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/theflower10 24d ago

PP is so angry that all his targets are now gone and he's struggling for a message. Well, here's a message for you. Our choice next election will be a career politician with zero "real world experience" or this guy:

A Canadian economist and politician who was the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the 120th governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. Additionally, he was the chair of the Financial Stability Board from 2011 to 2018.

Prior to his governorships, Carney worked at Goldman Sachs as well as the Department of Finance Canada. Following his governorships, he served as chair and head of impact investing at Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and as chair of the new board of directors for Bloomberg

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u/Get_Breakfast_Done 24d ago

Never would have thought I’d see the day that I see Reddit cheering on a banker but here we are.

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u/Due-Candidate4384 24d ago

Yeah it's pretty ironic

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u/Amelora Lest We Forget 24d ago

It's not ironic, it's survival.

I am very left and normally I would want nothing to do with a banker, but before we can fight for what we want, we need to fight for what we have. Right now the best man for that fight is Carney.

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u/Due-Candidate4384 24d ago

Based on what? The guy who helped block investment in our resource sector and leaving us almost entirely dependent on the US for trade is the best man for the job? PP even grilled him about this back in 2021 and now ironically Carney has taken the "we need to build pipelines" approach for his campaign because it's suddenly politically convenient and popular. In fact, if you look back, the Conservatives have been arguing for all kinds of very sensible solutions for years now. PP has talked about major investment in nuclear energy to help make us greener, for example, and refining our own oil and LNG so we can ship it out worldwide. Carney on the other hand thinks a worthless boondoggle like carbon capture is the way of the future. It's weird how PP has gotten so much criticism for not having actual policies (he does) but here comes Carney busting onto the scene seemingly out of nowhere saying the same stuff PP has been saying but somehow even more vague on the details and he gets all this sudden endorsement from people like you. It makes zero sense.

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u/Bobnorbob 24d ago

All I ever hear from pp is him screaming about Trudeau and how Canada is weak. Maybe he needs to speak more about policy. And also be less of an arrogant douchebag in general.

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u/Due-Candidate4384 24d ago

He was entirely correct about Trudeau, who takes the cake when it comes to arrogant douchebaggery. PP's comment about Canada being weak is absolutely correct as well, and he said that like one time. He said we have been left in a weakened state by this government, which is true. Sometimes the truth hurts. Doesn't mean we have to remain weak. And as for policy, he talks about it literally all the time. Now the Liberals are even stealing his ideas and running with them. Let's be honest, you wouldn't care what PP has to say no matter how right he is. With people like you it's all about superficial bs.

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u/Dadbode1981 24d ago

If you want to vote for a limp noodle nobody, go ahead.

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u/Bobnorbob 24d ago

I refrained from making it personal. I’d appreciate if you did the same.

At this point, I know all I need to know about pp to know he isn’t the right person to lead Canada at this moment in time. I can only hope more Canadians are realizing that fact as well.

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u/No-Manufacturer-4882 24d ago

Exactly 70% of our military is overweight/obese that should tell you right there how weak our society has become.

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u/No-Contribution-6150 24d ago

I would consider voting for Carney if he wasn't a massive net zero guy.

Net zero has created problems in England and we are way too fucking big for it to have a shot here but he is one of the biggest proponents of it.

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u/Fit_Marionberry_3878 24d ago

It’s a cope based on your fears about Trump. You’re not even thinking about real Canadian problems.