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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Has pp even said anything about it?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Still not sure what Pierre thinks makes him qualified to be PM except “Not Trudeau”.

Canada, given the political climate - is being “not Trudeau” enough to be our PM? Heck, I’m “not Trudeau” either and I’m sure I’d be better than Pierre.

Personally I’m hoping that when Trudeau is out and presumably Carney is in, the NDP pullls the rug completely out from under the cons and says they’ll support the new liberal leadership.

You’ll hear the cons bawling about it not being fair from coast to coast and that’s enough to be worthwhile right there.

Jagmeet’s office isn’t too far, wonder if it’s possible for average Joe Canadian me to get a few min of his time.

Met him once and he was very personable.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Good lord I forgot what the Beaverton was for a second and went in there not even doubting the fucking headline. Will I ever question a ridiculous sounding headline again?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

My brother in Christ, have you read the NYT recently?

It's pumping out what I dearly hope is satire every day

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Because most real headlines involving the word trump would be considered too unrealistic to be good satire.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago

At press time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to aid the flagging Poilievre campaign by doing something deeply unpopular, by week’s end at the latest.

This line got a hearty chuckle out of me.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Polievre and Ford can eat a bag of dick, they've been jerking trump for years, I hope he pisses in their face before they all get it by a train.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think Ford actually did a good job on this one. He's Trumpian in terms of his appeal and I think did a good job of rallying Canadians of various stripes and working WITH other premiers.

Daniel Smith was the opposite. She was a Trump apologist, and was divisive instead of being a team player.

Don't get me wrong - I think Ford is a complete tool 98% of the time, but I think he did a good job this once.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Ford folded: after the tariff decision was paused (not cancelled, paused) dutifully restocked shelves and the overpaid StarLink deal is back on.

His "Canada is not For Sale" schtick is just that: a schtick. Mark my words, if Trump wanted to build housing on greenbelt land, Ford would Get It (Doug Ford) Done! He (Ford) is the most for-sale politician in the country, and that's saying something when you're competing with Danielle Smith.

Susan Holt in NB did a good job. American goods are still off the shelves.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

StarLink deal is back on.

back on temporarily, or did he cut Musk a cheque?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Trump is engaged in brinksmanship and we need US trade more than vice versa. I think the correct move is to publicly back down - but also remind Canadians that a one month reprieve is nothing.

Once you play a card, you lose it. Right now Ford can still play that card. Manitoba can't (and that makes the national level impact weaker).

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

I feel the same. Still won't vote for him, but it's nice to see some competence coming out of him for a change.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's always been competent. He just hasn't been working with the same ideals or goals as most of us until now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, that's kind of it, isn't it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

It actually makes me really happy that I can be on board with how Ford has responded to Trump's objectively-bad-for-Canadians ideas of tariffs and annexation.

He may not be a good public servant, but goddammit, he's a_Canadian._ And that's more than we can say about some of our other "leaders".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Something about a broken clock

But yeah, Ford did good here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He literally had a speech were he stated the opposite of what you just said. I get it, we are supposed to hate him but straight up lying just makes his critics look bad. Can we as Liberals or nonconservatives not rely on lies? There are actual things to criticise him about.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Have you seen the video where he is super super happy that Trump won? He's trying to play the good protective daddy now, but not even a month ago he was praising pedo-donnie, even if the tarifs where already mentioned by pedo. Look it up, he's always been a trumpist. Now this lying opportunistic crackhead is using this to be reelected. And you're falling for it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Well I guess he finally said something about them

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

The clown was a little late to get into the fray lest he piss off his lordship Drump.