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Moe Mentum's avatar

Typo, I think you meant 2016 and 2024, not 2016 and 2020. At least I hope so.

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Mark Towhey's avatar

You are correct Sir! Thank you.

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Athol Cohen's avatar

You are way too pragmatic Mark. This is another excellent article that Jenni Byrne needs to read and pass onto Pierre and Melissa Lantsman. But as the adage goes "we get the government we deserve".

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Mark Towhey's avatar

Poilievre isn't out of this race yet. 20 days left and that's lots of time for things to change. He's starting to sound more like what I'd like to hear. We'll see how they manage.

It's not easy!

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William Lutz's avatar

I ran for Mayor of my hometown and out of 2800 votes cast, I lost by 31. I learned two lessons. 1. Voters are never wrong. 2. Voters always get what they deserve.

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Mike Canary's avatar

If Canadians want more migrants, homelessness, carbon taxes, crime, affordability issues, woke policies, addiction, censorship, caps on oil and gas industry and division - and if the Conservatives are not able to offer a better vision - then you are right! Voters are not wrong - Liberals win again.

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Craig Yirush's avatar

Of course voters are wrong. What we objectively need is a set of robust pro-growth policies. This is the best way to insulate ourselves from Trump. Part of that has to be more oil and gas and more pipelines. If you or the boomers of Ontario and Atlantic Canada think Carney, with his deep commitment to net zero and his opposition to fossil fuels, will do this you and they are wrong. Case in point - he won’t commit to repealing C-69.

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Mark Towhey's avatar

Then the CPC needs to be a better choice. In the minds of voters. Not, yours or mine.

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Craig Yirush's avatar

What? I don’t care what voters subjectively think. They are, imho, wrong about the candidates.

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Mark Towhey's avatar

Voters don’t give a damn what you think.

They’re making decisions based on what’s best for them. If you think they owe you something, or any candidate or party anything, you’re wrong.

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