The_Cat
Senior Member
I think it's time for Trudeau to step down.
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kcantor
Senior Member
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Too bad there won’t be two feet of snow in Nanaimo for him to take a walk in…
Too bad there won’t be two feet of snow in Nanaimo for him to take a walk in…
David A
Senior Member
I wonder if one reason he was hanging in there was to not disrupt the agreement with the NDP. Well that's gone now.
While there will still likely not be a fall or winter election, the window for changing leaders for the Liberals is getting narrower.
kcantor
Senior Member
With or without the agreement with the NDP, the resignation of a Prime Minister in a minority government is likely to trigger a non-confidence vote. That means they would have to deal with an election with a lame duck leader (although many of us think he has always been a lame duck leader) or an interim appointed leader as there wouldn’t be time to do otherwise.
Glenco
Senior Member
Well, well, well.
Mark Carney tapped by Liberals to lead new task force advising Trudeau - National | Globalnews.ca
Mark Carney is set to arrive in Nanaimo, B.C., on Monday and will speak to Liberal MPs at their summer caucus retreat on the topic of growth and the economy.
globalnews.ca
Gronk!
Senior Member
Well well well X 2
www.ctvnews.ca
Bloc Quebecois ready to extract gains for Quebec in exchange for supporting Liberals
The Bloc Québécois says its ready to wheel and deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party for support during confidence votes now that the Liberal government's confidence and supply agreement with the NDP has ended.
David A
Senior Member
Non confidence votes are generally votes on money bills and a leadership contest is not that. And the PMs announced resignation would probably not be effective until after a new leader was chosen..
Having said that an opposition party eager to have an election can find any pretext for a non confidence motion and if someone sneezes that could qualify. However, the issue is only one party is eager to have an election now, so unless they can get another one to go along the vote would be unsuccessful as all others over the last few years have been.
The Liberals were in a minority position when years ago Prime Minister Pearson announced he would be resigning and a leadership contest was called. The minority government survived that, so history shows replacing a leader in a minority situation can be done.
Having said that an opposition party eager to have an election can find any pretext for a non confidence motion and if someone sneezes that could qualify. However, the issue is only one party is eager to have an election now, so unless they can get another one to go along the vote would be unsuccessful as all others over the last few years have been.
The Liberals were in a minority position when years ago Prime Minister Pearson announced he would be resigning and a leadership contest was called. The minority government survived that, so history shows replacing a leader in a minority situation can be done.
David A
Senior Member
kcantor
Senior Member
It probably means they already know who will be on the ballot and they’re in no hurry to vote for any them.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
Could be latent frustrations from the expensive and unimportant snap election.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
From Better Dwelling:
Canada has long defended its generous immigration policy, but has recently reversed course. Many assume this is temporary pandering that will soon loosen, but the odds are slanted towards further tightening. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows the country has stopped over 1,200 terror suspects on their “Watchlist” attempting to cross from Canada in just 4 years. An issue that was virtually non-existent prior to 2020, it’s now seeing explosive growth that will result in big changes—either to how Canada conducts immigration or how Canadians are treated at the border.
US Border Stopped 1,200 Terror Suspects From Canada, Urges Tighter Immigration
Canada has long defended its generous immigration policy, but has recently reversed course. Many assume this is temporary pandering that will soon loosen, but the odds are slanted towards further tightening. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows the country has stopped over 1,200 terror suspects on their “Watchlist” attempting to cross from Canada in just 4 years. An issue that was virtually non-existent prior to 2020, it’s now seeing explosive growth that will result in big changes—either to how Canada conducts immigration or how Canadians are treated at the border.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Carbon Tax vote tomorrow.
David A
Senior Member
Yes, at a time of heightened tensions in places like the middle east this could become more of a concern. But I feel the bigger concerns Canadians currently have are housing affordability and rising unemployment.
So support for immigration will diminish some, until these problems are brought more under control.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
Absolutely, economic issues are top of mind for many Canadians. It's still possible that immigration will be scapegoated as the "cause" of thinly spread housing and employment in upcoming election platforms.
David A
Senior Member
Well, immigrants don't bring their own houses or apartments and our country seems unable to build enough as it is. However, I feel the debate in Canada is still more about a sustainable level of immigration.
I feel the very high numbers in recent years have also turned public opinion more negative. I it is turned into a polarized debate, at this point the scapegoats will probably win, so if I were pro immigration I would really avoid that argument.
I feel the very high numbers in recent years have also turned public opinion more negative. I it is turned into a polarized debate, at this point the scapegoats will probably win, so if I were pro immigration I would really avoid that argument.