Trudeau Popularity - or not (various polling, etc.)

[Fishbone Jones]

Do Freeland & Carney still sit on the Board of Trustees for WEF? There is a good possibility that puts both in a breach of our ethics rules. That should be a deal breaker for a lot of Canadians.

Chrystia Freeland’s Conflicts of Interests with the WEF & Ukraine

by Dan Fournier, published Thursday, Jan. 19, 12:30 EST on fournier.substack.com

fournier.substack.com

The WEF Young Global Leaders

An overview of WEF Young Global Leaders in politics and the media.

swprs.org

 

[The Bread Guy]

Do Freeland & Carney still sit on the Board of Trustees for WEF? ...

According to this, Freeland yes, Carney no.

Then again, all sorts of people seem to have had contact with the WEF without any apparent ill effect, too

Michelle Rempel Garner: I went to Davos. The World Economic Forum is not running Canada

The WEF portrays itself as a highly influential elite organization. In reality, it's an overpriced sales conference.

www.readtheline.ca

Minister Bernier to Attend the World Economic Forum - Canada.ca

The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Davos, Switzerland, from January 25 to January 26, 2008, to attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

www.canada.ca

Harper Government Leads by Example at World Economic Forum - Canada.ca

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today wrapped up meetings at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), held from January 22 to 25 in Davos, Switzerland. Minister Fast also attended the WTO Informal Ministerial Gathering on the margins...

www.canada.ca

https://www.weforum.org/people/stephen-harper/

On the other hand, some also say ANY taint is too much.

Is Pierre Poilievre secretly aligned with the World Economic Forum? Here's what we know

Rebel News’ Drea Humphrey walks readers through some of the facts and fiction circulating online regarding allegations that federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has ties to the World Economic Forum.

www.rebelnews.com

 

[CBH99]

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Christy Clark may do ok outside BC. She won’t do well in BC.

I doubt she'll do well outside of BC either. Her track record speaks for itself...

It would be like David Eby running for PM. Take one look at BC's state of affairs & it becomes instantly obvious he ain't the guy to fix our problems

 

[RangerRay]

Didn’t even think about the “no ties” angle.

Can’t say “they’re all Trudeau” if she has never been in the LPC.

But she has been LPC since she was young. Apparently her activities with the campus Liberals at SFU were legendary. She may have let her membership lapse since the BC Liberals cut their ties from the federal party.

 

[RangerRay]

S

Christy Clark may do ok outside BC. She won’t do well in BC.

Yeah her name might still be mud in BC, but she’s probably not as well known east of the Rockies and may come across as an attractive package to Liberal Trudeau-haters out that way.

 

[Jarnhamar]

I doubt she'll do well outside of BC either. Her track record speaks for itself...

I think she would do surprisingly well. I'm betting Liberals are desperate to get back to supporting their party without looking like idiots for supporting Trudeau. Anyone will be seen as a new face and justifiable reason to come back (and ignoring the 9 years of fuckery).

Lots of Canadians just dont care about ethics and missing or misappropriation money.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Worse then that she's the type that will say what ever she needs to in order to win

Right. So a human then. All humans do this without fail. The variable is the definition of winning...

 

[Brad Sallows]

PP will need to up his game if they make her leader.

Then by all means I hope she enters and wins the leadership.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Then by all means I hope she enters and wins the leadership.

It's a possibility...

Former colleagues say Christy Clark shouldn't be underestimated in federal Liberal leadership race​

“I really think those who might dismiss her in this race out of the gate really do so at their own peril. She builds great teams around her. She has the potential to really get people on board. She has been a member of the Liberal Party of Canada for a very long time.”

While remembered in her home province as the leader of a party — the B.C. Liberals — that represented a coalition of federal Liberals and Conservatives, Clark has been consistent about where her loyalty lies when it comes to the federal stage.

She was a member of the Young Liberals during her time at Simon Fraser University in the 1980s. Her father, Jim, had run provincially three times for the party when it was still connected to the federal brand.

His daughter later joined with Gordon Wilson and others to give the provincial Liberals their independence in the lead-up to the 1991 election, but has spoken about her continuing affinity for the federal party often in the decades since.

Clark also served as a staffer in the Jean Chretien administration, where she worked beside LeBlanc. The pair have remained close friends in the years since.

Mike Bernier, former B.C. Liberal MLA for Peace River South, says one of the main strengths Clark brings to the table is her charisma and ability to bring people together.

Former colleagues say Christy Clark shouldn't be underestimated in federal Liberal leadership race

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark is no stranger to being an underdog and has experience uniting a fractured caucus.

www.timescolonist.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

Some unhappy comments...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877905200356430003

 

[PuckChaser]

Man, she hasn't been paying attention to Canadian politics to think that Poilievre is divisive....

 

[daftandbarmy]

Man, she hasn't been paying attention to Canadian politics to think that Poilievre is divisive....

Getting caught in a lie isn't a great way to launch out of the gate either, I'm guessing.

 

[Photopilot]

Worse then that she's the type that will say what ever she needs to in order to win

So a Liberal then.....

 

[Good2Golf]

Some unhappy comments...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877905200356430003

…on brand for Liberal favour with China.

 

[OldSolduer]

Some unhappy comments...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877905200356430003

Well lookie here - La Petit Pomme de Terre is far more divisive than PP.

Home heating oil tax in the Maritimes was canned - the rest of Canada? Nothing

The treatment of those who questioned the Covid vax?

Or calling those that don't agree with him "Nazis"?

How about a break for SNC Lavalin and the firing of a competent cabinet member?

 

[MilEME09]

So a Liberal then.....

Not exclusive to that club, still waiting on the UCPs 90 day health care fix, and my tax cut....

 

[brihard]

Anita Anand will not run for leadership of the LPC, and will not run for reelection. She’s going to return to academia.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878150609339392419

 

[Remius]

Anita Anand will not run for leadership of the LPC, and will not run for reelection. She’s going to return to academia.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878150609339392419

She didn’t stand a chance in any case. Too bad because out of all of them she was the one I preferred.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Anita Anand will not run for leadership of the LPC, and will not run for reelection. She’s going to return to academia.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878150609339392419

I actually liked her. That's too bad.

 

[brihard]

I actually liked her. That's too bad.

Yeah, from those I’ve listened to who are more in the know, she was genuinely pretty good. But as @Remius correctly points out, she probably had no chance in the election. Her riding has split in two and both are polling very safe CPC.