Trudeau's cabinet

[sawbill]

Name one party leader from any party who didn't tell their members what to think, what to say or how to vote. Its absolutely impossible to finger Harper without fingering all the others as well.

[terrym]

The media has spun Trudough as the ultimate bridge builder yet there were legal challenges from some riding associations because he ignored their input and parachuted in candidates. Something he said he wouldn't do. Harper ignored the media because they attacked him non stop regardless of the issue. If you saw the interview Mansbridge did with Trudough you would realize that JT could have beetch slapped him or barfed on his shoes and Mansbridge would have giggled and thanked him. Then again there are 22 vacant Senate seats right?

[chris lavoie]

I heard that the liberals are giving CBC large amounts of funding in the future. Rumoured that's why CBC is so cozy with them!!

[trimmer21]

I heard that the liberals are giving CBC large amounts of funding in the future. Rumoured that's why CBC is so cozy with them!!

Did you see the interview with Peter Mansbridge and JT the other day? I thought Mansbridge was going to kiss him. It was enough to make me puke.

[chris lavoie]

Mansbridge called the winners of the election before the west closed voting stations. Should be a crime!! CBC should never be funded by the federal government!! No other channel is.

[mosquito]

Mansbridge called the winners of the election before the west closed voting stations. Should be a crime!! CBC should never be funded by the federal government!! No other channel is.

Well the Liberals said they would restore the funding cuts AND add $150,000,000 so that would be about $1.2 Billion per year by my count.... or $100,000,000 per month, plus advertising revenue, plus coverage fees (fees paid for each subscriber).... no wonder they are acting like a lying and cheap fawning hooker.

http://cbcexposed.blogspot.ca/


or if you put it another way....take a 30 year lifespan of the F-35 (CF-18 age span) and include all costs projected, about $30B ... in that same times span CBC will be $36B + (Olympics bids...)

[Dythbringer]

Harper had one year of working for an oil company, then a couple of years working for a right wing think tank before entering politics, yet you seem to that was enough for him to lead the country. He was a professional politician. Except for one year in the oil business, ( surprise, surprise), he has had no 'real' job as you would say.

As mosquito pointed out, Harper has done more than one year for Imperial Oil. He has both a bachelors and masters degree in Economics. Right there alone he trumps Trudeau's BA of English Literature (I suppose Literature is on the one spot where English is better than French) and BA of Education (I am not going to compare the fact both of them started studying subjects in University and then stopped). While Harper had worked in the mail room and on the computer systems at Imperial Oil, Trudeau's employment history has him working as a teacher in BC.

Let's diverge into politics. Harper became the Reform Party's Chief Policy Officer and was instrumental in drafting the 1988 party policy. Trudeau has nothing like this in his political resume. He has never drafted policy until coming into the Liberal leadership position (even then I wonder how much of his party's platform was his idea and how much he relied on others). Harper got the nod to lead the Canadian Alliance after numerous years being involved with politics in Western Canada in 2002 and won himself a seat. Trudeau got the nod to lead his party after 5 years as a back bencher when the Liberals were the third placed party. Harper was the leader of the official opposition from 2004 to 2006 due to the Liberal's minority government. Trudeau has never been the leader of the official opposition.

So yes I do consider when Harper was chosen to the PM's office, he was qualified for the position. He didn't have a famous name to bank on. He had to work to introduce himself to Canadians in order to win the PM's job. Furthermore, he was qualified for the job based on his history (not all of what he has done, I agree with either). Harper beats Trudeau in every aspect by comparing them with the exception of one. Charisma (and maybe hair gel). Harper doesn't come across well and doesn't play well in the media.

I laugh at everyone who says Harper has hurt our image internationally. I guess he has by taking a role in major events or by looking out for Canada's interests first and foremost. I suppose getting called a PILF (Prime minister (or Politician depending on who is saying it) I'd Like to XXXX although maybe in four years it will be Prime minister I'd Like to Forget) the next day by people on social media (despite somehow Liberal supporters are ok with this and not ok with terms like MILF because of the obviously degrading innuendo's associated with the term) is making Canada's image better somehow.

Again at the end of the day, Trudeau has never impressed me. He has been given a pass by a lot of the media (how many third party leaders can you name who have done as many interviews) and he missteps every time. Now he can't afford to misstep. If he is critical of the US by making comments like they "want to whip out" their military, he will be making enemies fairly quickly in the world.
Dyth

[Dythbringer]

Well,this could be the first fcku up. President Obama held a presser this PM stating unequivocally,that the Keystone Pipeline was a dead duck because there wasn't any advantage in it for the US. A few minutes later,out comes Stephane Dion to say he "deeply regretted" the US stance. Now,didn't Justin Trudeau state during his campaign that he wasn't interested in pursuing Keystone? On the morning after the election,wasn't it reported that he had spoken with Obama and briefly discussed not going through with the project? As a result,didn't it seem that the Americans were slightly miffed at that statement? Never-the-less,out comes president Obama making his statement to look like it was being canned by the US State Department? Something sure sounds like an early bullshyte storm to me.

This actually has been a dead issue for a long time. Numerous times the State Department (and Congress and Senate) in the US has endorsed this only to have POTUS send it back and have them look at it again. The announcement came now so Obama didn't have to announce it when he was seeking re-election and having Obama "make this decision" doesn't impact Clinton's chances for election as much if she had to make a policy stand on it.

What is really funny is the fact that there already is a pipeline going from the oilsands to the refineries. So the US is already getting our "dirty oil". This plan would have streamlined the pipe and reduced the environmental impact by reducing electrical costs for pumps, etc and have the oil down to the tanks quicker.

That said moving forward, I don't see Trudeau's back up plan being building a pipeline running east to west. I am afraid his energy policy will match Ontario's "green energy".

Dyth

[chris lavoie]

Can we afford this.... the PM is restoring health care and extra funds for all refugee's that are about to arrive. We can't afford health care as it is. Pull out your pocket book!!!

Toronto is already OVER FLOWING with people. They can't even handle the garbage they produce on a daily basis. They send all their garbage to Michigan. When Michigan started talking about banning Toronto's garbage, they stated looking at N. Ontario for its rubbish problem. The infrastructure can't handle the traffic in the city to move 6,ooo,ooo as it is.

When the boat people came over to Canada in the late seventies a few settled here. They took jobs from the local saw mills while young people who were born here were just entering the work force!!

[Fox]

Can we afford this.... the PM is restoring health care and extra funds for all refugee's that are about to arrive. We can't afford health care as it is. Pull out your pocket book!!!

Toronto is already OVER FLOWING with people. They can't even handle the garbage they produce on a daily basis. They send all their garbage to Michigan. When Michigan started talking about banning Toronto's garbage, they stated looking at N. Ontario for its rubbish problem. The infrastructure can't handle the traffic in the city to move 6,ooo,ooo as it is.

When the boat people came over to Canada in the late seventies a few settled here. They took jobs from the local saw mills while young people who were born here were just entering the work force!!

Remember, the boat people put in the roads, built the houses, built the economy, spent the money, built this country, remember who the boat people were and are, they are hard working people who want to do better for their families and they want to work.