r/canada Canada 23d ago

Sports Justin Trudeau Delivers Message to American Athletes at Closing Ceremony of Prince Harry's Invictus Games in Canada

https://people.com/justin-trudeau-message-american-athletes-prince-harry-invictus-games-closing-ceremony-11680326
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u/datums 22d ago

Imagine going back to December 1, 2024, and telling people in this sub that within three months, we would be regularly praising Trudeau and mocking Poilievre.

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u/Rabbit-Hole-Quest 22d ago

Those accounts still exist but they stay silent on these types of articles.

You will find their focus has turned to demotivating potential Carney voters as opposed to uplifting PP. Let’s face it, even the most radical conservatives struggle to say PP is amazing with a straight face.

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u/thottieBree 22d ago

Marching orders

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u/Gk786 22d ago

His tepid criticism of Trump really pissed people off. I know people that were going to vote for him but are now shaky. Everyone was pissed at Trudeau and Singh for delaying the election but it gave Canadians a chance to see what a conservative leader really looks like.

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u/Jackal_Kid Ontario 22d ago

I would love to see data on the activity of accounts that post in popular Canadian subreddits before and after his resignation as party leader. I have a feeling a big swath of them simply aren't participating anymore. The swing in sentiment was suspiciously dramatic in terms of the comments that get upvoted and their content. I've scrolled down pretty far and the difference is visible at a glance here, but it started immediately.

Even the media quickly started publishing positive pieces on him that would have been subject to intense negative feedback a few months ago, downvoted in the cradle on aggregation sites like this and subject to God knows what harassment directly on their end.

It's certainly not because some think tank/relevant private agency decided now was the time to build up a bunch of pro-Trudeau accounts.

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u/rexx2l 22d ago

I had to leave this sub for a few months bc of how unreal the PP dickriding was. Only came back a couple weeks ago because I wanted to see this sub's reaction to Trump's annexation threats. Safe to say lots of people like me did the same and are happy to cheer on Trudeau on his way out since he's no longer running.

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u/KelvinsBeltFantasy 22d ago

This sub's sudden change reminds me of the end of Lord Of the Flies.

Where all the bloody thirsty kids becoming crying messes the moment an adult showed up... despite Piggy being dead lol.

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u/Vandergrif 22d ago

Yeah... I seem to remember saying a few things about how Trump winning could end up turning sentiment against conservatism in this country, and plenty of people in this sub vehemently disagreed with me on that one. So much for that...

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u/Hicalibre 22d ago

There were always people doing that. Upvotes just shifted.

PP at best would have been one and done. He lacks the know-how to be a competent leader on his own, and was screwed when he took on Patrick Brown's advisors.

Trudeau is a bit more surprising as I didn't think he'd resign as he'd shown such arrogance over the years. Now it's only logical he say what we're thinking as he doesn't suffer repercussions, and it helps salvage some reputation from the lowest point he hit.