Appreciate your insights here Alex, especially those related to Conservative reactions and strategy.
With all the good news happening down south (DOGE dealing with the dodgy, potential for peaceful outcomes in war zones, etc.) it has been disheartening to think that the Red Monster has a heart beat after having been considered dead.
Appreciate your insights here Alex, especially those related to Conservative reactions and strategy.
With all the good news happening down south (DOGE dealing with the dodgy, potential for peaceful outcomes in war zones, etc.) it has been disheartening to think that the Red Monster has a heart beat after having been considered dead.
Recent polls are suggesting that Mark the Mortician has injected an embalming fluid akin to Red Bull into the veins of the Natural Governing Party. It would be sweet if this surge in support proved to be a short-lived sugar high.
Best to not get lulled into complacency. The detailing of outrageous USAID programs has bolstered the new U.S. administration's support from its citizens. Canada's Official Opposition might find fertile fields in the projects supported by Global Affairs Canada. Light has to be shone on federally funded activities that are deemed to be irrelevant to the lives of Canadians.
I think the Conservatives can absolutely carve out a space for highlighting and then culling/re-appropriating Global Affairs waste. In many ways, that's what the third parties groups are for (paging the CTF).
That said, unthinking and uncritical support for blanket federal aid is still a winner for mushy-middle Canadian voters. They'll have to pick and choose the most egregious examples. Austerity doesn't win Canadian elections anymore, sadly. You fight with the big government tools you're left with.
Appreciate your insights here Alex, especially those related to Conservative reactions and strategy.
With all the good news happening down south (DOGE dealing with the dodgy, potential for peaceful outcomes in war zones, etc.) it has been disheartening to think that the Red Monster has a heart beat after having been considered dead.
Recent polls are suggesting that Mark the Mortician has injected an embalming fluid akin to Red Bull into the veins of the Natural Governing Party. It would be sweet if this surge in support proved to be a short-lived sugar high.
Best to not get lulled into complacency. The detailing of outrageous USAID programs has bolstered the new U.S. administration's support from its citizens. Canada's Official Opposition might find fertile fields in the projects supported by Global Affairs Canada. Light has to be shone on federally funded activities that are deemed to be irrelevant to the lives of Canadians.
Agreed Ted! And thanks for tuning in.
I think the Conservatives can absolutely carve out a space for highlighting and then culling/re-appropriating Global Affairs waste. In many ways, that's what the third parties groups are for (paging the CTF).
That said, unthinking and uncritical support for blanket federal aid is still a winner for mushy-middle Canadian voters. They'll have to pick and choose the most egregious examples. Austerity doesn't win Canadian elections anymore, sadly. You fight with the big government tools you're left with.