He gets low value insults because his entire schtick as opposition leader is hollow rhetoric that does not hold power to account like it's supposed to - it is pure cheap shots that play well to a base of low-information voters while providing nothing of substantive value. Opposition for the sake of opposition, gets insults for the sake of insults.

He is slime.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well I'll give you points for actually verbalizing your complaints.

But if he has ''nothing of substantive value" then why does Carney keep copying his ideas?

It was the Conservative that pushed for "axing the tax" for years, and Carney finally did (at least the consumer part of the Carbon Tax). Poilievre pushed for dropping the GST on new homes for first time buyers, the Liberals did. Poilievre said they should axe gas taxes with the recent sudden rise in prices and the Liberals just announced they would. Poilievre has pushed for more pipelines for years - Carney hasn't done it yet, but he's signed an MOU in support of more. Poilievre has also pushed for abandoning an increase in the capital gains tax, postponing Trudeau’s electric vehicle mandate, giving a tax break to the middle class and reducing the size of the public service and radically reducing our out of control immigration program - all policies that Carney has implemented but Poilievre suggested first. Carney's also working on toughening our criminal justice system, something Poilievre has been harping on for years.

Geez, those are significant policy changes from Trudeau era Liberal policy that started and were pushed by Poilievre. He must be pretty smart to come up with all of those and then have them implemented by the PM.

Just some thoughts from a "low information" voter for the "slime" guy.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's almost tempting to engage in discussion, but you wear your flag so prominently, and engage is similar hollow partisan rhetoric, that I can see the warning signs. Like the white stripe of a skunk, it's a warning to stay away because a putrid smell awaits. I guess I should thank you for the honesty, even if incidental.

Too bad. It would be nice to speak to a conservative about policy for policy's sake, and not just engage in team boosterism and witless rhetoric. My only team is Canada, and even that is only in the service of the planet and all life on it. Political parties are just a neccessary (evil) means to get there. Seems I'm a bit of a rarity.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

If its any consolation my user name is LoveCanada because that's the truth. I defend Alberta because we catch a lot of criticism from people who dont live here, but Im NOT in favor of AB separation. Im a Canadian first, an Albertan second.