And Trudeau and his team need to do something that Poilievre is incapable of: giving interviews with substance and explain what they are doing and why. Over and over again.
Yes, I know that the old rule is that if you are explaining then you are losing. However, you are also losing if each and every interview ends in a fight with journalists that emphasizes your assholiness. Let Poilievre make the case he is an asshole, and let Liberals make the case that they have sound ideas and care.
Totally agree that the Libs must stop getting sucked in to emotional reactions vs Poilievre. It's tough because he is deeply irritating. His rhyming slogans are truly the worst comms ever, and I've been around a long time.... please make it stop!
But the policy arguments are the strongest, and they must be about personal economic risk/loss under Conservative govts.
Great idea for the Libs to roll out one message intensively each week.
On climate change, e.g., repeat how Conservative inaction will cost you more (insurance costs, dwindling competitiveness, etc) , whereas the Lib plan will save you money with renewables that are cheaper than rising fossil fuels (see Brit Labour).
Evan makes too much sense. This is the 2nd or 3rd post of his that enumerates a solid strategy and a way of prying the news cycle away from Pierre's grubby little fingers.
Poilievre is an ignorant partisan who will rush through obnoxious legislation that harms Canadians, and give the middle finger to critics from any source.
Poilievre is an ignorant partisan who will rush through obnoxious legislation that harms Canadians, and give the middle finger to critics from any source.
Poilievre is an ignorant partisan who will rush through obnoxious legislation that harms Canadians, and give the middle finger to critics from any source.
Stay on message: repeat, repeat, repeat, over and over and over again. No need for "20 reasons", indeed.
People need to call Poilievre out on his four talking points. For the sake of brevity, I’ll look at just one.
Axe the Tax
Does that mean that X million Canadians lose the carbon tax rebate? Yes or no? When will you be telling them?
If, as some claim, the carbon tax delivers surplus revenue to government coffers does Axing the Tax mean the government will need to borrow more or will they be making cuts to other programs? Which programs?
Does that mean that civil servants tasked with managing the carbon tax will be terminated? At what cost? And where does the money come from to pay for that when we have budget deficits?
Or, will those civil servants be given jobs in other parts of the government? How will that be paid for?
Why are you letting polluters get away with not taking responsibility for their actions?
I've tired of Poilievre some time ago but generally wanted to distance myself from the conservatives after the convoy mess. I do not want to be associated with them.
Poilievre is hard to fight because he's given almost no platform. Will he delay or reduce pensions? That could cost him an election so why tell people that? Old folks do vote so this might be the one thing that saves the Liberals.
If goverenments never changed would we still have a democracy? Trudeau has stayed too long after two minority "wins" we will now get just about any asshole that is not Trudeau. It might be remembering that's how we got Doug.
And Trudeau and his team need to do something that Poilievre is incapable of: giving interviews with substance and explain what they are doing and why. Over and over again.
Yes, I know that the old rule is that if you are explaining then you are losing. However, you are also losing if each and every interview ends in a fight with journalists that emphasizes your assholiness. Let Poilievre make the case he is an asshole, and let Liberals make the case that they have sound ideas and care.
Totally agree that the Libs must stop getting sucked in to emotional reactions vs Poilievre. It's tough because he is deeply irritating. His rhyming slogans are truly the worst comms ever, and I've been around a long time.... please make it stop!
But the policy arguments are the strongest, and they must be about personal economic risk/loss under Conservative govts.
Great idea for the Libs to roll out one message intensively each week.
On climate change, e.g., repeat how Conservative inaction will cost you more (insurance costs, dwindling competitiveness, etc) , whereas the Lib plan will save you money with renewables that are cheaper than rising fossil fuels (see Brit Labour).
Evan makes too much sense. This is the 2nd or 3rd post of his that enumerates a solid strategy and a way of prying the news cycle away from Pierre's grubby little fingers.
Poilievre is an ignorant partisan who will rush through obnoxious legislation that harms Canadians, and give the middle finger to critics from any source.
Poilievre is an ignorant partisan who will rush through obnoxious legislation that harms Canadians, and give the middle finger to critics from any source.
Poilievre is an ignorant partisan who will rush through obnoxious legislation that harms Canadians, and give the middle finger to critics from any source.
Stay on message: repeat, repeat, repeat, over and over and over again. No need for "20 reasons", indeed.
If one is going to be an asshole then be a damn good one, and that you are. Admirably.
PP is a dumb asshole.
There.
Fixed
People need to call Poilievre out on his four talking points. For the sake of brevity, I’ll look at just one.
Axe the Tax
Does that mean that X million Canadians lose the carbon tax rebate? Yes or no? When will you be telling them?
If, as some claim, the carbon tax delivers surplus revenue to government coffers does Axing the Tax mean the government will need to borrow more or will they be making cuts to other programs? Which programs?
Does that mean that civil servants tasked with managing the carbon tax will be terminated? At what cost? And where does the money come from to pay for that when we have budget deficits?
Or, will those civil servants be given jobs in other parts of the government? How will that be paid for?
Why are you letting polluters get away with not taking responsibility for their actions?
There is a point when one becomes a cult member. You have reached that.
I've tired of Poilievre some time ago but generally wanted to distance myself from the conservatives after the convoy mess. I do not want to be associated with them.
Poilievre is hard to fight because he's given almost no platform. Will he delay or reduce pensions? That could cost him an election so why tell people that? Old folks do vote so this might be the one thing that saves the Liberals.
If goverenments never changed would we still have a democracy? Trudeau has stayed too long after two minority "wins" we will now get just about any asshole that is not Trudeau. It might be remembering that's how we got Doug.
I believe many consider Justin, Melanie, the Marks, Bill Blair to be flaming assholes.
Is there any way to change the phrase to "if you can't explain it, you are not good at the job?"