy Clark is not a fucking Liberal. Nor has she ever been one. That you have failed to point that out is a more egregious error than the one she committed by lying.
Why isn't the narrative about her Trojan horse attempt to highjack the federal party? Who is behind it? (HarperHarperHarper?) Is she responsible for fomenting the dissent in the backbenches?
Fucking hell.
Yes! Brit PM Cameron certainly did do a great job investing in green energy, and the UK is now a leader in net zero.
Miles ahead of Canada.
I wish the Poilievre team would copy that Conservative vision!