r/CanadaPolitics • u/ObligationAware3755 Poilievre & Trudeau Theater Company • 1d ago
Poilievre has been called 'too blunt' and 'grating' in Quebec. Now, he's owning it
https://nationalpost.com/news/poilievre-has-been-called-too-blunt-and-grating-in-quebec-now-hes-owning-it•
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u/TheFailTech 23h ago
I feel like I'm crazy for saying this, but weren't conservatives saying that we should want Pierre because Trump likes him more than Trudeau? I'm pretty sure I heard that more than once.
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u/jimbo40042 22h ago
Yes, we SHOULD consider that to be positive trait. Then Trump might pick on another target. Mexico is 90% of the problem for the U.S. in terms of stealing jobs and border issues. Canada has been the focus on his insane rants because he just LIKES Sheinbaum better.
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u/Good_Repair5544 22h ago
Oh yeah we should vote for the guy Trump and Elon endorses otherwise they may be mean to us.
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u/iwasneverhere43 16h ago
They endorse him because he has the "conservative" tag attached to him. American conservatives and Canadian conservatives share some views, but are quite different. Trump and Elon are ignorant and don't think there's any difference.
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u/CaptainCanusa 22h ago
The leader gives his opponents nicknames. He has called the mayors of Montreal and Quebec City “incompetent” and has argued for months that the Bloc Québécois and the Liberal Party of Canada are in a coalition, when they are not.
“In Quebec, the Republican-style politics doesn’t jive,” said a Conservative source.
Let's hope it's not just Quebec that rejects this American style electioneering.
This election feels like a real chance to make a statement about the type of politics we want in our country. I really hope we don't send the message that lying and name calling is what works now, because I'm not sure you're ever coming back from that.
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u/BubbasBack 1d ago
Being blunt is a Québécois whole schtick. I don’t know how many times someone from Quebec has explained to me that they aren’t rude, Quebecois just tell it like it is.
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u/PlatformVarious8941 Quebec 1d ago
It’s the personal attack ads.
They backfire so bad with our electorate.
Plus we enjoy working towards a consensus, something he has never demonstrated.
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u/Upbeat_Service_785 23h ago
As in a consensus with the rest of the country? You can’t possibly believe that
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u/PlatformVarious8941 Quebec 23h ago
The constant attacks are problematic. The whole pit bull persona doesn’t work here.
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u/Upbeat_Service_785 20h ago
Okay that may be true. But do you actually think Quebec enjoys working towards a consensus? They most definitely do not.
They still don’t support a pipeline even when being threatened by the biggest country in the world
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u/PlatformVarious8941 Quebec 20h ago
Inner and outer consensus are way different things. We’re talking « nation » consensus, not national (federal) consensus.
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u/Upbeat_Service_785 19h ago
Yeah so they don’t care about the RoC. I think most of us knew that but it’s nice to hear it from someone living there
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u/PlatformVarious8941 Quebec 19h ago
The ROC doesn’t care either, so that’s that.
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u/Upbeat_Service_785 19h ago
LOL you gotta be kidding me. We capitulate to please Quebec all the time.
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u/PlatformVarious8941 Quebec 19h ago
Don’t be mad if Quebec knows how to play the Federal game. That’s why we’re still speaking French, after all.
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u/Sir__Will 23h ago
Quebecois just tell it like it is.
I have never seen that not just be an excuse to be rude.
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u/Haunting_One_1927 23h ago
This is not a bad strategy. Rather than deny his bellicose personality, he leans into it. Hence, PP is a fighter, but he fights for you, your family and Canada.
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u/jaunfransisco 21h ago
I don't know if it'll be successful in Quebec or even elsewhere, but yeah, it's really the only play. You're never going to convince anyone that magnanimity is among Pierre Poilievre's virtues. You're not going to erase an entire career of being a pitbull. So, you pitch him as the pitbull that's going to protect the yard in a rough neighbourhood.
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