Just when you think things are going to quiet down a bit, we have another Ottawa can of worms being opened. Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star tells us that conservative leader Poilievre and prime minister Trudeau want to start duking it out over the convoy to Ottawa last February. It sounds about as useful as the House of Representatives in the U.S. studying the attack on the U.S. Capitol of January 6.
It is not as though there were no acts to be passed this year according to the liberal-NDP pact that is keeping the liberals in power. If the NDP don’t keep Trudeau’s feet to the fire, we will be lucky to see the beginnings of dental care this year. Without that beginning, we could be into an election before spring of 2023.
Neither Poilievre nor Trudeau would come out well in a head-to-head battle. Both men carry baggage. Poilievre just needs an election before his truckers lose interest. Trudeau needs to find someone to rebuild the liberal party. It is going to take time to repair the damage he has done to that venerable party. You can hardly treat all those workers like your personal ATM and keep them to help liberals get elected.
Every month that goes by will spell trouble for Poilievre. He is no Stephen Harper. Harper was always in trouble with women voters but Poilievre is in worse shape. Women simply don’t like him. His token wife can’t help him here.
It really is funny when you think of it. Poilievre has his path to power all mapped out and the fates are not cooperating. He did not realize that he could get stalled at the starting gate. Every day that Trudeau stays in power is a day when Poilievre loses more of his angry entourage. They wander off, they are too impatient. They need disciplined brown shirts to keep them tense and ready for the combat to come.
It is almost the reverse for Justin Trudeau. His strength in the cities is ebbing. He isn’t connecting the way he is capable. He is disappointing the Ukraine diaspora and yet really doing all that he can to help.
Where I think Trudeau is seriously losing ground is with the G-7 leaders. I think they are perceiving him as lots of talk and little action. They soon lose interest.
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