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Less than a week after naming his new cabinet vowing a renewed focus on the concerns of Canadians, the one name Prime Minister Justin Trudeau couldn't keep out of his mouth on Monday was Pierre Poilievre. At a housing announcement Trudeau brought the Conservative leader up multiple times, from panning his policy proposals, to his leadership style.

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[–] dom 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Isn't "cuts and be angry" the conservative playbook?

[–] Mongostein 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Totally. The Conservatives have moved on to “Let’s be Republicans” so now the Liberals can be conservatives and we’re not supposed to notice.

[–] ZC3rr0r 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not sure this is done with as malicious and conscious intent as your comment seems to suggest though. The Cons are seeing their voter base go hard right into MAGA land, and they know they need to follow to remain being electable. It's pandering to their base that led to the Republicans to end up with nutjobs that make Sarah Palin look moderate, and it's that same pandering the led to Daniel Smith making it to (and holding onto) office. And this voter base shift is also affecting the Liberals - the disillusioned former Conservative voters that didn't jump aboard the choo-choo train to wackoland still demand their voice be heard. So Liberal politicians will have to make more changes to their stances to reach out to them, resulting in a gradual shift right for them as well.

[–] Mongostein 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, but malicious or not, it’s still happening. Too many Canadians want to be America.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This makes me sad.

[–] corsicanguppy 10 points 2 years ago

Always has been.