• Yerbouti
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    323 months ago

    Polievre and Ford can eat a bag of dick, they’ve been jerking trump for years, I hope he pisses in their face before they all get it by a train.

    • @potate@lemmy.ca
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      213 months ago

      I think Ford actually did a good job on this one. He’s Trumpian in terms of his appeal and I think did a good job of rallying Canadians of various stripes and working WITH other premiers.

      Daniel Smith was the opposite. She was a Trump apologist, and was divisive instead of being a team player.

      Don’t get me wrong - I think Ford is a complete tool 98% of the time, but I think he did a good job this once.

      • @MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca
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        3 months ago

        I feel the same. Still won’t vote for him, but it’s nice to see some competence coming out of him for a change.

      • @Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca
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        63 months ago

        It actually makes me really happy that I can be on board with how Ford has responded to Trump’s objectively-bad-for-Canadians ideas of tariffs and annexation.

        He may not be a good public servant, but goddammit, he’s a_Canadian._ And that’s more than we can say about some of our other “leaders”.

      • @psvrh@lemmy.ca
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        13 months ago

        Ford folded: after the tariff decision was paused (not cancelled, paused) dutifully restocked shelves and the overpaid StarLink deal is back on.

        His “Canada is not For Sale” schtick is just that: a schtick. Mark my words, if Trump wanted to build housing on greenbelt land, Ford would Get It (Doug Ford) Done! He (Ford) is the most for-sale politician in the country, and that’s saying something when you’re competing with Danielle Smith.

        Susan Holt in NB did a good job. American goods are still off the shelves.

        • @potate@lemmy.ca
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          13 months ago

          Trump is engaged in brinksmanship and we need US trade more than vice versa. I think the correct move is to publicly back down - but also remind Canadians that a one month reprieve is nothing.

          Once you play a card, you lose it. Right now Ford can still play that card. Manitoba can’t (and that makes the national level impact weaker).

  • @garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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    293 months ago

    Good lord I forgot what the Beaverton was for a second and went in there not even doubting the fucking headline. Will I ever question a ridiculous sounding headline again?

    • @psvrh@lemmy.ca
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      23 months ago

      My brother in Christ, have you read the NYT recently?

      It’s pumping out what I dearly hope is satire every day

    • @Someone@lemmy.ca
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      13 months ago

      Because most real headlines involving the word trump would be considered too unrealistic to be good satire.

  • Rentlar
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    83 months ago

    At press time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to aid the flagging Poilievre campaign by doing something deeply unpopular, by week’s end at the latest.

    This line got a hearty chuckle out of me.

  • @fourish@lemmy.world
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    Still not sure what Pierre thinks makes him qualified to be PM except “Not Trudeau”.

    Canada, given the political climate - is being “not Trudeau” enough to be our PM? Heck, I’m “not Trudeau” either and I’m sure I’d be better than Pierre.

    Personally I’m hoping that when Trudeau is out and presumably Carney is in, the NDP pullls the rug completely out from under the cons and says they’ll support the new liberal leadership.

    You’ll hear the cons bawling about it not being fair from coast to coast and that’s enough to be worthwhile right there.

    Jagmeet’s office isn’t too far, wonder if it’s possible for average Joe Canadian me to get a few min of his time.

    Met him once and he was very personable.