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There are plenty of other inducements but way to just let the politician reframe the question and avoid giving anything approaching a real answer.
New Liberal MP @CdEntremontMP says there was no promise of a cabinet position for crossing the floor and he calls himself a “Red Tory” #cdnpoli
Agreed but the ideological argument basically accepts d’Andremont’s and the LPC’s framing. It’s not true. There are many Red Tories in the CPC caucus who work very well with Poilievre e.g. see my last tweet with Michael Chong. The CPC is as unified now as when Harper was leader.
Red Tories flaking, while disappointing, is not a reflection Pierre, but rather the individual MPs lack of principles. What is Pierre supposed to do in this situation??
This is the key argument to me
Michael Chong "Last spring, Canadians elected a minority parliament and put a check and balance on the power of an untested prime minister." "Mr. Carney is trying to manipulate that result and get a majority Canadians did not elect." @MichaelChongMP
For starters: did Carney or some other Liberal promise d’Entremont he wouldn’t have to face a renomination challenge prior to the next election, which he would almost surely lose? If so, that strikes me as a material inducement. Maybe someone—maybe even a journalist—could ask?
Re d’Entremont: the obvious question no journalist seems to be asking is what inducements the government provided for him to cross the floor. Beyond that and if the govt remains a minority, I don’t really care and wouldn’t distract attention from the problems of Carney’s budget.
Re d’Entremont: the obvious question no journalist seems to be asking is what inducements the government provided for him to cross the floor. Beyond that and if the govt remains a minority, I don’t really care and wouldn’t distract attention from the problems of Carney’s budget.
Thank you Sterling Lyon!
Worth reading the whole great thread. The notwithstanding clause is the constructive, responsible reply to unacceptable judicial decisions. The fact that we have the clause means we can reject the emotionalism and vigilanteism of the sort Kinew expressed yesterday.
Worth reading the whole great thread. The notwithstanding clause is the constructive, responsible reply to unacceptable judicial decisions. The fact that we have the clause means we can reject the emotionalism and vigilanteism of the sort Kinew expressed yesterday.
The immediate emotional reaction to an offensive court decision can be to lash out and invoke vigilantism. The notwithstanding clause provides a constructive alternative for the outrage and, in many cases, our elected representatives do not have to look for justifying reasons...
The Liberal Party continues toward extinction in provincial politics
Kinew explicitly said he would never use it and introduced legislation to defang s.99. Now with the SCC decision that view has fallen out of style, thus his massive vibe shift. It’s enough to give you whiplash.
With the Supreme Court of Canada doubling down on problematic aspects of its criminal sentencing jurisprudence, the notwithstanding clause may prove to be the most reliable, if not the only, option for lawmakers to restore credibility to the criminal justice system. My latest:
Hosting a Member of Parliament and critic from Canada's Official Opposition is a "high risk event." What rubbish. We should always push back against this little trick that some universities and student unions pull to stifle speech they don't like.
The student union at McMaster said that our presence on campus would be a "high risk event". So make sure to wear a helmet if you come by for conversation! We're in the McMaster Student Centre talking Jobs, Homes, and Hope, from 12-2.
So we might have a federal election before the end of the year.....listen in as Winnipeg Sun columnists, Currier, Klein, Koo, and Pinsky discuss this and more on Inside Politics - watch here - youtu.be/hN7F9HfyW_4?si…
Amazing how quickly some of the fundamentals of Canadian politics have shifted beneath our feet
37% of Canadians now say Donald Trump and his administration are among the top national issues — up 2 points. His re-entry into the spotlight is reshaping how older Canadians view risk and leadership. More insights → abacusdata.ca/abacus-data-po…
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Lock up child porn users and throw away the keys. NOTWITHSTANDING the Supreme Court ruling yesterday.
Mark Carney’s trade strategy is Trudeau's trade strategy, and it's failing Canada. youtu.be/hN7F9HfyW_4?si…
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Mark Carney’s trade strategy is Trudeau's trade strategy, and it's...
"Because Mark Carney’s Liberal government, its protests to the contrary notwithstanding, is gunning for an election. Carney and Co. are betting that they can transform their slim minority government into a majority in a snap election. With the full force of U.S. President Donald…
In the Sun today on the coming election campaigns and who’s to blame for it winnipegsun.com/opinion/koop-c…
In the Supreme Court of Canada decision today striking down the one-year mandatory minimum sentence for possession of child pornography, both offenders had hundreds of images. But they get much lighter sentences because the majority says the sentence would be too harsh in an…
He abducted a 9-year-old boy, and now his lawyer wants a lighter sentence so he can stay in Canada. Only in this country could a child abductor argue for leniency, not because he’s innocent, but to avoid consequences. Canada’s justice system is upside down. Canadians deserve…
Kinew said in the Legislature this week he would never support the use of s.33 because he wants to protect human rights. Today we see the problem with that hard stance, because here it prioritizes the human rights of predators over children.
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