picard102
Senior Member
Anti-semantic??Has the English language does a complete semantic shift in the last 24 hours or something?!
Anti-semantic??Has the English language does a complete semantic shift in the last 24 hours or something?!
What’s the alternative, we build a US-like permanent underclass of undocumented but economically essential workers? In the US, over 3% of the population is illegally residing in the country. Let’s not model Canada on this.
I can only see what you extracted, but it would be interesting to know the 'why'. Are they leaving the public service completely (even that has a lot of 'whys' behind it), moved between departments, etc.?A column from the Globe looking at the very high churn rate of Federal Deputy Ministers in the Federal government:
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Opinion: There’s a troubling amount of churn at the top of Canada’s public service
Some measure of stability would be a good thing for Canada’s large and complex government. So why are senior public servants constantly being shuffled?www.theglobeandmail.com
This is the key bit:
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Evidence?He has checked out.
I'm sure this time you'll have proof of this claim the fourth time you've posted it?They know the carbon tax is costing them votes across the Country and they know that is party has gone too far left.
I have a question for you? Do you think Justin Trudeau has acted like someone who wants to win the next election? His party is projected to lose 89 seats in next election.Evidence?
I'm sure this time you'll have proof of this claim the fourth time you've posted it?
Yes, Yes, and Yes. You do know the election is a year out, right?Have his policies changed? Nope Messaging? Nope Does he have a plan to turn things around? Nope
Some would be a start.What more evidence do you want.
I have a question for you? Do you think Justin Trudeau has acted like someone who wants to win the next election? His party is projected to lose 89 seats in next election.
The Conservatives are projected to win 213 seats.
The Liberals have been down 20% in the polls for over a year and 70% of Canadians want Justin Trudeau to resign.
Have his policies changed? Nope Messaging? Nope Does he have a plan to turn things around? Nope
What more evidence do you want.
This Star cartoon from Wednesday seems appropriate here!The above may be a basis on which to discuss whether the Federal Liberal party has a solid strategy aimed at being re-elected...........
What it is not is proof of any kind that the party has gone 'too far left'.
You have yet to clearly articulate what that means, which 'left-wing' policies you feel they've adopted that are out of line with their own political base or the broader electorate.
In order to make that case you need to identify one or more policies, persuasively argue they they would be categorized as 'left' in the Canadian political context, and then show that said policies correlate with any shift in voter intentions.
There is no question the Libs are slumping in popularity, but I would argue this is a function of runaway immigration, particularly in the form of foreign students and TFWs, which has been approved as a sop to big business to suppress wages, while incidentally driving up the cost of housing putting it further out of reach for more people and making it more of a strain for many more.
I think that's bad public policy, but I would argue its closer to neo-liberal than it is leftist.
I see no one gritting their teeth over $10 per day daycare, or dental coverage for low or lower-middle income folks (to date, mostly seniors, youth, and the disabled).
While I think the deficit is too high (as it was under Harper as well), I don't see widespread complaints about that either.
Its housing, housing, housing, and wage stagnation.
I can only see what you extracted, but it would be interesting to know the 'why'. Are they leaving the public service completely (even that has a lot of 'whys' behind it), moved between departments, etc.?
You do know the election is a year out, right?
If Harris wins in Nov 2024 Canadians might balk at their own mini populist in Oct 2025.A year is not a lot of time when you're down 20 points.