Liberal Minority Government 2019 - ????

[Jarnhamar]

'Recoil effect': New Nanos polling shows Liberals may be out of majority territory

Anticipation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will trigger an election on Sunday has resulted in a 'recoil effect' in the Liberals' ballot numbers, possibly moving them out of majority territory, according a survey conducted by Nanos Research.

www.ctvnews.ca

Oops.

 

[PuckChaser]

If Nik Nanos is sounding an alarm, that's bad news for Trudeau.

 

[Good2Golf]

If Nik Nanos is sounding an alarm, that's bad news for Trudeau.

Nik normally swing margins just with a tweet, let alone his polls. Don’t underestimate the Cons ability to squander this opportunity as well…

 

[Haggis]

To be pedantic, only a plurality of the electorate.

Edited to add: And that doesn’t make his behaviour any more acceptable now than it wasn’t before. If people want to know why things have been sliding regarding conduct, it should come as no surprise when many Canadians accept and reinforce it via conduct such as Justin Trudeau.

Except that he holds others to a higher standard than he holds himself. Case-in-point is his comments regarding the CDS(s), Norman and the disappointing draft pick by Les Canadiens.

 

[Good2Golf]

Except that he holds others to a higher standard than he holds himself. Case-in-point is his comments regarding the CDS(s), Norman and the disappointing draft pick by Les Canadiens.

Indeed.

I don't know of any reasonable person who hand on heart can't acknowledge that Justin Trudeau is a hypocrite where issues of sexualized, racialized or ethical conduct are concerned.

 

[suffolkowner]

Nothing I was just trying to be coy. Lol I was 8 in 87 lol

over my head i guess i though it had something to do with Mulroney

Indeed.

I don't know of any reasonable person who hand on heart can't acknowledge that Justin Trudeau is a hypocrite where issues of sexualized, racialized or ethical conduct are concerned.

I have lots of Liberal family and friends and other than a few diehards none are impressed with him

 

[Altair]

Nik normally swing margins just with a tweet, let alone his polls. Don’t underestimate the Cons ability to squander this opportunity as well…

I never get too excited about individual polls.

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/

Amalgamation of polls though?

That's sexy stuff.

 

[suffolkowner]

The question is a Liberal majority worse for Canada than a Liberal minority propped up by the NDP and Bloq?

 

[RangerRay]

The question is a Liberal majority worse for Canada than a Liberal minority propped up by the NDP and Bloq?

Well, you can kiss the committee on Canada China relations good bye if the Liberals get a majority, for starters.

 

[Altair]

Well, you can kiss the committee on Canada China relations good bye if the Liberals get a majority, for starters.

The bloc has been helping the Liberals shut down committees anyways.

 

[Weinie]

Well, you can kiss the committee on Canada China relations good bye if the Liberals get a majority, for starters.

You can kiss a lot of things goodbye if the Liberals get a majority. This is Gerald Butt machinations.

 

[OldSolduer]

Indeed.

I don't know of any reasonable person who hand on heart can't acknowledge that Justin Trudeau is a hypocrite where issues of sexualized, racialized or ethical conduct are concerned.

Altair but he's not all that reasonable.

The question is a Liberal majority worse for Canada than a Liberal minority propped up by the NDP and Bloq?

Worse - now he can do anything he wants with impunity - much like he does now but it will be worse.

 

[MilEME09]

While I doubt the cons will win, my best case scenario is tbe liberal minority is reduced even further, requiring them to actually need to listen to the cons, not just the bloq

 

[RangerRay]

In a perfect world, I would like to see a Liberal-Conservative coalition that had the best characteristics of both and none of the bad characteristics.

In any other country, the two main parties would form a “grand coalition” to keep separatists and extremists away from the levers of power.

But that’s just fantasy in Canada.

Edited for context.

 

[Altair]

In a perfect world, I would like to see a Liberal-Conservative coalition that had the best characteristics of both and none of the bad characteristics.

In any other country, the two main parties would form a “grand coalition” to keep separatists and extremists away from the levers of power.

But that’s just fantasy in Canada.

Edited for context.

If proportional representation was implemented I could see this happening.

Neither the LPC nor the CPC would ever get enough popular support to rule outright again, so I could see there being a time when they both get tired of the NDP having the balance of power.

This would be after a generation of LPC-NDP coalitions though.

 

[cavalryman]

This would be after a generation of LPC-NDP coalitions though.

If there's a country left.

 

[Altair]

If there's a country left.

I suppose I have much more faith in my country than you do.

 

[YZT580]

I suppose I have much more faith in my country than you do.

faith in our country yes, faith in the leadership, not so much.

 

[Altair]

faith in our country yes, faith in the leadership, not so much.

I have faith that our country, compatriots, to survive any leadership.

Even a CPC one.

 

[cavalryman]

faith in our country yes, faith in the leadership, not so much at all.

Our current prime minister manages to be so much worse than his father, and I've always held PET in utter contempt.
EDITED TO ADD: He was, before his son, the most divisive PM in living memory. And the most enamored of tyrannical regimes.