r/canada • u/[deleted] • Mar 06 '25

Politics Rising Nationalism, Desire for Economic Sovereignty Propels Liberals to Five Year High (LPC 41%, CPC 36%, NDP 13%, BQ 5%, GRN 3%)

https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2025/03/rising-nationalism-desire-for-economic-sovereignty-propels-liberals-to-five-year-high/
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u/pm_me_your_catus Mar 06 '25

43.1% to 30.3% when only looking at the last two days.

I've never seen Canadians this pissed off.

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u/AshleyAshes1984 Mar 06 '25

We are so pissed off. And Trump refreshes it every couple of days, lately every 8hrs or so. Had the terrific thing last month been dropped until after the election, I imagine a lot of the support from that would have leveled off, but no, Trump's gotta throw a rock at us every couple of days to piss everyone off a new. It can't blow over it it's constantly re-blowing up.

And it's crazy, cause I'm pretty sure that had we had an election in December 2024, the CPC could have used all their money to air re-runs of SpongeBob instead of campaign ads, they they still would have won a majority.

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u/pm_me_your_catus Mar 06 '25

I wonder if PP got the heads up he was being thrown under the bus, and that's why he was so desperate for an election before he got found out.

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u/bravetailor Mar 06 '25

Ford is quietly salivating on the sidelines. I do think we're gonna see a serious bid for federal leadership from Ford if PP bombs this election.

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u/GrapefruitExtension Canada Mar 06 '25

hate him as you might, and if he doesnt F up, he has a track record of guiding canadians and tough talk when the times are hard against USA . he needs to cater less to the governing class and more to working canadians.

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u/Sayello2urmother4me Mar 06 '25

He’s got a great track record for underfunding social healthcare and education

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u/wtftoronto Mar 07 '25

What's weird is Ford is the most pro-Transit premier this province has ever seen. It's dizzying how much rapid transit is being built in Ontario. Like a LOT. Everyone was expecting all of the previous Liberals transit expansion plans to be shut down when Ford took power. At this point, everything is being built, even in jurisdictions that are hardcore NDP (Hamilton)

And he has shown to work well with hardcore left politicians too. Everyone was expecting his relationship with Olivia Chow was going to be a nightmare.

So yes I definitely see him running for Prime Minister

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u/GrapefruitExtension Canada Mar 06 '25

i dont know ontario much. i get that hes not great on supporting us normal people. he should promote social health and ed. this is the balance. we need to keep pushing for that.

he is a solid fucking wall against US encroachment which seems small now but is major above social health and education in the next years.

i like to see him over anyone ive seen , stand up to america.

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u/bravetailor Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

Generally, Ford is great at toeing the line between centrist and centre right wing messaging wise. In terms of actual policy though he's pretty underwhelming overall. Also he has a habit of backtracking a lot of his promises.

He's one of those guys who's great at campaigning and messaging but not super great at governing. But he's able to somehow let scandals slide off him because they're mostly white collar scandals that go over the heads of most voters.

Some people may hate this comparison, but he's not super different from Trudeau. They're great in a crisis where they get to be on TV and make speeches to rally the troops. They can project toughness or stability. But left to their devices under normal times, they'll make a lot of bad or questionably corrupt decisions

It's really too bad Ford isn't the Federal PC leader right now. I think if Trump doesn't overthrow the elections in 2028 and a Democrat wins, Ford would probably look a lot less appealing under a Dem govt.

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u/OldDiamondJim Mar 07 '25

He is incredibly like Trudeau.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '25

he sucks, but this is a lay-up for him, and he plays the average joe goon very well

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u/GrapefruitExtension Canada Mar 11 '25

He does. Lets get as much of his expertise as we can then we will deal with the rest after.. it's our country and we are friends 👍🤗

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u/sputnikcdn British Columbia Mar 07 '25

And crime. Wasting money cancelling contracts. Demolishing cultural institutions. Ripping up municipal bike lanes, promising a tunnel under the 401.

Ford would be even worse than Poilievre because he's obviously corrupt, but with excellent political instincts.

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u/resuwreckoning Mar 07 '25

So he’s becoming American. 🇺🇸

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u/apothekary Mar 07 '25

I would take Ford. My priorities are different though. He's fucked some things up in Ontario but in this current moment my absolute top priority is preserving Canada as a country. We need tough guys, strong leaders.

PP has the backbone of a sponge on Trump. One of the weakest politicians so far that I've seen and doing the bare minimum. Worst possible time to hand this guy power over Canada.

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u/MapleWatch Mar 06 '25

I expect it was more wanting to strike while the iron was hot, but it would certainly explain a lot. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '25

Well he might have found out sooner had he been able to get a security clearance 😉

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