PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

[lenaitch]

And there's nothing wrong w/that sentiment. So long as one can intelligently lay out why that is the right decision in the here and now, preferably in a circumstance in which people are broadly content with public service quality and in which budgets are in at least modest surplus.

Otherwise the argument made should tweak to something like "We are making these choices today, so that we will be able to lower your taxes in the future" or some such thing.

And yet the reality is we get populist bribe cheques from both a Liberal and Conservative government. Governments aren't interested long term benefits; they are interested in obtaining and keeping power.

 

[Northern Light]

And yet the reality is we get populist bribe cheques from both a Liberal and Conservative government. Governments aren't interested long term benefits; they are interested in obtaining and keeping power.

Currently the case; and the case too often.........but not its not always so, it shouldn't be so at all, and we need to work in that direction.

 

[kEiThZ]

And yet the reality is we get populist bribe cheques from both a Liberal and Conservative government. Governments aren't interested long term benefits; they are interested in obtaining and keeping power.

The federal Liberals committed to tens of billions in tax breaks for battery manufacturers. It's good industrial strategy. I won't argue against it. But it's not widely politically popular. I'm not even sure it will win them seats in areas where most of these investments are being made. Clearly, they can make long term investments when there is ideological alignment. A conservative corollary to this, is support of the oil sector.

Part of it is the absolute preference to give financial returns early in a term. The Trudeau Liberals could have worked on things like HSR early in their first term. Just open a project office and get moving. They didn't. Every social program took priority. And now they've squandered a generational opportunity.

Can't expect the CPC to build anything at all. They party exists solely to give the LPC a time out these days.

 

[Admiral Beez]

The federal Liberals committed to tens of billions in tax breaks for battery manufacturers.

Trump may well reverse the regulatory demands for EVs and put the temporary death to Canada’s new battery plants. The automakers may well be asking a newly elected PM Poilievre for bailouts at threat of closure.

Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles

Donald J. Trump promised to erase Biden tailpipe rules that are designed to get carmakers to produce E.V.s. But Detroit wants to keep them.

www.nytimes.com

Paywall free: https://archive.is/EDUA2

 

[afransen]

Trump may well reverse the regulatory demands for EVs and put the temporary death to Canada’s new battery plants. The automakers may well be asking a newly elected PM Poilievre for bailouts at threat of closure.

Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles

Donald J. Trump promised to erase Biden tailpipe rules that are designed to get carmakers to produce E.V.s. But Detroit wants to keep them.

www.nytimes.com

Paywall free: https://archive.is/EDUA2

The deal we have with those battery plants were contingent on the IRA remaining in place. So, despite all the criticism, it seems likely that these were actually reasonable savvy deals that won't end up costing taxpayers much.

 

[DSC]

Though I am not likely (!!) to vote for the current version of the Conservative Party, I must say that Pierre Poilievre comes across as a really very unpleasant and angry person who would NOT be a good PM. This statement is typical of his over-the-top and shoot from the hip rhetoric.

Conservative Party of Canada, had noted that Trudeau was attending a Taylor Swift concert while the riot occurred. “Justin Trudeau refuses to condemn the antisemitic riots in Montreal,” Poilievre wrote minutes before Trudeau posted his comment. “He has time to dance and do selfies. But he’s too busy to condemn a violent Hamas takeover of our streets.”

“Violent mobs riot and rampage through beautiful Montreal, typifying the chaos that is engulfing our once-peaceful country after nine years of Trudeau’s radical, divisive agenda,” Poilievre wrote on Friday night. “Trudeau fiddles while Montreal burns.”

 

[christiesplits]

I'm getting big 2011 Ignatieff/2018 Wynne vibes right now for the federal Liberals.

I know social media and online anonymity have made people more unhinged than ever, but I've never seen so much hatred towards a political leader as I have for Trudeau in my time as an eligible voter. I think the Liberals could finish fourth in seats next election.

 

[picard102]

Though I am not likely (!!) to vote for the current version of the Conservative Party, I must say that Pierre Poilievre comes across as a really very unpleasant and angry person who would NOT be a good PM. This statement is typical of his over-the-top and shoot from the hip rhetoric.

Conservative Party of Canada, had noted that Trudeau was attending a Taylor Swift concert while the riot occurred. “Justin Trudeau refuses to condemn the antisemitic riots in Montreal,” Poilievre wrote minutes before Trudeau posted his comment. “He has time to dance and do selfies. But he’s too busy to condemn a violent Hamas takeover of our streets.”

“Violent mobs riot and rampage through beautiful Montreal, typifying the chaos that is engulfing our once-peaceful country after nine years of Trudeau’s radical, divisive agenda,” Poilievre wrote on Friday night. “Trudeau fiddles while Montreal burns.”

Poilievre says the dumbest shit, because he know his base will eat it up.
The same people asking for him to intervene in local police matter, are the same who think he overstepped in dealing with the odious convoy.

 

[Jonny5]

Potential political firestorm here. It will be very interesting to see how the government handles this one.

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund is buyout CI Investments, a very widely known brand name even among small retail mutual fund investors. Most Canadians have at least heard of it.

CI Financial signs $4.7B deal to be taken private by Mubadala Capital

CI Financial Corp. has signed a deal to be taken private by Mubadala Capital in an agreement valued at $4.7 billion.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

 

[picard102]

First time hearing about CI Investments.

 

[Richard White]

First time hearing about CI Investments.

They have an office at Maple Leaf Square.

 

[Jonny5]

They have an office at Maple Leaf Square.

And they've been around a very long time. They were huge in the glory days of the 2.5% fee mutual fund era in the late 90's early 2000's.

Per their website they have $450 billion Canadian Dollars in assets under management.
So there is the political implication in that what if there's some meddling from their new emirates owners telling them what to invest in and where, or where they are not allowed to invest.

It's highly unlikely there would ever be wholesale direction to do that, but there can always be subtle "suggestions" like "maybe you should consider this..." or more blunt ones like "there's a compensation committee meeting next week, I hope I find your work has been agreeable to me so you can be rewarded."