— Feature, Musings —09.03.2023 10:59 AM
— Feature, Musings —09.03.2023 10:59 AM
I can answer the Bully question. I am reasonably certain you have not played that Milkman track since I have been listening to the podcast. Just added it to my Spotify playlist in my ongoing effort to break the algorithm.
Justin ran on a whole bunch of very expensive promises while admitting he knew nothing about monetary policy and promising he would balance the budget in 4 years.
Now his supporters are finding out that they have to pay for those promises and his minimal knowledge of monetary policy has actual consequences. Who knew?
Martin,
Well, if any PM had a good grasp of monetary policy, people like Carney, Poloz and now Macklem would have been shown the door for either coming up with QE or advocating for its continual implementation. That, by its very nature, was massive inflationary so now we are thoroughly reaping what the Keynesians sowed all the way back to 2008.
Looks like Doug Ford is also among the clueless. Rather surprising.
Access to TSMC semiconductor products is a large part of the worry with Taiwan too, although China may prefer to use economic means to secure control than to risk trade losses with conflict.
Taxing the poor to fund conflict abroad in the name of the environment doesn’t help build confidence in government either, although what else can we do?
Our Dougie has uncanny political swivel skills plus the strongman brand is trending now, globally.
Yes, Warren, the CPC must make the tent bigger. Not accrediting Tasha flirts with foot shooting and Poilievre can’t afford to lose a foothold anywhere, not even among moderate conservative Canadians.
What will fell the LPC is their reticence to criticize China and to hold an inquiry. That does not build confidence with freedom-loving Canadians which is what we all are, when compared to China, and it makes them look devastatingly compromised.
We need an inquiry but will Canadians be satisfied with a change of government? They shouldn’t be. China does not target only LPC candidates.
Great show, as always.
Warren,
We in the CPC are coasting to victory in the polls. Now how will the convention affect that trend? Remains to be seen. Will it be pivotal or merely incidental to the overall trend going forward? Watch the mikes and count the cutoffs. That’ll be a pretty good sign of how confident the leadership is of winning.
What I’m hoping for is reverse-Mulroney, where Quebec went for Mulroney, Ontario noticed and quickly got on board. Ontario goes for Pierre and hopefully, Quebec decides to get on board.
Tasha,
Remember his pick-up? Watch for his hammer next.
Message control is only as good as the head messenger: Ford is clearly in one camp, while Harper demonstrated that he was in another. Which one will Pierre be in?
Warren,
Quite obviously, Guilbeault must be the illegitimate brother to the other guy. What can I say.
Wow…ministerial responsibility is still a thing, at least at the provincial level.
Martin,
This thing is really biting. This resignation was quite obviously an attempt to stop the hemorrhaging. Will it be enough? Kind of depends if there are more shenanigans yet to come. If there are, it will also hurt Ford’s credibility.
Ronald, sure but I think Ford won round one with the offsetting pressers today. Stiles comes across as a ridiculous Toronto NIMBY.
Martin,
Excellent analysis. Looks to be bang on.
Actually laughing at the fact that the usual suspects are probably freaking out this morning because Calandra is saying MORE greenbelt land may now be developed. Be careful of you what you wish for I guess. They have read the room better than Stiles who is looking more and more silly.
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Oh. Bye, bye Minister. You know what they say about party friends and favorites. Not good.
I have already commented on the CPC declining to provide Tasha with a press pass to their convention. My suspicions have been corroborated by her opinion. I agree with Warren and Brian it was stupid of them. But I guess they have their reasons. I suppose it is a sign of the times. Political parties feel they don’t have to cater to the MSM anymore, and would rather use social media to get their controlled message out.
The thing with Tasha really highlights divisions between the old PC party and the far right Conservative party that replaced them.