Episode #39: Poilievre's crowds and Trudeau's budget
Episode #39: Poilievre's crowds and Trudeau's budget
Aaron Wherry and Supriya Dwivedi join me to chat about the latest in federal politics.
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Last week’s federal budget marked the first budget since the 2021 federal election and the first test of the deal struck between the Liberals and New Democrats that could keep Justin Trudeau in office until 2025.
What does the budget say about both this deal and the plans for Trudeau’s third term in office?
Meanwhile, the Conservative leadership race has been heating up as candidates go on the attack — Charest vs. Poilievre, Poilievre vs. Brown, and everyone avoiding saying anything critical of Leslyn Lewis in hopes of getting the second-choice support of her backers.
To discuss all of this, this week I’m joined by the CBC’s Aaron Wherry and Supriya Dwivedi, Director of Policy and Engagement at the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, and Senior Counsel for Enterprise Canada.
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Episode #39: Poilievre's crowds and Trudeau's budget
Great discussion as always. What I didn't hear was thoughts surrounding a conservative constructive climate change policy. The impact of Climate Change (CC) will grow every month. Three years is a long time in CC reality. Pierre Poilievre is essentially, along with his supporters is a CC denier. CC will be extremely obvious to voters in 2025.
In the next go-round in discussing the conservative race, have a question on that. Also the face of Canada is changing. First Nations and people from immigrant backgrounds are making a new electoral face. Poilievre seems to attract the disgruntled. As with reform, social credit and others, they flash and fade. Disgruntled base members soon fade out especially when the CPC has to face the reality of a modern Canada with strong non-white populace and more educated voters.
I work at dismantelling racism as a retired white Anglican Priest. Racism dies hard but it dies. Poilievre is racist and we won't forget!
Patrick Brown is a healthier choice for the CPC and Canada.