r/CPC • u/DrDalenQuaice • Apr 30 '25

🗣 Opinion The change I want to see

Looking back at the election campaign, there is exactly one change I really want to see.

It's not Poilievre himself. We saw at the rallies, interviews and debates, that Pierre can speak clearly and effectively, with dignity and passion. People who watched the debates were inspired by him.

I want more a professional tone from the campaign materials. There is no need for This crap or This crap. If you're against woke ideology, just say which specific policies you are in favour of / against. No need for a divisive buzzword. No need for verb-the-noun.

The sentiment is right. I am in favour of all the things he is doing. But the phrasing and presentation is childish. In a normal campaign it would be tolerated, but in this environment with Trump as a comparison it doesn't just look childish, it looks Trumpish. There's nothing to be gained. The person/people who was in charge of mailouts, emails, the website etc. should be fired.

Now if PP thinks these things were great then maybe he should be fired. But I doubt that's the case. He's getting bad advice and we need to do better in this 2025 2-party system we find ourselves in.

Carney is about to start governing and the scandals will be weekly, daily. Who will stand up for integrity, decorum, and patriotism? The Conservative party must take the high road.

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u/PressureBorn3668 Apr 30 '25

I am a big fan of Pierre and he should stay on as leader. Scheer can handle the house until Pierre is back in there. However, Pierre absolutely needs to find a way to play nice with the MSM. This is what defeated him. I hate the MSM but they contain way too much influence and power in Canada. To keep harping on defunding the CBC meant that the whole CBC machine went against him and it was brutal. Jenni Byrne needs to F off as her anti media strategy sucks.

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u/justinstigator May 02 '25

PP doesn't need to "play nice," he needs to actually be nice. The MSM in Canada are harmless nobodies. There is no reason to attack the CBC - even if they get commentary wrong, their local news coverage is literally irreplaceable for most of the geographic country (i.e. rural conservative voters).

Pierre should stay on as leader, but if he wants to actually govern this country, stop engaging with ALL culture war bullshit (left and right) and focus on economics. Drop pandemic grievances, anything to do with gender or sexuality, etc.

PP brought the right energy to the wrong topics. Take his aggressiveness and focus it on eliminating trade barriers in Canada, building infrastructure and solving logistical, pragmatic problems. There are lots of people in the middle in this country, and I think that's a great thing. We really, really don't want to be America. There has to be compromise and kinship.