It’s funny, a few months back, it felt like nothing could have stopped PP from getting a super majority. But now, the majority’s in doubt, and in some polls, he’d actually be trailing Carney. Not by much, but it’s still significant to see how much things have changed. A lot of PP’s attack ads and popularity were based on Trudeau fatigue, but if PP puts out attack ads saying Carney is Trudeau 2.0, I’m not sure how effective they’ll be.

Yeah, I don’t think they understand that, by and large, most Canadians won’t react to sensationalist attack ads the way Americans will. Well, Conservatives may eat it up, but outside of their base, a lot of people will be more bothered by the tone and brazenness of some of their messages, than by what they’re claiming about Carney.

I think the important thing for Carney and the Liberals, is to not get into too much mud slinging. They have every right to attack, but they should focus on PP’s refusal to get security clearance, and how someone like that can’t be trusted to lead them in these times. They should bring up how PP wants to be more closely aligned with the USA, while the Liberals want to diversify their trade and relations, so that they’re not as dependant on any one country. It’s a simple strategy of not putting all of one’s eggs in one basket. I think that’s something a lot of Canadians would understand and support.

They should also bring up PP’s record on how few bills (if any) he passed, and point out that PP, for all his talk, is a career politician, and that his economic record doesn’t compare to Carney’s. There was also a rumour that PP would pick Andrew Sheer as his Finance Minister. Andrew Sheer, the person who had dual citizenship (Canadian and US). It’s fair to bring that up, considering the state of affairs between Canada and the USA.

Yeah, I remember that. They said they were doing it because they were patriots and speaking up for all of Canada (complete bs). But now there’s an actual threat, and we don’t hear from them.

The same people that did all that to protest wearing masks, are some of the same people who stood outside an immigration centre in Alberta with signs saying that immigrants were not welcome and should go home. Ironically, this time, those ‘patriots’ WERE wearing masks. But why? Why not own it if they’re not afraid to let everyone know how they feel?

Exactly. I just don’t know why more conservatives who say they are all about Canadian sovereignty and security, still don’t care that PP still refuses to get clearance.

Exactly. I really hope the Liberals and ALL the other parties bring this up during the elections, and refuse to let it go, or let the question be deflected or ignored.

I really hope the Liberals and other parties bring up how PP still won’t get security clearance. How are we supposed to trust someone to govern us and claim to protect our sovereignty against the US and others, but they refuse to get clearance?

One of the polls suggested that with Carney as Liberal leader, the Liberals would either be tied with the Conservatives, or even slightly ahead. But I’m just hoping that people don’t take the polls for granted and don’t get out and vote. While PP may have lost some ground in Ontario, he still has Alberta, so Liberals need to stay focused, since there’s no telling when the election would be called, and they have to get their own leader in place first before that happens. If and when Carney gets elected Liberal leader, my concern is that some people will just think there’ll be a large enough turnout that they don’t have to vote themselves. I think right now, the negativity that’s turning some people off PP and the Conservatives is mainly being fuelled by Trump. But if Trump turns his attention to things like the Middle East, or talks about Canada less, then I’m worried that people will become complacent and not see PP as someone who basically supports just about everything Trump says.

And even though PP talks about ‘Canada First’ and how he’d stand up for Canadians, I don’t see him talking back to Trump. I can see Trump saying something offensive against Canada, and PP either deflecting, or blaming Trudeau, instead of defending Canada. Another thing is, I don’t see PP trying to foster relations with other nations, he just wants to cozy up to Trump, either due to ideology, or because he thinks it will appease him, or both.