Was electoral reform that big of an issue?
Polls have come out that show the majority of Canadians don't actually care about electoral reform. The loudest are the NDP supporters that thought it was their way to get elected
Was electoral reform that big of an issue?
As an outsider I have one (limited) viewpoint of him, but asking to those that actually live there: Is he actually all that?
Could be better, could be a lot worse. There are things he disappointed me on, but I still prefer him to any of the candidates that were up for election.
I read this article recently that said so. Basically that he claims to be all for doing what's right for the environment but continues to push for things that will be catastrophic for it.
Problem is, if you had voted for Mulcair, the left/center would've been split and we'd still have Harper.
While I don't think Trudeau is all that either and like you said - he fucked somethings up... I'm glad he's our leader rather than Trump.
Would anyone argue that the Trudeau government isn't the most progressive federal government Canada has ever seen? The only one who gives him a run for his money is his dad. I'm taken aback by how many disappointed people there are.
Because it's all about hyperboles and purity these days. Either you close the oil sands overnight, or you're a huge hypocrite and a disaster for the planet (see that Guardian article). Either you approve all pipelines, or you're a "Laurentian Elite" who wants to destroy Alberta. Either you decriminalize all drugs now, or your legalization plan is just cash-grab scheme and a way to put even more people in jail. There's no freaking middle ground.
Because it's all about hyperboles and purity these days. Either you close the oil sands overnight, or you're a huge hypocrite and a disaster for the planet (see that Guardian article). Either you approve all pipelines, or you're a "Laurentian Elite" who wants to destroy Alberta. Either you decriminalize all drugs now, or your legalization plan is just cash-grab scheme and a way to put even more people in jail. There's no freaking middle ground.
Because it's all about hyperboles and purity these days. Either you close the oil sands overnight, or you're a huge hypocrite and a disaster for the planet (see that Guardian article). Either you approve all pipelines, or you're a "Laurentian Elite" who wants to destroy Alberta. Either you decriminalize all drugs now, or your legalization plan is just cash-grab scheme and a way to put even more people in jail. There's no freaking middle ground.
Isn't he a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to the environment?
One of my Facebook friends is a professor in Political Science and he hates Trudeau and the Liberals. The electoral reform falling through really pissed him and others off.
Anyone who says they would prefer Mulcair over Trudeau as PM has no idea who Mulcair is other than "he's the NDP leader guy". Trudeau is a good PM, but he inherited a really shitty economy threatened by an over reliance on the US. He has very little margin. Thankfully O'Leary is out, and Bernier is a complete dumb ass, so I feel safe for now.
This is my take. I usually alternate between NDP and Liberals depending on their platform. Also his Twitter sub-tweeting game is on fire. Watch what he posts whenever Trump's admin says or does something dumb.He's far from perfect. There's at least two promises he made we know he won't keep.
But he's a breath of fresh air after that asshole Harper and I won't trade him for anyone as of yet.
If you think he had no charisma then you must think all the possible options from the Con's and NDP must be cardboard cutoutsTrudeau just seems so boring. I'm reminded of disgruntled Hillary voters who wanted her to win, but couldn't actually get hyped for her.
I'm not getting any charisma from this guy and that's not good going into the 2019 elections.
Electoral reform is such a non-issue in the grand scheme of things.
Also Mulcair is a joke and this is coming from someone who usually votes NDP.
Mulcair isn't even a real social-democrat.
The guy was shopping around for any Federal party after getting into hissy fit in Jean Charest's Quebec government.
He even knocked on the Conservatives' door for a consultant job... Didn't pan out
The NDP moved decisively to hug the political centre as Mulcair said the NDP would introduce a balanced budget. By comparison, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau — whose party promises to hike income taxes for the wealthy — announced it would run a deficit for three years in order to spend billions on infrastructure projects and other initiatives to kick start the economy.
Weisleder said New Democrats won't have the money to finance their own promises in government unless they're willing to properly tax corporations and the ”super-rich."
”Unfortunately, Tom Mulcair is cutting himself off at the knees. You can't deliver the promises that are attracting people to the NDP policy."
The socialist caucus, which formed within the party in the late 1990s to counter its drift to the right, is urging Mulcair to promise a national pharmacare plan, oppose further pipeline projects, adopt a more pro-Palestine position and ensure ”progressive taxation" policies.
”The federal NDP should insist, not only on plugging tax loopholes, but on steeply taxing big business, the banks and the super-rich, while phasing out the regressive HST," says a petition circulated by the group.
Mulcair has said he will not increase income taxes and promised to lower taxes for small- and medium-sized business. He has said the NDP's yet-to-be-revealed tax hike for large corporations will be ”slight" and ”graduated."
Isn't he a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to the environment?
No he isn't. I voted for Trudeau and he lied about electoral reform. He might be better than Trump (A LOT BETTER), but I regret voting for him- should have voted for Mulcair after all.
I voted for him but I haven't been impressed, they've dropped the ball and/or walked back on a number of their key campaign promises, like electoral reform. it's irritating how much of a pass he's getting on the world stage because of "lol he's hot" and general affability.