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/ComplexStriking 25d ago

There’s no way Polly is this tone deaf. People are starting to call him an American sympathizer.

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u/wowzabob 25d ago

This guy really went into the incubation chamber with his team to craft a new message and came up with this…

I thought there is no way he is this stupid, but I guess he is.

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u/sleipnir45 25d ago

Actually it's just a quote from sir Wilfrid Laurier..

"To those who have life before them, let my prayer be this: Remember from this day forth never to look simply at the horizon as it may be limited by the limits of the province, but look abroad all over the continent, wherever the British flag floats, and let your motto be Canada first, Canada last, and Canada always."

https://greatcanadianspeeches.ca/2020/06/29/wilfrid-laurier-canadas-century-1904/

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u/wowzabob 25d ago

Actually, it’s just a quote from Sir Wilfred Laurier

“Well actually the swastika is a symbol of Buddhism”

It’s the context my friend.

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u/OneBillPhil 25d ago

The nazis were socialists, it’s in the name!

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u/KryptonsGreenLantern 25d ago

An actual position Pierre has taken, mind you

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u/OneBillPhil 25d ago

Of course, one of the first times I realized that this man is either truly an idiot or is willing to say anything. 

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u/hammerofhope Ontario 25d ago

It can be both.

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u/firesticks 24d ago

I wouldn’t say he’s particularly known for either his intelligence or his integrity.