A private school. 30K a year in tuition. So there is that…Yeah, can’t help having my spider-sense wonder WTF? Trying to wrap my head around “home town Windsor not safe enough, so sending him to Detroit…”
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A private school. 30K a year in tuition. So there is that…Yeah, can’t help having my spider-sense wonder WTF? Trying to wrap my head around “home town Windsor not safe enough, so sending him to Detroit…”
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Just following up on this- most of us, myself included, were expecting back to work legislation. Turned out that wasn’t necessary under a rarely used administrative power of the minister.If I have it right, he drew his biggest line in the sand. Putting everything he's said about the rail strike together, he was pretty clear.
If the government forced the workers back to work and if it came to a confidence vote, he would pull his support and vote against the government.
The workers were forced back to work. Now we need a party to put it to a confidence vote. Maybe the Block, maybe the Cons or NDP.
Will he do it? Maybe. His pension comes due in Feb 25, I think. So he could pull the pin during the fall sitting and still get his pension.
I believe this is a line he can't back away from without losing union support.
We'll see what he does when Parliament resumes.
Right but most voters also don’t give a fuck. They aren’t live to the fact that it was actually at safety and scheduling. They’ll see a bunch of people making well into six figures threatening to strike, and will be told (accurately) that the shelves of their grocery stores would get pretty thin pretty fast, and a lot of industry shut down with a rail strike/lockout fouling JIT delivery. They’ll say “no, get the trains running”, and a small portion who pay more attention will add “and arbitrate”. I haven’t seen very much broader organized labour solidarity on this one.Here's the thing though. Very few are going to see it as what you described. In their mind, the government sent them back to work and singh said he wouldn't tolerate it. To most voters that is the meat and potatoes of the incident. They won't parse the minutia of Milnet.
He did tolerate it - and he's done that a number of times IIRC.Here's the thing though. Very few are going to see it as what you described. In their mind, the government sent them back to work and singh said he wouldn't tolerate it.
That's actually really good. I like it.Pierre Poilievre's CPC releases a new, one minute long, statement which seeks to mobilize the "blue collar conservatives" who, arguably, elected Ronald Reagan in in 1980 and Boris Johnson in in 2019.
At least when he's scripted, anyway.Getting more prime ministerial as he goes. Perhaps appreciating that he will do better by smoothing off some of those ‘oppositions’ sharp edges, and be more statesmanlike.
Even unscripted, he’s not nearly as bad as….others…who couldn’t competently explain balancing a monthly cheque book, let alone…how a quantum computer works.At least when he's scripted, anyway.
If he can consistently do that while speaking extemporaneously, his odds stand to go up even higher than they are now.
For sure - as low a bar as that is to get over these days - but still has to be careful about the harsher "gotcha" stuff.Even unscripted, he’s not nearly as bad as….others…who couldn’t competently explain balancing a monthly cheque book, let alone…how a quantum computer works.
^ This.Some is part of politics, but tooooooooooo much & tooooooo much of a "cheap shot" feel opens him up to "is this how he's generally going to treat anyone who disagrees with him?"
Tone is bang on - we'll see if they continue.The video looks substantively like he and his team get it. They need to stick with it.
Um you mean ummm little boxy water ummm thingies?Even unscripted, he’s not nearly as bad as….others…who couldn’t competently explain balancing a monthly cheque book, let alone…how a quantum computer works.
You folks know my stance on the CPC now, but I’ll admit that was a good video.Pierre Poilievre's CPC releases a new, one minute long, statement which seeks to mobilize the "blue collar conservatives" who, arguably, elected Ronald Reagan in in 1980 and Boris Johnson in in 2019.
To be clear, I’m not sold on him yet. One good PR video hasn’t changed the past few years of his actions.Lots if folks here have come a long way from practically labelling PP a right wing zealot. Good to see some of you finally coming around.
You can be sure Team Red will provoke him at every opportunity.To be clear, I’m not sold on him yet. One good PR video hasn’t changed the past few years of his actions.
You can go back through the posts and my main issue with him is whether he would keep his “Harper attack dog” ways if/when he formed govt. It’s good that he has started to soften the image, but I want to see him soften his image in QP and other less-scripted venues before I make up my mind.
Not to mention his approach to governing if he gets the baton next time. A lot of people, including PP himself, complain about attacking opponents who may have legit concerns & creating us vs. them dynamics. Potential’s there for any leader to do that, so we’ll see,As @The Bread Guy says, I want to see if he softens his edges in question period, interviews, etc to match.
A few such blips here & there can be chalked up to human error. Too many, and too nasty/petty, builds a case for the leopard’s spots being as they are. PP’s doing better, not perfect, but still bears considering.I, too, was warming up to him, as I stated a few post back, until the "sellout Singh" letter. FFS! I'll give him another change.
You weren’t alone in that, to be sure, based on the current polling numbers.Lord knows I gave Trudeau enough and have been routinely disappointed and occasionally amused.
Yeah, that remark wasn’t good for someone trying to soften their image.You can be sure Team Red will provoke him at every opportunity.
I, too, was warming up to him, as I stated a few post back, until the "sellout Singh" letter. FFS! I'll give him another change. Lord knows I gave Trudeau enough and have been routinely disappointed and occasionally amused.