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Ties into my remark about govt spending and DND/CAF budgets in the Trudeau thread.
Initial coverage of PP's AFN speech ....
"Poilievre promises less interference, more economic control in speech to Assembly of First Nations" (cbc.ca)
Poilievre delivers first speech to AFN, chiefs confront him about Harper's legacy
First Nations chiefs have heard enough promises and 'performative reconciliation,' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday, adding they deserve a partnership based on honest conversations.www.ctvnews.ca.... and the full speech from CPAC via YT (~44 minutes)Poilievre faces backlash at AFN general assembly, slams âpaternalisticâ system | Globalnews.ca
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was confronted by some First Nations chiefs about his priorities on Indigenous issues.globalnews.ca
In a crowd that big, and that diverse (in what they think is the best solutions are), there's always at least a few.I see a bunch there turned their backs on him during his speech.
If we are trying to depend less on the US for homeland defence, 2% will not be even close to the requirement.From the article ....
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We'll see how he/Team Blue plans to "work towards meeting Canada's NATO spending commitment" - maybe more details during the election campaign proper?
Which party has held the levers of power for the majority of the history of this country? Why is it assumed that all the FN problems should be laid at the feet of the PC/CPC?In a crowd that big, and that diverse (in what they think is the best solutions are), there's always at least a few.
Trust me, Team Red envoys appearing at these meetings get raked over the coals too (as recently as yesterday, in fact) - now, in the past, and in the future. As the bearer of the blue flag, not surprising some remember less-than-sterling moments from previous Team Blue governments. With a consituency so wide-ranging in terms of both capacity AND relevant issue sets & environments, even solutions that would help, say, 80% of communities (a good number for a one-size-fits-most approach common in Ottawa for this & other files) would still lead to hearing from the others. And often loudly.Which party has held the levers of power for the majority of the history of this country? Why is it assumed that all the FN problems should be laid at the feet of the PC/CPC?
Itâs just because Tories=cuts=broken rice bowlsWhich party has held the levers of power for the majority of the history of this country? Why is it assumed that all the FN problems should be laid at the feet of the PC/CPC?
Does that mean it is a slam dunk that Pierre Poilievre will be Canadaâs next prime minister?
âAbsolutely not,â Nanos says. âIf Pierre Poilievre makes a mistake, his drop will be hard and fast. And that is true if anyone next to him makes a mistake. I think the Conservatives have to realize that itâs not that theyâre winning, itâs that the Liberals are losing. It is not a validation of Conservative policy.â
Another diaper-change election.Poilievre Could âDrop Hard and Fastâ | The Tyee
Veteran pollster Nik Nanos on Canadaâs strange politics, divisive data mining, how he became a top researcher, and more.www.thetyee.ca
I know the Tyee skews farther left than many in this forum would normally read, but the important point that I wanted to highlight was from Nik Nanos:
In essence, sort of like how Labour won in the UK - it wasnât so much that they were doing super well, just that the Tories were doing so badly.
âWell obviously we need to keep our powder dry until the electionâA friend of mine was visited by a CPC team at her door step today. She wasn't too impressed with the effort. The man identified as the CPC candidate for her riding basically stood there and imitated her porch post. The rest of the team just flung slogans with no answers to her questions such as "Who is going to build the homes? What is your plan for justice? How are you going to make immigrants lives better?"
As we get closer to the election, I really really hope that smarter people in the party are doing the hard work to come up with solutions and not just spout slogans with no plan.
Do better guys and gals.
Poilievre Could âDrop Hard and Fastâ | The Tyee
Veteran pollster Nik Nanos on Canadaâs strange politics, divisive data mining, how he became a top researcher, and more.www.thetyee.ca
I know the Tyee skews farther left than many in this forum would normally read, but the important point that I wanted to highlight was from Nik Nanos:
In essence, sort of like how Labour won in the UK - it wasnât so much that they were doing super well, just that the Tories were doing so badly.
I was more talking about the CPC gaining not because of their policy but because the LPC is losing, but sure.Some real deep reasoning there from Nik Nanos... Who knew elections can be thrown away right up until the end.
I mean Nik is def play 4D chess here...
He should have just quoted one of the greatest catchers in the games history and saved us all time.
Not a huge PP fan, but he brings up the absurdity of the âwe donât need to spend on defence we have the USâ argument from people who regularly vilify the US.He is husbanding his details to avoid giving his opponents time and space to attack him. "Bringing defence of Canada home" is a good line. Works with a lot of people's "anti-US" feelings and turning it into something concrete. He may also be prepping the public for more money for defence, while cutting back elsewhere.