The Political Thread

[Samoa Looch]

So Canada just went through 9 years of liberals, desperately wanted change, finally got the chance and…..voted liberal again? And a guy Trudeau has backed himself……lol


Ok

And then Trump happened and here we are now.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canadian-election-analysis-1.7521255

Donald Trump is fully aware he provoked a political earthquake in Canada — just ask him.

On the day of Canada's election, the U.S. president was quoted in an interview voicing detailed knowledge of the historic plot-twist he triggered.

"You know, until I came along, remember that the Conservative was leading by 25 points," Trump told The Atlantic last week, in an interview published Monday.


"Then I was disliked by enough of the Canadians that I've thrown the election into a close call, right?"

He was statistically dead-on, literally within the margin of error. In a rare example of Trump not taking liberties with numbers, Canada's Liberals were, in fact, down precisely 24 percentage points at their nadir on CBC's Poll Tracker, on Jan. 6, 2025.

Then a couple of things happened. That day, Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister. A day later, Trump suggested he could use economic force to annex Canada, escalating a campaign of disparagement that put him at the epicentre of the country's politics.

Money quote

In February, a right-wing interviewer told Trump his comments about Canada were useful to the Liberal campaign.

Trump's reply: Pierre Poilievre is "not a MAGA guy." Trump said he didn't like the way the Canadian Conservative leader was criticizing him.

Did Trump care? Doesn't look like it. For a few weeks, he avoided talking publicly about making Canada a state, but started up again, and then capped it with an extraordinary election-day post on social media seemingly suggesting Canadians should elect... him.

 

[Comrade Khan]

So Canada just went through 9 years of liberals, desperately wanted change, finally got the chance and…..voted liberal again? And a guy Trudeau has backed himself……lol


Ok

typical yank who knows nothing

 

[Comrade Khan]

And then Trump happened and here we are now.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canadian-election-analysis-1.7521255

Money quote

its not just trump - cons had no platform other than trudeau bad woke bad. more importantly, the liberals shifted to center right with their new leader who was THE HEAD BANKER IN CANADA AND THE UK THROUGHOUT A RECESSION AND BREXIT AND DID EXTREMELY WELL. We picked the leader who we felt has the best plan and credentials to lead us through economic uncertainty and Carney is not a left. he's a fiscal con with none of the horrible social policy and vitriolic division. he ran on unity and respect

 

[Comrade Khan]

and tbf its not all roses, were likely heading towards some cuts and changes - but he also wants to invest heavily in housing and non US trading.

again, Cons had no policy and their plan was paywalled. They offered nothing

 

[Chris]

Full police state orders signed last night that I didn't even see

Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders, Addressing Immigration and Policing

The president directed his administration to compile a list of “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws.

www.nytimes.com

President Trump signed three more executive orders on Monday, including one targeting local jurisdictions that the administration says are not cooperating with its aggressive immigration crackdown.

One order directs Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that the Trump administration considers “sanctuary cities,” meaning they limit or refuse to cooperate with federal officials’ efforts to arrest undocumented immigrants. It calls for pursuing “all necessary legal remedies and enforcement measures” against jurisdictions that continue to oppose the administration’s immigration crackdown.

A second order instructs the Trump administration to provide legal resources to police officers accused of wrongdoing; review and attempt to modify existing restraints on law enforcement, such as federal consent decrees; provide military equipment to local law enforcement; and use enforcement measures against local officials who “unlawfully prohibiting law enforcement officers from carrying out duties.”

 

[Comrade Khan]

I find it very sad that all the anti immigration conservative voters are watching silently as their country breaks the law and cruelly arrests legal immigrants, tricking them into confirmation hearings only to arrest them , and having zero due process. that same due process they always cry about when one of their own is accused of being a rapist or pedo, for example. bunch of cowards sitting on their hands cant even admit they were lied to, again.

 

[Chris]

The politicians I'm a bit more surprised are still silent bc the general public seems (anecdotal of course) to at least agree that's wrong when pressed. Even Joe Rogan went on a rant about how that can't happen, his fear was a liberal doing it after Trump and he made that clear, but he still said we gotta follow the law lol

 

[Comrade Khan]

The politicians I'm a bit more surprised are still silent bc the general public seems (anecdotal of course) to at least agree that's wrong when pressed. Even Joe Rogan went on a rant about how that can't happen, his fear was a liberal doing it after Trump and he made that clear, but he still said we gotta follow the law lol

of course, jesus christ, even when cons do something objectively fucked up lets fear monger against the libs. he such a fucking piss baby

 

[Comrade Khan]

and ya idk i was more talking about specific members on this board who used to go on and on about immigration and how the left never addresses it and blah blah blah. in fact said person suddenly never comments on politics since trump won. i find that interesting and sad

 

[Lady Redfield]

typical yank who knows nothing

I live in Canada but ok. Perhaps have even been in Canada longer than you have been alive.


I don’t think insults were necessary it if that’s all you can muster instead of using some maturity to say hey, I voted liberal and here is why I think it will be different with Carney, that would have made you look a smidge more intelligent.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I live in Canada but ok. Perhaps have even been in Canada longer than you have been alive.


I don’t think insults were necessary it if that’s all you can muster instead of using some maturity to say hey, I voted liberal and here is why I think it will be different with Carney, that would have made you look a smidge more intelligent.

I mean perhaps your original tone should be checked if you want to not be mocked.

Perhaps you should also type what you mean instead of weird lols and insinuations . Perhaps you would also look more intelligent and know what the fuck your talking about.

For someone who voted liberal your orignal comment makes no sense. I think you're likely to be lying here.

 

[Lady Redfield]

I mean perhaps your original tone should be checked if you want to not be mocked.

Perhaps you should also type what you mean instead of weird lols and insinuations . Perhaps you would also look more intelligent and know what the fuck your talking about.

For someone who voted liberal your orignal comment makes no sense. I think you're likely to be lying here.

Tone?

It’s the internet, there is no tone, and it was simply an observation in which I am curious about.

Yes, I’m lying about living in Canada LMFAO ok.

I have dual citizenship, something I have mentioned before, I have property on both sides, family on both sides, but primarily live in Canada, not that I needed to throw out that information but if you’d even like to know the schools I went to, I’d be happy to share.


I see you still can’t muster any maturity or intelligence, let alone the correct form of your (you’re), so yeah….i would think my intelligence level isn’t the one that should be insulted. You can’t even put some random anger aside to have a conversation.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Tone?

It’s the internet, there is no tone, and it was simply an observation in which I am curious about.

Yes, I’m lying about living in Canada LMFAO ok.

I have dual citizenship, something I have mentioned before, I have property on both sides, family on both sides, but primarily live in Canada, not that I needed to throw out that information but if you’d even like to know the schools I went to, I’d be happy to share.


I see you still can’t muster any maturity or intelligence, let alone the correct form of your (you’re), so yeah….i would think my intelligence level isn’t the one that should be insulted. You can’t even put some random anger aside to have a conversation.

No one is angry here. Your original statement was dumb and you got a dumb reply back.

Now buzz off

 

[Lady Redfield]

Yes, it’s dumb to wonder why a party that has fucked Canada the last 9 years and now is led by a guy endorsed by Trudeau, said guy who fucked Canada the last 9 years, just won again but people think it will be different this time. You must be one of those guys who saw the carbon tax get set to zero percent and took that as it being “eliminated” when it’s just going to be raised at some point by the guy who said Canadians “aren’t paying enough carbon tax” but hey, you do you i mean you think people lie about living in Canada lmfao just angry that someone else has been here longer than you, sad. I’d buzz off but knowing how angry I make you by breathing Canadian air while using my Canadian Rogers Internet, I think I’ll stick around in this thread

For the record, and if you had put your anger aside and engaged like the supposed adult you are, I sincerely hope Carney distances himself from Trudeau and really does fix Canada. His actions impact my life…you know, living in Canada and all.

Anyway, thank you @Samoa Looch for being mature in conversation, much appreciated

 

[Comrade Khan]

Keep trying to gaslight me into telling me I'm angry because you suck at posting.