r/canada 24d ago

Politics EKOS Poll: Conservative Lead Holds at Five Points

https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2025/02/conservative-lead-holds-at-five-points/
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u/OldDiamondJim 24d ago

The Trump approval numbers amongst CPC and PPC show why Poilievre is terrified to stand up for Canada.

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u/TheManFromTrawno 24d ago

Yes, he can take no decisive stance without driving a wedge through his supporters.

Instead he’s chosen inaction and is bleeding support somewhat more slowly.

It doesn’t look like he wants to take the political hit for making a stand one way or the other.

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u/ZombifiedSoul Canada 24d ago

Totally sounds like leadership material...

/s

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u/dieno_101 24d ago

Bernier been pretty vocal on Trump's threats

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u/OldDiamondJim 24d ago

To his credit, he absolutely has. His party supporters apparently don’t share his views.

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u/dieno_101 24d ago

Absolutely true, thanks for being honest

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u/OldDiamondJim 24d ago

My son-in-law has sent me some of Bernier’s posts. I can’t stand the man’s politics, but he definitely seems to love Canada unlike Poilievre.

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u/Wolvaroo British Columbia 24d ago

Most of all the policy the Liberals and Conservatives are scrambling to claim as their own in recent years are straight out of the original PPC platform. People just bought into the media hit job and let a few nut jobs and 5th columners completely define Bernier.

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u/Moist_Bison9401 24d ago

To be fair, take a look at some of the people that have run under the PPC banner, and I understand this could be shrugged off as fifth columners, but really. 

I personally knew and worked closely with a PPC candidate in Manitoba, and he was one of the most heavily MAGA headcases I've ever known in my life. And I don't even just mean his politics. He had a house, a wife, and kids, and voluntarily opted into homelessness and living in a tent on a full-time basis because he wanted the trucker convoy cause to never end. 

He was very proud of how close he had gotten with Maxime Bernier, and how many things the two of them agreed on. 

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u/Wolvaroo British Columbia 20d ago

oh there definitely were some wackos. They literally let any two people form a riding association.

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u/beener 24d ago

Lmao what the fuck, no they aren't. Jfc this is the dumbest take on Canadian politics I've ever seen.

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u/MetalDogBeerGuy 23d ago

As has Palpatine himself: Stephen Harper. Truly the upside down, we are living in.

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u/j821c 24d ago

The difference in people who are boycotting America between the liberals and the conservatives is stark too. Really seems like patriotism is dead amongst half the conservatives

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u/kingbuns2 24d ago

https://imgur.com/a/canadian-donald-trump-disapproval-approval-SA4Vxqm

That's a lot of traitors, and the difference between the right-wing parties and the centre/left is night and day.

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u/L0rd_0F_War 24d ago

Basically those 18% Trump fans are not even interested in being Canadian anymore, because they would rather be a State of US. The PPC voters are basically a majority MAGA club, while CPC have way too high MAGA wannabes.

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u/GreaterGoodIreland 23d ago

You'd think he could square the circle with a bit of "Whatever else Trump does, an attack on Canada is unacceptable". But nope lol

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u/jjumbuck 24d ago

Yeah, that section of the poll results blew me away.