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Originally Posted by densa44
O.K. the house is going into a summer recess, an excellent chance to press the flesh and gain support. Here is the thing, politicians love to go to where they are loved but this won't gain any votes. There is no need to pander to your base. This applies to all politicians, you need to win seats that you didn't win the last time.
This government will not go 4 years, and what the PCs want is an election where PP faces JT, and this can happen if the government loses a non confidence vote (a vote on a money bill like the budget). If that happens Canadians will go straight to the polls with no time to change leaders.
So the best source of supporters comes from new voters, that means youth and immigrants.
What policies does the PC party have that will attract voters from these 2 groups?
Well this next year could be very exciting in Canadian politics.
BTW has anyone here volunteered to lead the enquiry into foreign interference in our elections. If yes, you have my support.
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When the economy is good, and people have money, they are far more likely to support virtue signaling and throwing away money on nonsense in the process. That is why Trudeau has been elected and re elected. But when the economy turns bad, and people start having trouble coming up with enough cash to keep a roof over their head, and food on the table, they need someone to blame, and their priority shifts away from virtue signaling to the basics, like the economy, and affordability. That affordability is what PP and the Conservatives have to offer, and more and more people are switching priorities, and political support, for this reason.
As far as volunteering to lead the imquiry into foreign interference, unless you are a known strong liberal supporter, and you are willing to be a useful idiot to do what it takes to ensure that there is no public inquiry, there is zero chamce of you being chosen.