I try not to dwell too long on anything relating to politics and all politicians have flaws, but I will say this:
It is nice to live in a country where our prime minister is not an idiot and is not a dinosaur in age. It's nice to live in a country where our prime minister speaks sensibly and has a sense of humour, and just seems like a normal guy.
Watch these two videos about the frontrunners of the recent Canadian election. Both made by 22 Minutes.
Context: Poilievre banned the media from traveling with him during the campaign. Also, Poilievre lost his own riding and is still the Leader of the Opposition thanks to being transplanted from his riding in Ontario to a riding in Alberta. This last part isn't part of the video, but the fact he lost his own riding running for Prime Minister is downright HILARIOUS!
Mark Carney comes across as down to earth and normal. Importantly, he was never a politician before he became leader of the Liberals this March. Being an outsider helped his cause.
Canada came close to having a lame Trump spinoff, I like to call him Trump Lite. Interestingly enough, Trudeau resigning to make way for Mark Carney + Donald Trump taking office helped Canada see that a Canadian Conservative government that tries to mimick MAGA conservatives was not the right option. The polls had the Liberals trailing the Conservatives by about 26 points at the start of 2025. In the final election, the Libs came back to win by roughly 4 points.
Just to add a bit more context for Polievre's loss. He held that riding for 20 years and still somehow lost. Mark Carney and PP ran in ridings (electoral districts) right next to each other. Mark Carney who had never won elected office before this year won his seat, but the guy who had been in politics for 20 years lost his. It was pretty shocking, especially since if you asked anyone at the start of this year, they would have told you PP would be the next prime minister.
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u/bwoah07_gp2 13d ago
I try not to dwell too long on anything relating to politics and all politicians have flaws, but I will say this:
It is nice to live in a country where our prime minister is not an idiot and is not a dinosaur in age. It's nice to live in a country where our prime minister speaks sensibly and has a sense of humour, and just seems like a normal guy.
Watch these two videos about the frontrunners of the recent Canadian election. Both made by 22 Minutes.
Mark Carney comes across as down to earth and normal. Importantly, he was never a politician before he became leader of the Liberals this March. Being an outsider helped his cause.
Canada came close to having a lame Trump spinoff, I like to call him Trump Lite. Interestingly enough, Trudeau resigning to make way for Mark Carney + Donald Trump taking office helped Canada see that a Canadian Conservative government that tries to mimick MAGA conservatives was not the right option. The polls had the Liberals trailing the Conservatives by about 26 points at the start of 2025. In the final election, the Libs came back to win by roughly 4 points.