Why Justin Trudeau's main foe in 2019 is the Justin Trudeau of 2015
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Methinks Mr Wherry's headline says enough Heres hoping Mr Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger reads it and considers it deeply for the benefit of us all before the writ is dropped. He still has time to act with Integrity N'esy Pas?
Why Justin Trudeau's main foe in 2019 is the Justin Trudeau of 2015
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David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Frank G. Castiglione: Oh So True
Peter Vanderkellin Justin's REAL main foe is the people of Canada.
We've had it up to here with his L eyes, corruption and crime.
Trudeau must go.
David Amos
Reply to @Peter Vanderkellin: Who is we?
David Amos Content disabled Reply
to @Peter Vanderkellin: You certainly don't speak for me but whether he
is a liar or not Trudeau was duly elected to speak for and to all of us
until October 21st
David Amos Reply to @David Amos: WOW
Billy Joe Content disabled I
will never vote for any politician who is a Catholic by name or more
precisely Catholic for convenience but believe in another religion by
heart. Due to the stigma associated with certain religion, it will be
political suicide for any politician to publicly admit that he is the
follower of that religion.
But smart observers can see the telltale signs of it by how strongly the
guy defended them, their values, putting their people in important
position such as immigration minister and advisors. Then rushing in
Millions of them while appeasing them with their religious and cultural
needs and PRAY WITH THEM in their worship places. Nobody pray to a god
he doesn't believe in.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: Methinks every Catholic politician knows why I sued Cardinal Bernard Francis Law in 2002 N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @David Amos:
One thing is for certain my political foe in Fundy Royal the aptly
named lawyer Rob Moore does. I discussed the matter with him out of the
gate in 2004 and our email exchange can be still found on the Internet
to this very day.
David Amos
WOW What difference an email makes N'esy Pas?
Keith Glenday Reply to @David Amos: Sorry, just curious , I'm linguistically challenged - what does 'N'esy Pas' mean?
David Amos
Reply to @Keith Glenday: Its Chiac Say it like I spelled it
David Amos Reply
to @Keith Glenday: If you still don't understand Just ask Justin's old
babysitter Dominic Leblanc what it means. He is the MP for the area
where I was born and raised and that is where Chiac lingo is used
Bonnie Maie Reply
to @David Amos: Hey David, who are you kidding? I've been to NB often
enough to know that 'N'esy pas' is actually a typo for "n'est pas' (try
not to fool the masses). As a francophone, I do know the difference
between French & NB 'chiac'!!
R Hebner Just
proves the point that Liberal ideology isn't limited when it comes to
stupidity and Conservatives certainly don't hold a monopoly on it
although their actions provide more than enough doubt if it weren't for
time limited debates.
David Amos
Reply to @R Hebner: Google Fundy Royal Debate and consider voting for an Independent in your riding
Andy
Duncan 2015 Trudeau "Budgets balance themselves" Yeah good luck explaining how that one didn't go according to plan.
David Amos
Reply to @Andy
Duncan: Methinks folks should be fair So in Trudeau's defense I will say
that everybody knows the Conservatives grabbed that remark out of
context from a far bigger statement N'esy Pas?
R Hebner Reply
to @Andy Duncan: So, what is your explanation for the Harper deficit
and how the balancing act failed according to plan ? Maybe start by
asking Tony Clement where the receipts are for the Muskoka spending
spree, the Auditor General wants to know.
David Amos
Reply to @R Hebner: Me Too
Bonnie Maie Reply to @David Amos: here's one for you:
JustIN 2015/JustOUT 2019!
Norm Dixon Marching
in a pride parade or going to a gay bar is great but it doesn't excuse
his belief that he is above Canadian law and the Justice system.
Corruption is corruption and we have learned that Justin's words and
promises are, at best, Hypocritical.
Canada needs to purge this corruption in October.
David Amos
Reply to @Norm Dixon:
What rule of law? Methinks some Liberal lawyer should study Rule 55 of
the Federal Court Rules and try to explain it to me real slow ASAP
N'esy Pas?
R Hebner Reply to @Norm Dixon: How do you intend to purge Corporate corruption or do you seriously think there are no links ?
David Amos
Reply to @R Hebner: I sued the Queen and ran for public office 6 times thus far. What did you do?
David Amos "For
one thing, the Trudeau of 2019 now knows exactly how much trouble can
result when you make an open-ended, but absolute, promise to implement
electoral reform."
Methinks anyone can access the Public Record to review what I said to
the Electoral Reform Committee in Fredericton NB just before
Thanksgiving in 2016 The Prime Minister would have a hard time arguing
my words duly recorded in the Parliamentary Record All political parties
can never claim that I did not predict the outcome N'esy Pas?
Curtis Green The article turned out so well, Aaron, in spite of the nasty headline and byline! I would say that your paycheque is safe...
David Amos
Reply to @Curtis Green: I agree
David Amos Reply
to @Curtis Green: However methinks he did open the door to a blizzard
of anti Trudeau comments just before the writ is dropped N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Content disabled
Reply to @David Amos:
Did anybody but me wonder why Wherry updated this article 3 hours ago
and kept the comment section open? Methinks he is covering bases just in
case Harper 2.0 wins the next mandate N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply
to @Curtis Green: Methinks Mr Wherry's headline says enough Heres
hoping Mr Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger rolls up his sleeves reads
it and considers it deeply for the benefit of us all before the writ is
dropped. He still has time to act with some semblance of Integrity N'esy
Pas?
David Amos Reply to @David Amos: Need I holler BINGO AGAIN???
Bonnie Maie Reply to @David Amos: I highly doubt JT knows enough about the word 'integrity'!
Joyce Hope
Shortell What
is sad is Trudeau's hypocrisy & lack of ethical values yet there
are many who will vote for him to lead Canada. Trudeau's virtue
signalling is nothing more than smoke & mirrors.
David Amos
Reply to @Joyce Hope
Shortell: Methinks Trudeau must be sad about this comment section not
closing in a timely fashion while his opposition keeps on pounding his
severe lack of ethics before the writ is dropped N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled Reply
to @Joyce Hope Shortell: Methinks Mr Butts has read his email from me
today by now and is no doubt checking out this comment section as well
N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @David Amos: Need I holler BINGO???
John Kenny Reply to @Joyce Hope Shortell: .shows how mistrusted Scheer is
David Amos
Reply to @John Kenny: Why else would Maxime jump ship?
Bob Barino
OH look Justin just bought some buses.
With the planet having only 10 years left.
Why would he buy buses that will be usable beyond that time?
In GREEN BC of all places
.
Government of Canada invests in reliable bus service in northern British Columbia
SEARCH - /news-releases/government-of-canada-invests-in-reliable-bus-service-in-northern-british-columbia-883110515
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Actions speak louder than words and actions do not require words to determine if one is li-ing.
David Amos
Reply to @Bob Barino: I see no harm in a few buses to serve fellow Canadians
John Smith Reply to @Bob Barino: usual cyrus blabber.
PS: no one says planet has 10 years left
PPS: buses emit less carbon that cars
PPPS: LOL
Bob Barino Like Macron, Justin Trudeau is nothing more than a UN SHILL.
Trudeau will do as his UN MASTERS dictate with no regard for Canada or Canadians.
OCT-22 is our YELLOW PENCIL DAY
David Amos
Reply to @Bob Barino: Methinks he is just like his Daddy N'esy Pas?
Dean
Melanson Content disabled jabberingjustin
.... an arrogant ego-fueled prettyboy with a nasty temper who loves
throwing around tons of taxpayer $$$ (and elbows), dressing up in
foreign countries and demands everything be done his way ... or else
.... glad his days are numbered ...
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Dean
Melanson: Methinks the wicked game ain't over until the Fat Lady Sings
in October It certainly appears to me that the leaders of Mr Prime
Minister Trudeau The Younger's opposition's teams are stuck behind the
eight ball while Maxy the lawyer nobody wants to argue is having a Hay
Day Its quite a Circus N'esy Pas?
Bob Barino Trudeau's main foe is the TRUTH
EXPLAIN THIS
.
SEARCH - /2019/09/04/ship-with-climate-change-warriors-caught-in-ice-warriors-evacuated/?via=
.
Maritime Bulletin
Maritime and Crimean Shipping News
Ship with Climate Change Warriors caught in ice, Warriors evacuated
All 16 Climate Change warriors were evacuated by helicopter in
challenging conditions, all are safe. 7 crew remains on board, waiting
for Coast Guard ship assistance.
Something is very wrong with Arctic ice, instead of melting as ordered
by UN/IPCC, it captured the ship with Climate Change Warriors.
========================================
When a maritime report takes a shot at the climate/warming scam is it not time to call it a SCAM.
The poster child of the SCAM an arctic free ice and the ice has been stable or growing ever since the claim was made in 2007.
AND JUSTIN
The polar bears are doing fine. Actually too fine as there are so many
they are threatening the Inuit people. UN before Canadian right Mr. NOT
SO Prime Minister.
David Amos
Reply to @Bob Barino: Methinks he has hired Anne McLellan to twist the truth for him N'esy Pas?
David Amos Methinks
Mr Wherry's headline says enough Heres hoping Mr Prime Minister Trudeau
the Younger rolls up his sleeves reads it and considers it deeply for
the benefit of us all before the writ is dropped. He still has time to
act with some semblance of Integrity N'esy Pas?
Sally Ride This
one picture of Justin and Jody speaks volumes about his ability to
lead, his leadership style and his moral compass all at once.
David Amos
Reply to @Sally Ride:
Methinks folks have a lot to learn about the Tag Team of Jane and Jody
that Mr Butts will not allow his buddy to talk about yet N'esy Pas?
Pete Prosser Americans will think we are crazy if we pick Howdy Doody for the new king.....
John Smith
Content disabled Reply to @pete prosser: you mean someone that looks exactly like Trudeau's oldest son?
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @John Smith:
Methinks Mr Prosser may be referring to another lapdog for Trump who is
often referred to as Harper 2.0 or Harper Lite N'esy Pas?
Grant Mouland Ultimately
I cannot believe that the Canadian public is with left with the option
of Justin or Andrew as front runners to lead the country. They both lack
maturity, something the country needs at this point. Well here is
hoping to a minority government and two new leaders next time around!
David Amos
Reply to @Grant Mouland: Dream on
Billy Joe
Content disabled The
west including Canada should stop accepting more of their people and
strip their religious status in the west, labelled it as a political
movement and banned it on the ground of subversion. Outlaw their
ideology in the west.
Those who are already here can chose to move to nations where they can
continue their practice or staying but not allowed to promote or
practice in the west. This way the west can effectively reject their
immigrants, stopping their Trojan Horse into the west.
If the table were turned, non-believers were targeting their population
for attacks, NONE of the non-believers would be allowed to step foot in
their nations let alone getting citizenship, freedom of religion,
welfare & benefits like the west are giving them.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
Methinks you have made it blatantly obvious that you are Conservative on
a mission to smother other people's words before the comment section
closes N'esy Pas?
Neil Austen Bottom
line - I wouldn't shoot myself in the foot and allow a Conservative
party to gain power in Canada just to punish Trudeau. Conservative
parties are just Trump-Harper style government pushing fear and anger
for power. Just a bunch of yahoos turning Canada into a gong show.
Support Conservatives in Canada means you are supporting the following:
(all taken from Harper's time as PM)
Decreasing Taxes for the rich.
Deregulating Industries for the sake of the wealthy and at the expense of Canadian health and safety.
Transferring Canadian tax dollars to Isreal.
Eliminating the freedom and privacy of the INTERNET so that it can be controlled and monetized for the wealthy.
The environment is not important and any protection of Canadian waterways and arboreal forests should be rescinded.
Demonizing anyone, religion, political stance, etc that differs from their myopic vision.
Eliminating Canadian Democracy, restricting the democratic process to only those who agree with them.
Warmongering to increase profits for corporations
Women are meant to be at home to cook, clean, and churn out babies only.
You believe in the idea that individuals working for their own greed and
selfishness is better than Canadians working together to build a better
Canada.
If the above is what you stand for, then yes, you should vote for
Conservatives. You deserve what you get. Harper was a disgrace.
Ian Douglas
Reply to @Neil Austen: Better check Harper isn't hiding under your bed with the other monsters.
David Amos
Reply to @Ian Douglas: He is in the closet as usual
Grant Mouland His
hubris and amaturesque need to control everything and everyone has run
completely up-stream to everything he purported to be back in 2015.
Grant Mouland
Reply to @Grant Mouland: SB “needed”.
David Amos
Reply to @Grant Mouland: True
Danielle Dalbec P.S.
We must also not forget, the Admiral and the SNC
David Amos
Reply to @Danielle Dalbec: I didn't Methinks you should Google my name and that of Admiral Norman N'esy Pas?
Danielle Dalbec Let us not forget the trio of , T, B, and W and the nasties done.
David Amos
Reply to @Danielle Dalbec: Or the Jane and Jody Tag Team
Lee
McEachern
Reply to @When you see his sleeves rolled up you know he is going to be working extra hard.
David Amos
Reply to @Lee
McEachern: Methinks Mr Wherry's headline says enough Heres hoping Mr
Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger rolls up his sleeves reads it and
considers it deeply for the benefit of us all before the writ is
dropped. He still has time to act with some semblance of Integrity N'esy
Pas?
: Methinks Mr Wherry's headline says enough Heres hoping Mr
Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger rolls up his sleeves reads it and
considers it deeply for the benefit of us all before the writ is
dropped. He still has time to act with some semblance of Integrity N'esy
Pas?
Ian Douglas Reply to @David Amos: He wouldn't know how.
Billy Joe
Content disabled Reply to @Lee McEachern: More for show only, he has no clue, can't give a speech without script.
David Amos
Reply to @Billy Joe: Methinks this is an interesting thread for you to finally respond to N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Ian Douglas: Sad but likely true
Mary Anne Clarke Aaron--you
forgot to mention: the OECD indicating SNC's serious charges made them
ineligible for a DPA, but Trudeau chose to meddle in this court case,
and that of VA Norman and the shipping issue, and then withheld
documents the defense needed for their case; China embargoed Can. canola
in Mar. and only in Sept did Trudeau govt approach WTO; in TMX appeal
case, Trudeau's govt did not submit arguments, did not even attend the
proceedings.
David Amos
Reply to @Mary Anne Clarke: Go Figure
Mike Smith The liberal energy minister: How and Why?
He must go.
Darin Loso
Reply to @Mike Smith: energy minister, environment Minister, foreign affairs minister, prime minister
Billy Joe Content disabled Reply to @Mike Smith: JT and his entire incompetent clan need to be booted this Oct., should have never been elected in 2015.
David Amos
Reply to @Billy Joe: YUP Your knickers are in quite a knot
David Amos YO
Gerry Butts Methinks you should tell Dominic Leblanc and your buddy from
Quebec that you all have mail that you should read before the writ is
dropped N'esy Pas?
Darin Loso Dominique Leblanc, a Liberal takeing gifts from oil men.
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: Methinks that is libel N'esy Pas?
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: can't be libel if it's true. Nesy pis
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: and if it not?
Darin Loso
Reply
to @David Amos: he took the plane flight. Nesy pas, sounds like a gift
to me Nestle Quick. Don't play tough to me, Nesy pis
David Amos
Reply
to @Darin Loso: No need for me to play tough just save the proof and
report you malice. Methinks you should have read about Minister
McKenna's woes and how strict the RCMP are getting about online
harassment before you libeled another liberal lawyer N'esy Pas?
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: laughable.
Darin Loso
Reply to @Darin Loso: I seen Climate B story. Don't believe it.
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: Methinks you are one of Paul Fromm's neo nazi fanboyz N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Looks like a struck a nerve
David Amos
Methinks many folks know why I tweeted and blogged my last comment for tonight before it went "Poof" N'esy Pas?
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: what is a Nesy Pas
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso:
Chiac It is lingo from where Dominc Leblanc and I come from Say it as I
spell it and you will understand it
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: the Liberal that gets favors from billionaire oil company executives. Joe can that be?
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: how can that be
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso:
Google Fundy Royal Debate to see why I am running for public office for
the 7th time while suing the Queen again
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos:
if you are running for office for the 7th time you are not right for
politics. After time 3 you think you would see the writing on the wall.
People don't like you
Darin Loso
Reply to @Darin Loso: Nesy Pas
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso:
Methinks everybody knows my Father knew Dominic's daddy long before he
was appointer Attorney General. Trust that everybody knows my Father
sent the Sheriff down to put a chain on the gates of the Irving Clan's
Refinery in order to make him pay his property taxes N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: I thinks people in the Maritimes who vote Liberal is what is wrong with this country.
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso:
Methinks you know who I am correct? After my Father died my Mother
married the Chief Electoral Officer Plus my Brother in Law's law firm
partner and Vice President of the PC Party assisted Peter MacKay in
merging with Harper's party at the very same point in time that Spitzer
was testifying before the US Senate Banking Commitee and thanking me for
the info N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso:
Even you know why I run as an Independent and it has nothing to do with
getting elected and everything to do with very serious litigation
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: are you the little girl who held up the sign Stop Harper in the HOC.
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: Methinks you just made yourself rather infamous byway of my Twitter account N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso:
Nope but I did know Kevin Vickersin a past life. Everybody knows the
RCMP used to hire me back in the 70s and 80s Ask Wayne Easter or Ralph
Goodale or Peter Van Loan or Stockwell day about that Some things I did
are still secret N'esy Pas?
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: I don't do Twitter
Darin Loso
Reply to @Darin Loso: who cares
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos:
Remember in June of 2004 after Harper got back from theMaritimes he
announced that he had info the Arar Inquiry and Jack hooper of CSIS said
he didn't know anything about it. Well Anne McLellan and Justice
Richard Bell and Ward Elcock certainly did N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: YOU do
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: your day has come and gone. Clean your dentures Ang good night. Nesy pas
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: You registered with a Crown Corp with that name and an IP address N'esy Pas?
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: bring it on
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: Your wish is my command
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: I've seen your posts here before. All talk
Darin Loso
Reply to @Darin Loso: I've sad a lot about Justin here over the years, nobody had come knocking
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: Post your address and I will turn up one day
David Amos
Reply
to @David Amos: Methinks the RCMP and the Edmonton Cops will never
forget the time I went to Barry Winters' door then inserted his words
about Justin Trudeau and I in the the lawsuit against the Crown in 2015
N'esy Pas?
Darin Loso
Reply to @David Amos: with your walker and air tank.
David Amos
Reply to @Darin Loso: Whats your address Mr Tough Talker?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos:
Feel free to look me up. Methinks as you sit in your parents' basement
you are just clever enough to know that anyone can get my info from
Election Canada or at the bottom of my lawsuits N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Content disabled Methinks Mr Wherry's
headline says enough Heres hoping Mr Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger
reads it and considers it deeply for the benefit of us all before the
writ is dropped. He still has time to act with Integrity N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe
Content disabled Smith put it the best way regarding JT’s involvement in the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
Smith: Trudeau is guilty again, but don’t expect any consequences
Still, it remains shocking that violating the Conflict of Interest Act
carries no penalties, especially when you consider the consequences in
other cases of ethical lapses.
An expense claim scandal saw Sen. Mike Duffy charged with 31 counts of
fraud — and although he was ultimately found not guilty of all charges,
he went through a three-year ordeal of hearings, RCMP investigation, a
criminal trial and suspension from the Senate.
Former MP Dean Del Mastro overcontributed $21,000 of his own money to
his re-election campaign, exceeding the $92,567 spending cap. He went to
jail.
The prime minister has been found guilty of breaching the Conflict of
Interest Act for the second time, using his position of authority over
Wilson-Raybould to influence her decision to intervene in a criminal
prosecution, violating the principles of prosecutorial independence and
the rule of law. There is no fine. No charges. No trial. No resignation.
No public inquiry. Not even an independent parliamentary committee
investigation.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
Methinks whereas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger hired the lawyer
Anne McLellan to advise him months ago by now she must have noticed her
letter to me and another from the Governor circa 2004 They were quoted
verbatim within the very first paragraphs of my lawsuit (Federal Court
File No T-1557-15) which I filed when Harper was the PM and answered by
Pater MacKay's minions before polling day 2015 N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: Here are some old documents of mine the prove what I say is true
Billy Joe Content disabled Trudeau failed and continues to fail Canada and Canadians....
“I am committed to leading an open, honest government that is
accountable to Canadians, lives up to the highest ethical standards,
brings our country together, and applies the utmost care and prudence in
the handling of public funds.
Thank you for having faith in me. Thank you for putting your trust in our team.
We will not let you down.”
Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C, M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
And he did just the opposite of everything he promised. Ethic
violations, breaking campaign promises, piling up Hundred of Billions of
debt in short 4 years with majority went to foreigners (refugees,
illegals) and UN. Kick JT out in Oct. to save Canada from bankruptcy and
demographic change for the worse.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: Methnks you must be a bot N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled They
should include the price tag on tax payers for EACH refugee or illegal
migrant accepted into Canada. To name a few, $250 PER NIGHT hotel
accommodation, Permanent housing, Food, Medical & Dental care,
WELFARE, Education, LEGAL FEES of processing their claims (e.g. $350 per
hour lawyer fees), Unlimited taxis rides and miscellaneous costs in
Major Expensive Canadian cities and ALL the above expenses for INFINITE
Length of time. Above all, they are allowed to sponsor Unlimited number
of their relatives to come over to join the above feast funded by tax
payers. ---> Costing us Tens of Billions.
No wonder everyone who has the means would use every conceivable way to
get into Canada, like one guy told me, a single unemployed person on
welfare here is getting TEN TIMES more money on welfare check than a
full time employed professional from his homeland. And that is not
including the benefits of free housing, medical, education etc... Vote
JT out to stop the influx of illegals to drain our welfare &
resources.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: Methinks nobody types that fast and thinks about what they are writing at the same time N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled Forget
about negative articles on Trump, Ford, Scheer and PPC parties, what's
JT going to do with the disasters he had done to Canada costing us
Hundred of Billions with majority went to foreigners? His broken promise
on electoral reform? His broken promise on $10 Billions per year debt
now more than tripled to $35 Billions a year? His open border allowing
Hundreds of Thousands of illegals to cross into Canada? Poor diplomatic
relation ship with several nations including USA, Russia, India, China,
Saudi Arabia and etc...
So far he has addressed NONE of the the above. Smearing other
politicians does not make JT a better candidate. We may not know the
performance of other candidates, but we have seen the disaster
performance of JT and we can not afford another 4 years of that and be a
laughing stock of the world.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe:
Methinks your are not very diplomatic if you do not bother to read the
replies to you and respond N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled JT
has done a "great" job in broadcasting to the world, Canadian tax
payers will foot the bills of everyone and anyone in the world who want
to come feast on our welfare for life, free health care, free pensions,
free housing and free everything. Vote JT out in Oct. to stop the influx
of freeloaders.
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
Reply to @Billy Joe: Methinks at least your hero Trump is correct about MSN and Fake News N'esy Pas?
Garry Hiebert I doubt Justin would vote for Justin.
David Amos
Reply to @Garry Hiebert: Methinks it would not be wise to bet the farm on your opinion N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled There's
no misleading. JT did give away $675 Millions tax payers' money to the
news media. One look at CBC is all we need to know, negative news on
Ford, Scheer, Bernier, and even Trump to help divert Canadians'
attention from JT's incompetency and the disasters he has done costing
us Hundred of Billions in 4 years. Vote JT out this Oct.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
Methinks the cat must have your tongue or you simply don't wish to reply
to other folks for political reasons N'esy Pas?
Simon Jonas Scheer is not Harper.
But
Trudeau is still Trudeau.
And that is not a good thing for Canada.
David Amos
Reply to @Simon Jonas: Methinks there is good reason why folks call Scheer Harper 2.0 N'esy Pas?
David Amos Methinks
Mr Wherry's headline says enough Heres hoping Mr Prime Minister Trudeau
the Younger reads it and considers it deeply for the benefit of us all
before the writ is dropped. He still has time to act with Integrity
N'esy Pas?
Simon Jonas Reply to @David Amos:
Sorry--that time has passed.
Out with him!
David Amos
Reply to @Simon Jonas: Methinks you should never lose your faith in peoplekind N'esy Pas?
David Lugli we have seen the enemy and it is us
David Amos
Reply to @david lugli: Methinks Walt Kelly was not joking N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @david lugli: Here are some old documents of mine the prove what I say is true
David Amos Methinks
whereas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger hired the lawyer Anne
McLellan to advise him months ago by now she must have noticed her
letter to me and another from the Governor circa 2004 They were quoted
verbatim within the very first paragraphs of my lawsuit (Federal Court
File No T-1557-15) which I filed when Harper was the PM and answered by
Pater MacKay's minions before polling day 2015 N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled Despite
how desperately the Liberals tried to paint Scheer as Harper, Scheer IS
NOT Harper BUT JT is still JT, unfortunately Canadians have already
seen the disasters JT done to us & our nation. Here are just a few of the Hundreds of his negatives:-
1) Hundred of Billions of debt in 4 years with majority went to foreigners,
2)Ethic violations and conflict of interests in SNC-Lavalin scandals & Aga Khan vacation,
3)Allowing and CONTINUE to allowing Hundreds of Thousands of illegals
crossing into Canada while give them 5 stars celebrity treatment +++
Hundreds of Thousands of ME refugees ---> Costing us Tens of
Billions.
4)Incompetent & poor handling with international diplomatic relationship with USA, China, Russia, KSA, India.
While NO money for Canadian vets and cut our health care funding. Put Canada & Canadians last on the list.
We may not have seen the performance of other candidate but we
definitely can not afford another 4 years of JT and his incompetent
clan. Vote JT out to save Canada from bankruptcy, laughing stock of the
world and demographic change for the worse by his post-national state
goal, Canadistan
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe:
Clearly you are not watching the same news i am I have seen Scheer admit
that his a lot like Harper when he was questioned. Methinks that is why
a lot of folks call him Harper 2.0 or Harper Lite etc N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled JT
staged jogging while in France attending G7 summit for photo ops? Why
not take off his shirt while he is at it ? More embarrassment for
Canadians, Oct. 2019 can't come soon enough for Canadians to get rid of
JT.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: Methinks this JT dude has put your knickers in quite a knot N'esy Pas?
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @David Amos: Hahaha :)
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: He was on quite a roll
Billy Joe Content disabled The
7 nations (including Canada) in the G7 Summit agreed to donate a total
sum of $20 Millions to help Brazil battle the Amazon fires, BUT JT
volunteers to give EXTRA $15 MILLIONS on top of the contributions he
already pledged in the G7 agreed sum of $20 Millions from Canada to
Brazil.
Not getting enough attention at G7 and want to get some attention?? Why
doesn't he cough up the money from his own foundation if he wants to
look good on world stage? Again, self-image promotion on tax payers'
dime. Canadians can not afford another 4 years of JT's unlimited
spending on foreigners.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
As I recall, Brazil rejected the offer of financial assistance and
demanded an apology that wasn't warranted.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: I believe you are correct
Billy Joe Content disabled Why
should western nations open their borders and allowing Unlimited,
Uncontrolled, Unvetted illegals to flood in ? Would the ME nations,
Japan, Korea, or for that matter any non-western nations allow the same?
In fact, try entering any of the non-western nations without proper
documents see what you would get?
How come UN only pushed Tens of Millions of ME refugees into western
nations where religious & cultural conflicts existed instead of to
the rich ME nations where there is no religious & cultural
conflicts? But of course, every nation knows that refugees cost Tens of
Billions, drain resources, finances, chaos, disharmony in the host
nations, UN knows that the west is soft in their policies will get
saddled with them.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: Canada has a highly selective immigration programme.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: Surely you jest
Billy Joe Content disabled
Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: Under JT, the so-called Selective immigration program for ME migrants only.
Billy Joe Content disabled What kind of support do refugees (border jumpers), illegal migrants get?
greeting at the airport or the border
temporary housing, then permanent housing
personal finance help
Canada provides income support
household start-up allowance, and
monthly income support payment.
Financial support can last up to one year after a refugee arrives in Canada, or until they can support themselves
.....straight from the gov't of canada website.......
So is it any wonder why anyone who has the resources of getting to our
border would want to miss this golden opportunity of entering our nation
with instant welfare & benefits for life and without having to pay
for legal applications, wait for long period of time and the high risks
of getting rejected? Kick JT out to stop Hundreds of Thousands of
Unvetted illegals EVERY YEAR flooding into our nation, draining our
resources, welfare, benefits and competing for health services with
Canadians
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: At least you can find the Government of Canada website.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey
Brittan: Everybody know I certainly can. Methinks if folks wish to
laugh and cry find the federal court rules and scroll down to Rule 55
N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled JT's
immigration policy of flooding Canada over One Million foreigners Each
year is like opening the floodgates ...when one family member comes the
entire clan is sure to follow! Also why the need to overpopulate Canada
and destroy what natural beauty is left. (Each year JT allows 350,000
legal migrant, 500,000 foreign workers, 200,000 foreign students, and
Unlimited illegals ---> ALL are welcome to stay and apply for PR and
sponsor unlimited relatives over)
Look at any country with overpopulation issues...what do you see? Cities
with endless slums, raw sewage running in trenches, dire poverty,
garbage and litter everywhere, polluted water, polluted air, lack of
green space, the list goes on and on. Not to mention increases in
crimes, diseases, conflicts, competing for health services and all other
services, draining resources, increasing usages on welfare, EI,
pensions and etc....
When you bring in folks who cannot function in a world so different from
their own, they don't acclimate, they wallow in the social net that is
created by soft government. If the media and government says there are a
1000, you can bet there are five times that. We will never know the
true stats because government does not want Canadians to know what it
costs us.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
Unless you are an aboriginal, you are a foreigner in this country even
if your parents were citizens. Fact is, all of us have come from
somewhere.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: Nay not so
Billy Joe Content disabled JT
has accepted Hundreds of Thousands of ME refugees PLUS allowing
Hundreds of Thousands of illegals to cross into Canada in the last 4
years, PLUS Tens of Thousands of private sponsored refugees which after 1
year will become the liabilities of tax payers ---> Costing us Tens
of Billions.
We have done 100x more than other nations have done when UN had
originally only asked Canada to accept 10,000 refugees over 10 years.
Time to step back and help our own Canadians. Enough is enough, Canada
can't save the whole world. Canada desperately needs a PM who would put
Canadians’ best interests as top priorities instead of foreigners &
UN first.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: The Government of Canada accepted refugees. Your numbers for illegal immigration are wildly exaggerated.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Geoffrey
Brittan: Methinks you forgot all the people walking around the border
guards by the thousands for years and being arrested by the RCMP then
given a a place to stay etc N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled CBC
recently posted an article on the homeless people in Canada, how they
were pushed out of shelters...we are running out of shelters.....
Majority of these homeless people are probably disadvantage poor
Canadians who were pushed out of shelters after the arrival of ME
refugees and illegals welcome by JT in Hundreds of Thousands.
Remember how JT was putting up the ME refugees and illegals in 4 or 5
stars hotels of major cities with bottomless spending funds? Then later
give them permanent large homes since most of them (ME refugees) have
large double digits number of children?
JT would never allowed his rushed in ME refugees & illegals to live
on the streets because it would tarnish his world image and will offend
the UN. So these poor homeless people are probably local Canadians.
If we do not have enough shelters, facilities for those already in our
nation, we should not accept more refugees, illegal migrants to put more
strain to our system.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: We never had enough shelters, under any administration Conservative or Liberal.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: I could collect my CPP or my old Age pension until I sued the Queen because they deleted my SIN
Billy Joe Content disabled I
have a suggestion for those Canadians who support JT's unending
spending on foreigners, refugees, illegals, UN, carbon taxes and etc...
Please volunteer to pay Triple amount of income tax every pay period to
help pay for the above expenses caused by JT, even better, take in a
family of 12 ME refugees or illegals to live with you and pay for ALL
their expenses for life or until they can fend for themselves.
JT piled up $150 Billions debt in short 4 years with VAST MAJORITY went
to foreigners & UN ($35 - $40 Billions per year debt + another $30
Billions to support the Hundreds of Thousands of ME refugees, Illegal
migrants, elderly relatives, he imported in). Canadians can not afford
another 4 years of JT and his incompetent clan.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: A debt of 150 billion is chicken feed.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: So you say
Billy Joe Content disabled JT
doesn't give 2 hoots about Canada or Canadians, his main purposes of
wanting the PM position is to have unlimited excess to our tax dollars
to import his future voters, to impress the UN, to look good on world
stage, to purchase the UN council seat, to have unlimited expensive
luxury vacations all over the world traveling in style all paid by tax
payers and to enjoy the power and privileges come with the position, to
mingle with the rich, famous and powerful people.
The ONLY time he focused on Canadians is election time, because he needs
their votes to stay in power and to continue to enjoy the above. But
"if" he gets re-elected, he will go right back to his old self with
policies focusing on himself and ignoring Canadians for another 4 years.
Only fools will fall for him again this Oct.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
Now, you are repeating yourself. All politicians seeking the highest
office are driven by power. There are no exceptions, except Tommy
Douglas.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: Methinks you wish to forget the best PM of them all R.B Bennett N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled All
JT is good at is in spending tax payers' money on foreigners to make
himself look good on world stage, to import his future voters, to
impress the UN and for his own self-serving, self-indulgent purposes. He
doesn't give 2 hoots about Canadians, ONLY at election time, when he
needs Canadians votes to keep him in power, he would "say" something to
impress Canadians, but once elected, he will go back to his old way,
himself and foreigners first, ignoring Canadians.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
When did you acquire the notion that politicians 'give 2 hoots about
Canadians?' That has never been their prime concern.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: Oh So True
Billy Joe Content disabled Spending
money is easy, especially when spending someone else’s money. Making
money and Saving money are a lot harder, often required smart thinking
and restraint on spending. This is the problem with electing someone who
comes from money, never have to worry about making money or saving
money and have no restraint on spending.
Old habits died hard, we are seeing the exact same pattern of behavior
he brought with him after he took office, except that he can now afford
to spend more since he has access to a much larger account, tax payers’
funds than his personal one. And enjoy the Power, Privileges and
Attentions comes with the position. Obviously has no respect for tax
payers money, Canada should have a governing policy in place where the
leader can not spend tax payers money at any way they like, all the
expenses must go though and approved by members of the parliament and
the senate committee. Vote JT out this Oct.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: Every government, at least since the end of WWII, has been rightly accused of over-spending.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: Methinks until Trudeau the Elder came along we had hardly any national debt whatsoever N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe
Content disabled Despite
how much JT missed his youth years by always wearing tight fitting
shirt and pants trying to project himself as a young person hoping to
capture the votes from young voters, he is a middle-aged man turning 48
by Dec. 2019 with 3 children. Smart young voters should be looking at
the Hundred of Billions of debt he piled on them in the short 4 years
with majority went to foreigners and foreign nations. With all the
scandals and ethic violations, he does not fit or deserve to be our PM.
Vote him and his incompetent clan out in Oct.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe:
He may have increased the budget deficit, as Harper did but the debt
won't be paid completely by any PM, from any party, without substantial,
painful economic dislocation.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: I strongly disagree Methinks the solution is incredibly simple and many agree N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe
Content disabled We can be sure of anything and everything JT does has to do with the followings on Tax payers' dime:-
1) Buying and Increasing his voter base
2) Improving his self-image on world stage
3) Chances of mingling with the rich, famous, powerful people
4) Tons of photo ops
5) Luxury Expensive Family vacations around the world
6) Will do anything at any cost with tax payers’ dime to increase his chance of getting the UN council position.
7) Flooding Canada with 3rd worlders with majority Muslim migrants to
speed up his agenda of making Canada a post-national state with No core
identity and No main stream. Canadistan.
8) Corruption and Scandals --> to help his big business buddies
9) Taxing Canadians to death (Carbon & CSF taxes) to fund his foreigner pet projects. (ME refugees, Illegal migrants)
10) Breaking his 2015 campaign promises on electoral reforms, Tripled
the annual debts from $10 Millions per year to $35 Millions per year....
AND ENDLESS NEGATIVE ACTIONS he took against the will of majority
Canadians....The well being of Canada and Canadians is last on the list
or not existed.
Spending Hundreds of Billions on foreigners and foreign nations while
cutting Canadian health care funds and Veterans’ funds. Because helping
foreigners fetches him more credit on world stage than helping
Canadians. Vote him out in Oct. 2019.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: He does what politicians do.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: True
Billy Joe Content disabled Incompetent
leader hired incompetent ministers = Poor management of all aspects of
government. Hiring ministers based on ethnicity, religion, race and
gender instead of based on experience and merit. But if one does not
want to be challenged by capable intelligent people and does not want to
be outshine, one would hire people less competent than himself. Canada
needs to get rid of JT and his incompetent clan to save us from
bankruptcy and from demographic change for the worse, Canadistan.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe:
He did what any PM, from any party, would do. Mind you, I didn't vote
for him but, at least, I don't expect any politician to rise to your
expectations.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey
Brittan: Methinks you should check my work sometime Google Fundy Royal
Debate when you are bored then simple Google my name You may understand
me N'esy Pas?
Billy Joe Content disabled What
about JT stipulated that federal funding would only be granted to
organizations which must confirm their support of his view on the right
for abortion? Abuse of power and dictatorial. Canada is a free country,
everyone is entitled to his/her opinion on abortion, JT has no right to
use federal funding (tax payers' money) to coerce organizations to obey
him.
Geoffrey Brittan
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: Are you so sure that Canada is a 'free country?'
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: I know that it isn't
Billy Joe Content disabled Smart
Canadians would not want to endure another term of an Arrogant,
Egotistical, Incompetent, Narcissistic, Dictatorial, Authoritarian,
Selfish, Shameless, Zero Integrity, Self-Serving, Self-Indulgent,
Self-image world promoting guy whose policies/actions do not put the
well being of Canada and Canadians as priority. Vote JT out in Oct. 2019
to save Canada from bankruptcy, destruction by demographic change for
the worse and increase security risks of our people due to the influx of
Uncontrolled, Unlimited Unvetted Illegals.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: Politicians put their careers first. You would do the same thing, if you won an election.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: I would not
Billy Joe Content disabled For
the 4 years since JT took office, his focus has always been on
foreigners, UN, his self-interests and self-image promotion on world
stage, Canada & Canadians are last on his list.
Now that election time is near, his realized that he needs Canadians'
votes to keep him at his Billionaire life style which he has grown
accustomed to in the last 4 years with unlimited tax payers' money to
spend on whoever and whatever he likes. He would "say" anything to get
re-elected, once he got elected, he would go right back to ignoring
Canadians. Only fools would fall for it again. Canadians' main focus
should be voting JT out this Oct.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: Politicians, of every political stripe, 'say anything' to win an election.
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: I have no stripe
Billy Joe
Content disabled Want infinite number of Illegal migrants and ME refugees costing Tens of Billions? Vote JT.
Want a PM who broke almost ALL his campaign promises and carried out actions against the wish of majority Canadians ? Vote JT.
Want a PM who does not respect the rule of law and tax payers, multiple ethic violations? Vote JT.
Want more $$$ to foreigners such as $55 Millions to Aga Khan and Tens of Billions to UN? Vote JT.
Want a PM whose only agendas are self-serving, self-indulgent and self-image promotion ? Vote JT.
Want a PM who put Canada and Canadians last on his list of priorities ? Vote JT.
Want more scandals, corruptions and embarrassment on world stage ? Vote JT.
Want more $10.5 Millions rewards to Khadr and his likes ? Vote JT.
Want more Carbon taxes, cut to health care funds & Canadian vets? Vote JT.
Want more bad international relationship with nations such as USA, Russia, China, KSA, ? Vote JT.
The list of NEGATIVES ARE ENDLESS with JT, while we might not know the
performance of others but we have seen the disasters, unethical
behavior, the Hundred of Billions he piled up in 4 short years with
majority went to foreigners. Vote JT and his incompetent clan out in
Oct. 2019.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Billy Joe: Yawn
Billy Joe Content disabled One poster put it the best way:-
I can’t believe that there are people still willing to give Justin
Trudeau another chance. He has proven that he is not qualified for the
job. He has proven that he does not respect the Rule of Law. He has
shown that he does not respect taxpayers.
Geoffrey Brittan Content disabled
Reply to @Billy Joe: Don't expect a Conservative PM to rise any higher in your expectations.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Geoffrey Brittan: I Wholeheartedly Agree Sir
David Amos
Content disabled
Methinks Billy Joe may have set some kind of record in CBC for posting 20 comments in a row long after closing time N'esy Pas?
Kevan
Cleverbridge (Hill 70) You
got that right Aaron,Justin Trudeau is Justin Trudeau's worst enemy. He
has proven himself unworthy of the office he currently holds,one and
done.
David Amos
Reply to @Kevan
Cleverbridge (Hill 70): Methinks after the provocative headline this
article takes a huge swing to support the Prime Minister N'esy Pas?
Lee
McEachern The only thing he has been good at as PM for the past 4 years is attending parades.
David Amos
Reply to @Lee
McEachern: Methinks you forgot that he enjoys wearing strange costumes
and taking selfies to keep us laughing until the next polling day N'esy
Pas?
Carl Tyrell {dit antaya) A
person that never had to worry about money put in charge of your bank
account is sure to spend it because he never had to work for it. Four
years and deeper in debt.
Celeste Lang Reply
to @carl tyrell {dit antaya): agreed. Apparently Justin does not have
authority over his own trust fund yet. Even his parents knew, at 48, he
wouldn’t be responsible enough. And the guy has our collective credit
card....
Brent Johnston
Reply to @carl tyrell {dit antaya): We need term limits or this can go on longer than we can survive.
Steve Wilson
Reply to @carl tyrell
{dit antaya): ... so you must have been very angry that the previous
Conservative government put us further into debt by an average of $17.2
billion each and every year for 9 consecutive years not including the
one surplus that the Auditor general revised as a $4.2 billion deficit.
Harper was the worst PM, fiscally speaking, since Mulroney!
Carl Tyrell {dit antaya)
Reply to @steve
wilson: Really you need to analyze what happened because PET started
the debt clock in fast forward and Mulroney had to account for the
carrying charges of PET so a bit of quadratic math is required
Tony Hill
Reply to @steve wilson: "including the one surplus that the Auditor general revised as a $4.2 billion deficit."
It wasn't the Auditor General that revised it, it was the new government
that backdated a change in accounting that revised the surplus. This
resulted in a $1.9B surplus reported for 2014/15 (the full year the
Conservatives were in power) to become a deficit of $0.6B.
Backdating changes over the previous 10 years for an accounting change
is very abnormal. Normally governments only backdate changes for 1 year
to allow for an apples-to-apples comparison. Going back 10 years was
done purely for political purposes.
For what it is worth the change had to do with the guess as to the
future value of government pension funds. No one can possibly know how
much current pension plan assets will be worth in the future when they
are required, but governments have developed metrics to guess at them.
The key metric used was long term government of Canada bond rates. We
used to look to the past to guess at future bond rates, but bond rates
have declined substantially over the past 35 years or so and are
unlikely to go back up. So now we only use the most recent year's bond
rates, which is much lower than the historical average and therefore the
future value of assets is lower. This means we have a bigger gap
between assets and liabilities, therefore a bigger deficit.
The accounting change probably makes sense, interest rates aren't likely
to spike back up to the 5 or 6% range anytime soon. However,
backdating that change to 2008/09 was purely a political move.
David Amos Reply
to @carl tyrell {dit antaya): Oh So True Methinks many folks will
recall his statement that the budget would balance itself. However to be
fair to Mr Prime Minister Trudeau The Younger I suspect that his words
were taken from a much larger statement then spun by the Conservative
attack machine. My reasoning is simple. Nobody is that dumb. Furthermore
even my fellow Maritimer the not so clever Mr Butts would never allow
such nonsense to be stated by a Quebecker whether he was his boss or not
N'esy Pas?
Carl Tyrell {dit antaya)
Reply to @David Amos:
In all fairness, if a budget has been achieved through mathematics, by
following it , it should balance itself but you have to follow the plan.
The old saying work your plan and plan your work it's that simple
David Amos
Content disabled
Reply to @carl tyrell
{dit antaya): Methinks if you were to Google me you would see that Mr
Butts and the Jane and Jody Tag Team know that I have a plan N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @carl tyrell {dit antaya): Trust that I have a plan
Eddy Lew A long winded article supporting the obvious conclusion that Trudeau is the worst pm of all time.
Stan Danke
Reply to @Eddy Lew: Yes, but with the usual shots at conservatives for 'balance'
David Amos
Reply to @Eddy Lew: Methinks you should read the article again real slow N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Stan Danke: Methinks its just spin in support of the PM N'esy Pas?
Evan Guest Shorter synopsis Aaron...
Harper was a successful Prime Minister.
Trudeau is a failure.
Mark Thomas Reply
to @Evan Guest: Harper had to govern through a much more difficult
period, including what some economists believe to have been the worst
global economic crisis since the Great Depression. Other than dealing
with a recalcitrant Trump in Washington, Trudeau was handed a much
easier task and has still hasn't come across as being particularly
competent. Harper made few if any attempts to cast himself as a savior,
unlike Trudeau who was portrayed both here and abroad as the great
Canadian "progressive" hope, an image he embraced. Disappointment about
Trudeau's performance is justifiable.
Steve Wilson
Reply to @Mark Thomas: and PET had to govern through two more difficult periods, blah, blah, blah ...
Mark Thomas
Reply to @steve wilson: And your point is?
David Amos Reply to @Evan Guest: WRONG Read it again
Lloyd Jones Reply to @Mark Thomas:
Successful? You have to be joking!
Harper was the most divisive PM in living memory. He demonized those who
disagreed with him (environmentalists, unions) and sicced attack
auditors after organizations he didn't like. He kept us in a war we
couldn't win implicating our Forces in torture there then his government
ignored returning veterans with PTSD. He under-funded health transfers.
At first Harper tried to ignore the 2008 recession, even if it might
tank the economy of our major trading partner. Only when the Liberals
and NDP (finally provoked by his efforts to strangle their electoral
financing) began moves to form a coalition did he act. What he evidently
saw was a political threat to his government, not an economic one to
Canada. He ran screaming to the Governor General to prorogue government.
That was followed by 3 months of no government at all as he and his
party hastily cooked up a plan (along with their corporate friends) to
protect the country from the extreme danger that had been obvious all
along. The man was first and foremost a self-serving politician, far
less an economist. Successful? In base partisan terms perhaps, but not
as a national leader nor a statesman.
It was with good reason that voters finally rose up en-mass to rid this
country of Harper and his Conservatives in 2015. Their only real
question was with whom.
That turned out to be the Liberals, now fronted by a cute young salesman and sporting their brand new progressive livery.
They will have a much harder time next month, but the Conservatives
haven't changed since Harper and 2015, even though he's (officially)
gone. Trudeau's advantage after all his scandals is IMHO that the
obvious alternative is even worse.
Mark Thomas
Reply to @Lloyd
Jones: I didn't agree with everything Harper did, but on balance he
faced a much tougher task than did Trudeau. Harper's economic record, in
bringing Canada through a massive recession in particular, was
laudable. What's Trudeau done on the economic front? A lengthy Toronto
Star article this week argues that he hasn't done much for the middle
class, supposedly his government's raison d'etre.
Lloyd Jones
Reply to @Mark Thomas:
I noted that Harper had to forced by political threat to deal with the 2008 recession.
Trudeau, Freeland and Ambassador McNaughton got us through the USCAM
(NAFTA2) negotiations with minimal losses. Given threats made by a
capricious US President, including tariffs imposed on bogus security
grounds on our steel and aluminium producers and threats of others that
would have hobbled our auto industry, I doubt any other PM would have
achieved much better, since we are after all a US satellite, at least in
trade. We lost a little on Supply Management but cheap Mexican labor
rates are less of a competitive threat to our auto industry.
Haven't read The Star article, but yes, the middles class have not done
quite as well as promised. Still, current polls suggest a close race
with most likely outcome a Liberal government, so for many voters that
has already been factored in.
Of course that may all change during the campaign.
Mark Thomas
Reply to @Lloyd Jones:
If it is to a Lib government, let's hope for the sake of the country
that it's a weak minority government. As for Lib trade policies, I think
many have underestimated how much the Trudeau government has given
away. Only time will tell, but even many economists aren't convinced
that we negotiated good deals under Trudeau. And why was Freeland
heavily involved in trade negotiations anyway? I've read that her
background is in Eastern European/Russian studies as well as media and
publishing. If she was the best trade negotiator the Libs had to offer,
it says a lot about the weakness of the government's approach.
Lloyd Jones Reply to @Mark Thomas:
Yes Mark, I'm also hoping for a Liberal minority supported by the NDP (hopefully under a new leader).
What have the Liberals given away in USCAM that is not widely known? Maybe I'm missing something here.
You're right, Freeland was a 1993 Oxford Rhodes Scholar in Slavonic Studies.
"Why her? Because she knows America better than most, having been a
high-ranking journalist with Thomson Reuters in New York, covering
banking, trade and the economy. “She knows her files really well and
she’s known across the U.S.,”
(https://www.opencanada.org/features/nafta-negotiations-your-guide-players-and-priorities-matter/)).
She was not alone of course, backed by Ambassador McNaughton, Steve
Verheul, Kirsten Hillman, David Usher, Kendall Hembroff and others.
Freeland was the political lead, part of an expert team.
Could you explain how the government's approach was weak and could have been improved?
David Amos
Reply to @Lloyd Jones:
Methinks Mr Martin had such a mandate briefly after I ran against him
and his cohorts in 2004. If you wish to recall the Liberal government
bearly survived its first budget vote. They gave Stronach a Cabinet
position after she dumped MacKay and crossed the floor in order to save
Humpty Dumpty from falling along with the assistance of Cadman and the
Speaker . Then when the Gomery Report came out Martin had the writ
dropped before the news got worse. Well they lost to Harper whom we
suffered with for ten long years no thanks to Canada's self described
"Natural Governing Party" N'esy Pas?
Robert Campbell I dont believe these manipulated polls. Trudeau is going to get wiped out October 21.
Jon Smith Reply to @Robert Campbell: Hillary by 10
Celeste Lang
Reply to @Robert Campbell: non party status I think.
Aaron Barton
Reply to @Robert
Campbell: I would be surprised if this is not the case. I will walk away
if he's given another term, because clearly I dont get it. Everything
about him makes no sense to me and the great nation we have built.
David Amos Reply
to @Robert Campbell: Methinks many agree with polls and that its gonna
go right down to the line to see who wins the next minority mandate
N'esy Pas?
Lloyd Jones Reply to @Robert Campbell:
I'd love to see the credible data you have to refute them?
Failing that, this is just partisan wishful thinking.
Lee McEachern Canada's main foe in 2019 is Justin Trudeau.
Mo Bennett Reply to @Lee McEachern: you forgot Andy, who's even more dangerous.
John Chester Reply to @mo bennett: I prefer leaders who are ethical and moral, we know that's not Justin.
James Holden
Reply to @John Chester:
You won't find one of those under the Conservative banner.
Brent Johnston
Reply to @mo bennett: explain this bold and unfounded statement.
Brent Johnston
Reply to @mo bennett: ...and dont start out with, he's gonna...because you can't tell the future.
Chari Rama
Reply to @John Chester: "I prefer leaders who are ethical and moral..."
Maybe you should go live in a Buddhist Monastery
David Amos Reply
to @mo bennett: YO MO Methinks you forgot to to enlighten the folks as
to why you know so much about hard ball politicking N'esy Pas?
Robert Campbell You
can sum up Justin's time as PM in a few words. Chaotic reckless spending
with a lot of unethical behavior. He does not deserve a second chance.
Grant Mouland Reply to @Robert Campbell: I couldn’t agree more. Equally honestly I do not think Singh or Scheer merits a first chance.
Aaron Morris Reply to @Grant Mouland:
Alas, we must choose one.
You can choose who you know will break promises, or you can choose who
that promise break tells you will probably break promises.
David Amos Reply
to @Grant Mouland: Me too. Nobody could deny that it would be a hoot
to see either Maxy Baby or Dizzy Lizzy the questionable political
lawyers who are the lowest in the polls win first prize in this
carnival. However I know its just a pipe dream. Methinks the best we can
hope for is a slim minority mandate no matter who is the ringmaster and
hopefully lots of Independents find seat as well Then we would have
real circus to enjoy as our rights and interests are purported being
protected N'esy Pas?
Robert Campbell What is the source of Trudeaus inflated ego and arrogance? Certainly not his dismal performance as PM.
John Chow Reply to @Robert Campbell:
The dangers of dynastic politics.
Mark Sobkow
Reply to @Robert
Campbell: Some people think power *makes* them worthy of respect, and
demand it of everyone instead of earning it. Politician are
particularly notorious for this; they think everyone should respect "the
office" if not them.
Craig Sweeney
Reply to @Robert Campbell:
I think it's the fact he gets to sit at papa's old desk.
Gene Plichota
Reply to @John Chow:
it's appearing that dynasty follows from simple survival
David Amos Reply to @Robert Campbell: Methinks its called DNA N'esy Pas?
George Smith Content disabled
Trudeau has three main opponents this election:
1. Honesty
2. Integrity
3. Ethics
David Amos
Content disabled
Reply to @George
Smith: Methinks you would be hard pressed to find any politician who
swore an oath to the Queen that could beat such formidable opponents
N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled
Reply to @David Amos: Oh My My Methinks I must have touched another nerve N'esy Pas?
Jimmy
Johnson Being
on the cover of Vogue is not an accomplishment a PM should hang his hat
on. It's self serving, and pretentious , which sums the PM perfectly.
David Amos
Content disabled
Reply to @Jimmy
Johnson: Methinks if got his picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone
now that would be really something I bet he would order Mr Butts to send
five copies to his Mother and the members of the Rolling Stones ASAP
N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply
to @David Amos: Methinks that comment was totally harmless in light of
the irrefutable fact that this article bragged that Trudeau The Younger
was on the cover of the Rolling Stone N'esy Pas?
Craig Sweeney "Trudeau's
most damaging crisis came when he ran afoul of two strong,
independent-minded women: Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott."
You have some nerve, Wheary, to blame the victims. Now you frame it as JT "ran afoul of two strong independent-minded women".
In reality a sad leader drunk on his own power, strong armed two women,
because they didnt sit down, be quiet, and do what they were told to do.
Warren Stanley Pollock Reply
to @Craig Sweeney: Yes and they ran right over to the Conservatives and
said what a fine, up-standing, bunch of people you are. No, they didn't
they don't like the Con-artists any better then anybody else. LOL
Craig Sweeney
Reply to @Warren Stanley Pollock:
I think that speaks to their personal ethics and promise they made to
their constituents. Their issue was not with the Liberal party, just the
current 'leader'.
David Amos
Reply to @Craig Sweeney: Methinks you don't know the whole story of the Jane a Jody Tag Team yet N'esy Pas?
Why Justin Trudeau's main foe in 2019 is the Justin Trudeau of 2015
A leader who frames every issue around ideals can expect blowback when he can't - or won't - live up to them
Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau attends a Liberal Party fundraising event
alongside Liberal MP Marco Mendicino in Toronto on Wednesday, September
4, 2019. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
The Justin Trudeau of 2019 — the leader
who is now seeking re-election — is not the Justin Trudeau of 2015, the
young politician who became Canada's 23rd prime minister on a sunny day
in November four years ago.
For one thing, the Trudeau of 2019
now knows exactly how much trouble can result when you make an
open-ended, but absolute, promise to implement electoral reform.
The
promises of 2015 (simple and aspirational) have become an actual record
of governing (messy and imperfect). Not everything went according to
plan. Some things didn't get done. There is now a list of missteps and
controversies for Trudeau's political opponents to recite and dwell
upon, from a vacation on the Aga Khan's island to the SNC-Lavalin
affair. If Trudeau was a different kind of politician in 2015, he is now
some degree closer to being just another politician in 2019.
The
prime minister carries all of that into this fall's election. Over the
last century and a half, Canadians have shown themselves to be forgiving
and patient with their prime ministers — only two first-term majority
governments have ever failed to be re-elected — but few of Trudeau's
predecessors came to the office with higher expectations.
Trudeau
has things to offer in his own defence. The Trudeau on offer over the
last four years has arguably hewed closer to the promise of 2015 than he
is sometimes given credit for. But the question now is whether he's
shown us enough to get another four years.
What 'change' looks like today
In
the beginning, there was the promise of "real change." At the most
basic level, Justin Trudeau was not Stephen Harper and he promised a
clear break from Harper's years in power. "Canadians want their
government to do different things, and to do things differently," the
new government said in its speech from the throne.
In various ways, big and small, things have been different.
Trudeau
marches in Pride parades and is believed to be the first prime minister
to ever visit a gay bar.
He takes questions from members of the public
at open town hall meetings. He identifies himself as a feminist and
appointed an equal number of men and women to his cabinet. He has
appeared in the pages of Vogue and on the cover of Rolling Stone. These
are not things that Stephen Harper did, or would have done.
Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau, right, waves to the crowd while waiting to
march in the Vancouver Pride Parade with Green Party Leader Elizabeth
May, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, centre, in Vancouver on Sunday,
Aug. 4, 2019. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
There
are myriad policy choices that likely would have gone another way if
Harper, or any other Conservative, had been prime minister for the past
four years.
Income-splitting
for married couples was repealed and the federal system of child
benefits was reformed and expanded. The long-form census has been
restored. Canadian corporations are now required to publicly report on
how many of their directors are women. The national anthem now reads "in
all of us command" instead of "in all thy sons command." A majority of
the Senate's seats are held by independents. There is,
notwithstanding legal challenges launched by three conservative
premiers, a national price on carbon emissions, billed as "one of the most ambitious carbon pricing programs in the world."
When
the Harper government left office, Canada was on track to miss its
emissions reduction target for 2030 by 300 megatonnes. Taking into
account policies announced through 2018, that gap has been reduced by
220 megatonnes.
A
man pauses for a moment as he looks over 1,000 crosses during a vigil
at Crab Park in Vancouver's east side Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The crosses
were placed to represent the lives saved by Insite, the safe injection
project that allows drug addicts to shoot up in a safe environment. (Jonathan Hayward/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
In
the fall of 2015, there was one supervised drug consumption site
operating in Canada — a facility approved by Jean Chrétien's government.
In the fall of 2019, there are 44 sites approved to operate in Canada.
Some number of Canadians are likely alive today because of that change.
For
2015-2016 — the last fiscal year of the Harper era — the federal
government allocated $11.4 billion for programs and services for
Indigenous peoples. Under the Liberals, that total allotment is now set
to reach $17.1 billion by 2021-2022.
Since November 2015, 87
long-term drinking water advisories have been lifted in Indigenous
communities, nearly double the number eliminated in the previous five
years.
For those inclined to support the Conservative Party,
nearly all deviations from the Harper mean might be unwelcome. A
Conservative government presumably would have at least maintained its
preference for balancing the budget.
How 'different' is different enough?
It's
also within the realm of possibility that Harper — more cautious and
fearful of bad press than Trudeau — would have avoided the Aga Khan's
private island and stuck to wearing a suit and tie while touring India.
It's also hard to imagine Harper's cabinet breaking up over the
Shawcross doctrine. (The Conservatives might have found their own
trouble, of course — perhaps by proroguing Parliament once or twice
more.)
The more significant challenge for Trudeau is in responding to the argument that he hasn't been different enough.
Trudeau's government is arguably the most left-leaning and activist
federal government since Lester B. Pearson, but progressives and other
potential Liberal supporters — voters now pursued with zeal by
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the Greens' Elizabeth May — have grounds
for complaint.
Electoral reform did not happen — and it didn't
happen in spectacular fashion. Canada's international climate target for
2030 is the same as it was under Harper and the current suite of
policies doesn't fully account for the necessary reductions.
Trudeau's
cabinet approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, just as
Harper's cabinet would have (though Trudeau never hid his desire to see a
pipeline built). Indigenous reconciliation hasn't been advanced as far
as many hoped. Parliament is still being asked to pass budget bills that
could stand to be smaller. The access-to-information system is still in
dire need of reform.
Nearly every government ends up deviating
somewhat from its carefully constructed plans. But when you promise
change, you will be judged by that standard.
A party that promised much
According to a count by researchers at Laval University,
the Liberal platform of 2015 contained 353 promises — far more than any
government in recent memory has brought with it to office. Four years
later, those researchers judge that 189 commitments (54 per cent) have
been kept in full, while another 136 (39 per cent) have partially
fulfilled.
That rate of follow-through is not out of line with
the experience of previous governments. The Conservative minority
government that existed from 2006 to 2008 managed 60 per cent and eight
per cent, respectively. The Conservative majority from 2011 to 2015
(with the benefit of having been in office for five years by then) made
good on 77 per cent and seven per cent.
Though his government's
record is punctuated by loud misses — electoral reform, returning the
budget to balance in 2019 — Trudeau could fairly point to such numbers
in his own defence. But Trudeau's politics have always amounted to more
than a checklist of items or tasks.
He has campaigned and
governed using the language of ideals: change, reconciliation,
diversity, feminism and gender equality, transparency and openness,
"sunny ways," "we're back," supporting the middle class,
fighting climate change. He has been heralded (particularly in the pages
of American magazines) as the right sort of leader for this perilous
moment.
The price of pursuing the 'vision thing'
Harper
tended to downplay his vision of a smaller government and a more
conservative country. Instead, he favoured a transactional, incremental
politics that worked hard to seem unthreatening. Other than plastering
the country with "Economic Action Plan" billboards, Harper tried to
avoid attracting any more attention than was absolutely necessary.
Trudeau's
approach has been nearly the opposite. He has been prominent and loud.
He has embraced "the vision thing." As much as he has promised to do
specific things, he has done so using broader appeals to ideas and
ideals.
As a consequence, he's given voters ample opportunities to measure reality against his own words.
Consider
that stated commitment to gender equality and feminism. Trudeau's
government has passed pay equity legislation, uses gender-based analysis
to assess the design of its own policies and made a deliberate effort
to achieve gender parity in its public appointments.
But his
cabinet also has refused to block the sale of light-armoured vehicles to
Saudi Arabia, a country where women are subjected to official
oppression. And Trudeau's most damaging crisis came when he ran afoul of
two strong, independent-minded women: Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane
Philpott.
Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau is embraced by Jody Wilson-Raybould, then the
minister of justice, after delivering a speech on the recognition and
implementation of Indigenous rights in in the House of Commons Feb. 14,
2018. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
For nearly every one of Trudeau stated ideals, there have been similar complications and compromises.
The
prime minister who enthuses about the power and purpose of diversity
has welcomed 40,000 Syrian refugees and increased annual immigration —
but his government sent emissaries to the United States to discourage
asylum seekers from walking across Canada's southern border. A leader
who invokes his children to explain his commitment to combat climate
change is still being pressed to explain how he could approve the Trans
Mountain expansion — even if neither of the Greens nor the NDP can quite
bring themselves to argue that the oilsands should be shut down in the
near future.
The politician who condemned the Harper
government's attempt to ban the niqab during citizenship ceremonies
could be heard again earlier this year when the prime minister spoke
about the Christchurch massacre and the threat of white supremacists —
but he has been criticized for not doing more to fight Quebec's Bill 21.
After promising a more collaborative approach to federalism, Trudeau
has found himself fighting openly with the premier of Canada's largest
province. The nice young man who promised sunny ways found himself
accused of trampling all over the Shawcross doctrine.
Trudeau's recent appearance on Netflix's Patriot Act
was a direct confrontation on those terms — a bookend to the generally
laudatory coverage Trudeau has received in the United States since 2015.
In
their defence, the Liberals might argue that governing is hard and
nobody's perfect, that compromises are both necessary and unavoidable,
and that ideals — even if they're imperfectly lived — still matter. But
any space between words and actions allows room for cynicism to grow.
The political logic of 'not as advertised'
In
their pre-election advertising, the Conservatives have, with typical
succinctness, hit on this particular narrative. Trudeau, they say, is
"not as advertised." It's not an argument that seems designed to
persuade potential Conservative supporters: if you voted for change in
2015 and are now disappointed that there hasn't been enough change, you
are unlikely to now vote for a Conservative Party that promises a return
to the pre-Trudeau state of affairs.
Instead, the Conservative
line on Trudeau seems aimed at progressives. It's an attack meant to
depress some of the 6.9 million people who voted for a Liberal candidate
in 2015 — to either convince them to stay home or nudge them into
voting for the New Democrats or Greens (in fact, the United Steelworkers
are making almost the exact same argument in telling voters to go with
Singh's NDP). If the Conservatives can scatter the Liberal vote, while
holding their own traditional level of support, Andrew Scheer can become
prime minister.
The
presence of Stephen Harper no doubt made it easier to motivate and
unite a record turnout for the Liberals in 2015. Four years later,
Trudeau's task is to rally non-conservatives around his own government.
But he also can't afford to let the election become a simple up-or-down
vote on whether Justin Trudeau has fulfilled all of Canadians' hopes and
dreams.
Much of one's judgment of Trudeau depends on the point
of comparison. So while the Conservatives seek to measure the prime
minister against the Trudeau of 2015, the Liberals have decided they are
better off contrasting their guy with the only other guy who seems to
have a realistic chance of being prime minister at year's end.
The federal Liberals are trying to define Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in the public's mind on their own terms. (Christopher Katsarov/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
The
Liberals have begun to define the alternative. They have put Scheer,
who is still relatively unknown to the Canadian public, on the spot over
gay rights and abortion — two issues on which Trudeau has taken an
enthusiastic stand. They have linked Scheer's politics to the burgeoning
record of Doug Ford, the well-known but unpopular premier of Ontario.
They have happily invoked the name of Stephen Harper — simultaneously
working to fill in their picture of who Scheer is and reminding Liberal
voters of why they turned out in 2015.
A more aggressive Liberal campaign
The
Liberal campaign in 2015 was not all smiles and sunshine, but 2019 will
likely require a feistier effort. The videos on same-sex marriage and
abortion that seemed to so discombobulate the Conservative team suggest
the Liberal campaign is looking to throw some punches (and is still
adept at using social media to advance its cause). Trudeau might need to
get his hands dirty. He will at least have to fight to defend his
record, particularly in the three televised debates in which he's agreed
to participate.
All of that should appeal to Trudeau's
competitive streak and his delight at being underestimated. But the
Conservatives are also taking aim at the very bedrock of Trudeau's
appeal in 2015: the middle class and those working hard to join it.
Four
years ago, the Liberals grasped that a significant number of voters
were feeling anxious, insecure and squeezed. In response, they offered
direct support — in particular, a new child benefit — and public
investment. Whatever else the Liberals promised to do, however much more
Trudeau came to represent, that appeal to the middle class was
foundational. Without it, the whole structure of the Liberal mission
would have been in danger of falling apart.
Four
years later, the Conservatives have realized the wisdom of the Liberal
message and are trying to match it. Scheer is likely to spend most of
the campaign touting the different ways a Conservative government would
"put more money in your pocket," either through tax breaks or by
repealing federal climate policies (though Trudeau's
carbon-pricing-and-refund policy is expected to provide a net benefit to
most families).
The Liberals can point to their own policies
and will no doubt have more things to promise over the next six weeks.
But they might not be able to outbid the Conservatives in a
dollar-for-dollar contest of tax breaks. To that end, they seem poised
to try to broaden the argument, to talk about the future and what it
should look like, or about leadership and what it should stand for, or
about the country and what it should represent. The Conservatives will
have responses for those things, too.
The memory of 2015 will
loom over everything and the election of 2019 will, one way or another,
be a moment of reckoning for the last four years. But an election is
always ultimately about the next four years.
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