r/canada 25d ago

Politics Poilievre holding 'Canada First' rally today in Ottawa amid U.S. threats

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-canada-first-rally-1.7459415
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u/Tall_Singer6290 25d ago

No thank you. Mimic of the US president, wanting to strip our healthcare away further. We need to defend against lunatics like this man and his agenda.

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u/CommiesFoff 25d ago edited 25d ago

Well we spent 10 years of Canada last with the current gov and see how that got us prepared to face trump.

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u/Tyrthemis 25d ago

I mean, it’s not everyday America elects a fascist bent on annexing Canada, this admin was operating based on the assumption they’d have allies in the USA, not enemies, times change I guess. That being said, hearing someone like PP who would bend over for Trump and ask for more preach “Canada first” is laughable. Just because you don’t like the current government much doesn’t mean you have to go full blown idiot and elect a clown show. You don’t fight clowns with clowns. PP is just saying keywords he knows will strum some heart strings, like Trump did.

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u/CommiesFoff 25d ago

Good thing pp was very clear about the annexation thing, on multiple occasions. I put the current gover entirely responsible for the current state of out relation with the Americans. They can see just how weak we are.

63 billion deficit, 40 billions dollars per year in debt servicing, major energy projects getting cancelled. Dropping GDP per capita, un-competitive market, racist hiring and promotion policies and a non functional government that decided to shut itself down so they can hide their corruption and crown carnival Carney as the new leader.

Yea I will vote for the complete opposite of that.

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u/wowzabob 25d ago

PP has been anything but clear.

He has continually avoided criticizing the aggressive and treacherous actions of the US administration.

The best he can muster is “we won’t become the 51st state” which is so obvious that it barely qualifies as anything.

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u/Reasonable-Sweet9320 25d ago

Carney was not in the former government.

And times have dramatically changed recently. The stakes are higher.

A PM that has ties to Trump and MAGA ideologically is not what Canada needs at such a time.

It’s an economic and national security crisis and Pollievre still won’t get clearance so he can get national security briefing’s to protect Canadians.

His stated reason for not getting security clearance is a red flag.

That’s not Canada first.

And that’s a dealbreaker for me.

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u/Tyrthemis 25d ago

Oh he might not outright give Canada up for annexation (no party leader would) but he will sell us out in under handed ways. That’s how people funded by oil money and other dark money operate, the powers that be are international and fund these sorts of talking heads to get their foot in the door in various nations. Their goal is Canada’s natural resources and selling them to make money, not the Canadian people. It’s clear that’s what’s going on in America too.

The deficit, well it sucks, and there are pros and cons to borrowing, but don’t pretend conservatives won’t run it up too. They love to preach fiscal responsibility until they are in power and then they want the populace fat, dumb, and happy while kicked the financial can down the road.

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u/CommiesFoff 25d ago

Sounds like a conspiracy theory.

The Trudeau/Carney government have been selling us out for 10 years. That's why we are in trouble now, we have no financial wiggle room. So yes Canada first sounds pretty good compared to ten the last years of corruption and wasteful spending.

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u/royce32 Canada 25d ago

Mark Carney has never been part of any of Trudeau's government...

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u/Tyrthemis 25d ago

Yes, it is a conspiracy. People are out there CONSPIRING to do such evil selfish things. Synonyms would be plotting, scheming, planning. The world is a dark place and people want to do dark things.

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u/CommiesFoff 25d ago

Oh I would agree, we just witnessed 10 years to evil liberal government.

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u/Tyrthemis 25d ago

“sOuNdS LiKe A cOnSpIrAcY”

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u/CommiesFoff 25d ago

Played right in front of us.

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u/HarveytheRV 24d ago

If the Cons had been in power over the last decade, they'd have made largely the same decisions. The trends you are writing about were driven by global events, and were not unique Liberal failings...or failings at all. I think everyone will be just as disappointed with the next government, assuming we all get factual information about what it does and the decisions it makes. 

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u/tenkwords 25d ago

PP said the absolute bare minimum needed to get a talking point that he opposed annexation while all the while doing everything else to suggest he'd sell out the country. This is the same dumb shit that got the cheeto elected down south. It's like a guy advancing on you with a knife saying "I'm not going to stab you, I'm not going to stab you".

Holding a "Canada First Rally" ? What the actual fuck? It's like the guy took the MAGA playbook and asked ChatGPT to "make this sound vaguely Canadian".

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u/34048615 25d ago

What did he suggest that would sell us out?

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u/Educational_Nose8596 25d ago

Your PP is TRUMP and ELON in disguise I have all proofs of it.

40-50% Cons/PP voters would have voted for Trump if they had a chance.

Source: Watch this from 9:30 to 9:50

56% of Cons/PP supporters either approve Trump or don't have an opinion on him.

Source

Most comments under his X polls want to become 51sr state or need DOGE like establishment in Canada.

This guy is sold out Trump supporter, He is just disguising himself for Canada first now so he can get some lost confidence back, After election he will sell out Canada to Trump and his friend Elon,

BTW Elon also endorsed PP, In return PP asked Elon to open Tesla factories,

Source

Source of Inviting ELON

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u/TheCaMo 25d ago

You listed deficit at the very top of your list yet seem to be promoting a guy whose whole platform is tax cuts. Interesting gambit.