I'm taking it easy until.the next federal election, but Carney isn't me. He knows Pierre Poilievre is Harper's spiritual successor and he wants to squash him.
He's going to do it by delivering conservative objectives with liberal sheen and a banker's savvy. Not to say Poilievre can't win next time, but this was his best chance and if he's going back to Jenni then he hasn't learned a thing.
As a Liberal who was frustrated by my party over the past 2 years, I couldn't agree more.
Liberals work best when we don't have an ideology, focus on the economy, and just provide good government. That also includes stealing ideas (then claiming them as ours 😁), and changing tactics to meet the situation.
I think we have that now. Yet, we have to deliver.
I think the main challenge is not arrogance on the part of a minority government. I believe the bigger challenge is to remain a serious government in the face of an unserious opposition. The NDP is not a factor, the Bloc is doing Bloc things and the Conservatives are still figuring out how they managed to lose while winning.
So far the Conservatives have displayed the same level of unseriousness as before the election. Coffee conversations with imaginary coffee and an imaginary Trudeau. Referring to the Liberals in the house as “these Liberals”. Fundraising on election conspiracies. Hiring Canada Proud people to charge of the messaging. And so on.
The Liberal government needs to avoid being dragged to the lowest level that the Conservatives seem to relish. And they need to do this without coming across as arrogant.
“I’m not thrilled we couldn't get the NDP on board to kill this”
I’m not surprised, given the rather sneering response to the NDP losing official party status. Since the election the government has banked exactly zero political goodwill in that quarter.
They haven’t been technically wrong, but you can’t make a very public policy of not throwing any bones, and then expect to get bailed out without doing some horse trading. The Liberals want to play hardball with the NDP, well, this is what that looks like
I'm taking it easy until.the next federal election, but Carney isn't me. He knows Pierre Poilievre is Harper's spiritual successor and he wants to squash him.
He's going to do it by delivering conservative objectives with liberal sheen and a banker's savvy. Not to say Poilievre can't win next time, but this was his best chance and if he's going back to Jenni then he hasn't learned a thing.
As a Liberal who was frustrated by my party over the past 2 years, I couldn't agree more.
Liberals work best when we don't have an ideology, focus on the economy, and just provide good government. That also includes stealing ideas (then claiming them as ours 😁), and changing tactics to meet the situation.
I think we have that now. Yet, we have to deliver.
I think the main challenge is not arrogance on the part of a minority government. I believe the bigger challenge is to remain a serious government in the face of an unserious opposition. The NDP is not a factor, the Bloc is doing Bloc things and the Conservatives are still figuring out how they managed to lose while winning.
So far the Conservatives have displayed the same level of unseriousness as before the election. Coffee conversations with imaginary coffee and an imaginary Trudeau. Referring to the Liberals in the house as “these Liberals”. Fundraising on election conspiracies. Hiring Canada Proud people to charge of the messaging. And so on.
The Liberal government needs to avoid being dragged to the lowest level that the Conservatives seem to relish. And they need to do this without coming across as arrogant.
I agree - Polly is lurking in the shadows like Darth Vader....
However, I am confident that Carney is going to get so much actually done, that the next election won't be close.
JT was such a drag on this election.
And, next time, PP will be less appealing, if he even manages to stay.
It looks like the Cons are in a bind: their crucial People's Party 5-10% won them close splits in ON and BC.
But that populist rightwing, male tack offends most Canadians, esp women.
Whichever way they choose, they lose.
But yes, the Libs must not spend a second in arrogant complacency.
Pollievre is toast.
“I’m not thrilled we couldn't get the NDP on board to kill this”
I’m not surprised, given the rather sneering response to the NDP losing official party status. Since the election the government has banked exactly zero political goodwill in that quarter.
They haven’t been technically wrong, but you can’t make a very public policy of not throwing any bones, and then expect to get bailed out without doing some horse trading. The Liberals want to play hardball with the NDP, well, this is what that looks like
Did Evan get a few drinks 🍹 in towards the end of the post? 😏 All good advice however.