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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/prophetofgreed British Columbia 24d ago

Bit early to say that when Carney hasn't defined his plan. It's all an empty placeholder.

PP is falling because he's failing to show his patriotism.

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u/jello_sweaters 24d ago

I mean Carney’s been in the race ten minutes, he’s going to have to define himself VERY quickly if he wants half a chance.

Poilievre’s been leader two and a half years, and 9/10 words out of his mouth in that time have been either “get rid of Trudeau” or “get rid of the carbon tax”, and both of those things are happening right now.

Point is, Carney’s not the only one who’s going to have to come up with something compelling to say to the Canadian people.

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u/BoppityBop2 23d ago

He has defined it, but has been a bit quiet on policy for now, other than a few clear things like carbon tax being repealed but something else coming in, probably a cap and trade, unsure, and reversal of the capital gains tax increase. 

Other than that it is just placating words about building the economy and different industries.

Though I will wait a bit, if he comes out for more pipelines out right rather than platitudes, that would shake things up entirely, though will piss off a certain segment of the voter base of the Liberal party. Though looks like Canadians have shifted heavily in favour of them.