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It’s Been Canada’s Weirdest Federal Election (thetyee.ca)
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According to virtually all the polling, that choice is between Liberal Mark Carney and Conservative Pierre Poilievre. One wants to bring back fiscal prudence; the other, plastic straws.

Remarkably, the Liberals have held a five-to-seven-point lead in the polls from the beginning of the campaign, which they carry into the last, mad dash to the finish line.

In fact, according to the latest Nanos Research survey, Carney now leads Poilievre by six points. Several other polls, including on 338Canada, CBC/The Writ and Mainstreet Research, project a Liberal majority government of between 178 and 189 seats.

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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I never understood the excitement behind scrapping the carbon tax. Especially since it would mean that we'd just get hit with CBAM taxes when dealing with exports to the EU, and even less money coming back into our pockets. But hell yeah, industry gets to save billions while making our air more toxic! Woo!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I actually love how Carney did it to be honest. He got rid of the consumer tax which took the wind out of PP’s sails while keeping the tax on producers so I don’t think we’ll get hit with CBAM (not an expert though)

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I never understood the excitement behind scrapping the carbon tax.

    Conservatives only know one thing: reduces taxes on the rich and drop services for the poor. Trickle-down is their entire schtick, with a bunch of masks.

    • 'Axe the Tax'? On brand.
    • 'Axe the GST'? yep.
    • 'Axe the sales tax on houses'? Their friends need to buy new rental properties.
    • 'Axe the carbon tax'? Fuck the benefit for the people who need it, fuck the grants for oil&gas alternatives, sorry about the acid rain, wildfires and mudslides.
    • lay off like 7,000 medicos on the eve of covid? Sure. Fuck the plebes.
    • daycares and OAP homes? Fuck the young, fuck the old
    • food safety inspectors? Do-nothing layabouts need to get a job

    Feel that c$0.00026 savings on a loaf of bread, and 4c/litre gas price reduction before the stations pick up the slack. I can feel myself getting richer on this buck-a-bud-beer promise by that guy who was threatening america on camera.

    They score REALLY WELL with people who can't play checkers and see one move ahead, and it's a consistent pattern.

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