CTV: Trudeau attacks Tories for not releasing platform as leaders prepare for debate
OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took aim at the Conservatives on Sunday for not releasing their election platform as the majority of federal party leaders spent the day cramming for Monday's critical English-language debate.
The debate is in Gatineau, Que., within sight of Parliament Hill. Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh were the only two leaders to spend the day on the hustings shaking hands and, in Trudeau's case, attacking the Tories, though neither strayed far.
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WNU Editor: This weekend's tracking polls show the Liberal Party and Justin Trudeau ahead by a few percentage points. But when I looked at the sampling that was used in these polls, they lean very heavily in favour of the Liberal Party. This confirms to me what I have sensed since the beginning of this election. Pollsters have underestimated Conservative support in the past few Canadian provincial elections, and I think this is also in play in this election. Case in point, one poll shows only 25% believe Trudeau should get a second term .... POLL: Only 25% think Trudeau should get a second term (Toronto Sun). This low poll number usually means the end of a political leader.
But this does not mean the end of Prime Minister Trudeau. Even with his miscues his primary opponent, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, has IMHO not been effective in this campaign. He has not gained the trust of independent and swing voters to support him, and even his base is not happy with him. Some of my friends who have voted for the Conservative Party in the past are not going to vote even though they dislike Justin Trudeau. This is not a good sign for Conservative leader Scheer. As for my friends who have voted Liberal in the past, I have noticed that their sentiments are even worst. They feel let down by Prime Minister Trudeau, and they have no burning desire to go to the polls to vote for him. Case in point. I live in a riding that has voted Liberal for decades. But in this round I have yet to see one Liberal placard on any home. It is almost as if these voters are ashamed to show to the neighbours that they support Trudeau.
As to what is ahead. This week is debate week. The candidates will be debating each other in an English debate Monday evening, and a few days later in a French debate. Swing voters usually make their final decision on who they will vote for after they have seen these debates, and I expect the same in this election. This time next week is when I will have a better read on who will be Canada's election. But for now, my gut is telling me that we are heading into a Conservative minority government when voters go to the polls on October 21.
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This has been one of most nothing burger elections in recent Canadian history, mainly because the main party leader's are so inept and underwhelming.
Trudeau has badly damaged his personal brand, as well as the federal Liberal's brand. The Liberals, both provincially and federally, have a bad reputation for corruption (ie. Ad Scam). This was reinforced recently by the SNC Lavalin issue. Further, Trudeau's image of being a woke, feminist defender of the marginalized has been repeatedly wounded by his own actions (blackface, groping a female reporter, the many costumes like on the Indian trip, appealing a ruling that was in favour of first nations, telling a veteran that he was asking more than the government could give after giving Omar Khdar $10.5 million, firing a first nations female cabinet minister and AG, etc.). Basically, he's an arrogant hypocrite who only says and acts what he thinks will get him what he wants.
Scheer, on the other hand, is one of the most uninspiring individuals to lead a party. He does pie baking competitions in his past time for crying out loud. That basically sums up how vanilla he is. He's spent more time punishing members of his own party than attacking the Liberals. He does this because he's petrified of controversy. He's essentially the Mitt Romney of Canadian politics. It's usually his more junior shadow cabinet members like Michelle Rempel that do most of the heavy lifting attacking the Liberals. I can't tell if he just doesn't believe in what his party stands for, or if he's just too intimidated to take a stand and defend a position that's remotely different than what the Liberals have.
I would not be surprised if the smaller parties over perform (Greens, PPC, Bloc) and the larger parties under perform (Libs, Cons, NDP).
Even Scheer's scandal is boring. Who lies about being, of all things, an insurance broker!?
Canadians should keep Trudeau. The repressed thespian would have time to bloom and perhaps graduate to an Amos a& Andy routine.
Some dirt on Scheer and his conservatives. Compared to the dirt on US politicians and parties, it is pretty weak.
https://north99.org/2018/08/10/a-not-so-brief-history-of-racism-from-andrew-scheers-conservative-party/
Give Scheer some time in the PM's seat and it will get better, that is more interesting.
Trudeau is a mere child still in the shadow of his dad when it comes to being an asshole.
Mr. Huntley got in his obligatory anti-American lick in.
Bob, when did you stop supporting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?
When did you stop supporting forced transition from male to female, female to male, or jailing of LGBT?
When did you support policies more oppressive than Iran or Saudi Arabia?
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