Let's take the time to appreciate what a remarkable feat it was for Obama to be free of major scandals for 8 years.
The man lived it and people like Justin jumped on the bandwagon, but they are hypocrites.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party is collapsing in polls due to SNC-Lavalin scandal
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Let's take the time to appreciate what a remarkable feat it was for Obama to be free of major scandals for 8 years.
The man lived it and people like Justin jumped on the bandwagon, but they are hypocrites.
As a Canadian and as a human let me say that people in power will always hook up their boys no matter how big or small the position of power is. It’s a shame people always act like they’re above some shyt when they would do the same thing or worse.
Unhappy Liberals complain Trudeau's closest advisers sidelined a raft of party veterans after the 2015 election who were associated with past infighting. They say that deprived Trudeau of the chance to consult people with previous experience of dealing with problems.
"It's almost like 'we are not a continuation of the Liberal Party, we're new and different.' And by doing that, there's no question they don't have the same group to circle the wagons and defend them that they once had," said a fourth Liberal. As well, Trudeau, a self-avowed feminist who appointed a gender-balanced Cabinet, recruited star candidates like Wilson-Raybould and Philpott who veteran legislators complain had no experience of federal politics and therefore were unfamiliar with conventions on party loyalty and solidarity.
While polls suggest an October election defeat, some insiders are less gloomy. That said, they concede the result could well be a minority government, which would leave the Liberals reliant on opposition parties to push through their agenda.
Senior Liberals say there are signs the public is becoming bored of the tale, giving the prime minister the chance to grab hold of the news agenda and reduce the pressure on his inner circle.
"The mood was terrible for a while, but it's getting better," said the third Liberal.
Trudeau’s personal brand continues to tarnish, new poll suggests
By Steve Scherer
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office in late 2015, he was a political golden boy who seemed destined to build on the legend of his father, who led the country for more than 15 years.
But six months ahead of an October election, polls suggest the 47-year-old politician with the broad smile and a penchant for colorful socks could become the first prime minister to lose power after a single majority mandate since the 1930s.
Trudeau is mired in a relentless scandal over alleged interference in a corporate corruption case that has led to the resignations of two Cabinet members, his top advisor and the head of the federal civil service.
READ MORE: Philpott says Trudeau violated the law by expelling her, Wilson-Raybould from cauc
The ruling Liberals have lost 6 percentage points since the start of the year, ceding the lead to the rival Conservatives, according to a Nanos Research poll published on Tuesday.
If an election were held now, the Conservatives would win 34.9 percent of the vote, the Liberals 32.8 percent and the left-leaning New Democratic Party 16.6 percent. The poll suggests the result would be deadlock or a fragile minority government.
“The Liberals have taken a hit, but they’re still competitive,” said pollster Nik Nanos. “The most significant effect has been the negative impact on the prime minister’s personal brand.”
An Ipsos poll from last month put the Conservatives at 40 percent, 10 points ahead of the Liberals.
The Ipsos poll, conducted exclusively for Global News, found Trudeau’s approval rating of 40 per cent had slipped below Trump’s 43 per cent, while the Conservative Party established a double-digit lead over the Liberals.
The poll found that if an election were to be held last month, the Conservatives would have received 40 per cent of the vote among decided voters, according to the poll of 1,002 Canadians conducted between March 25 and 27.
Trudeau, the oldest son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, has from the start pushed a progressive agenda in support of gender equality, the environment and aboriginal rights, all issues that appeal to his core voters, but which after more than three years sound increasingly scripted to some.
READ MORE: Trudeau now has a lower approval rating than Trump, with Tories way ahead: Ipsos poll
Trudeau is not helped by the optics of the scandal involving SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, a prominent Montreal-based engineering and construction firm that has been accused of bribing Libyan officials to get contracts between 2001 and 2011.
The prime minister has been on the defensive over allegations government officials inappropriately pressured Canada’s former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to drop a criminal case against the company in favor of a deferred prosecution agreement, or out-of-court settlement.
Wilson-Raybould, the first indigenous justice minister in Canadian history, resigned over the scandal. Former Treasury Board chief Jane Philpott also quit in protest. They were two of the highest-profile women in Trudeau’s Cabinet.
Political Pivot
So far, Trudeau’s strategy appears to have changed little, and people close to him say he plans to ride it out without major shifts in strategy.
“Successful politicians know when to pivot, and they have a strong survival instinct,” Nanos said, calling the scandal the “first major test of Justin Trudeau’s leadership.”
READ MORE: Most Canadians side with Wilson-Raybould, believe Trudeau has lost moral authority to govern: Ipsos poll
Ipsos pollster Darrell Bricker said even before the crisis erupted in early February, Trudeau’s support had been softening amid complaints he had broken major commitments such as reforming the voting system and balancing the budget by 2019.
“Justin Trudeau was standing on thin ice at the end of last year, and then somebody handed him an anvil and crash, the ice broke,” Bricker said.
“There’s a credibility problem driven by a bunch of things, one of which is promises made and not kept.”
In a bid to finally put the scandal behind him, Trudeau expelled Wilson-Raybould and Philpott from the Liberal caucus last week.
READ MORE: Scheer denies deleting tweets amid Trudeau libel lawsuit threat
Neither minister has gone quietly, and on Tuesday Philpott disputed the legitimacy of the expulsions.
On Sunday, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer revealed that Trudeau had threatened to sue him for libel over a Facebook post about the scandal.
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Secure Da Bag
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Tell me:
Because it seems to me that Canada is trippin too hard on a simple pay-to-play issue. Is it really that bad?
- Am I trippin?
- Has America gotten that bad?
- Am I being reasonable?
Because it seems to me that Canada is trippin too hard on a simple pay-to-play issue. Is it really that bad?
Techniec
Drugs and Kalashnikovs
He's getting killed for something every other fukkin politician would have done
the next guy
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Glad we have this thread. Was wondering when it would go up. Justin did this to himself and he's made it worse with his horrible comms team. Both him and Scheer have no real world experience unlike the leader of the NDP, but the NDP caucus keeps letting Jagmeet Singh down. The election will be interesting.
It looks like his poll numbers were declining before this scandal anywhere. He hasn't fulfilled a couple big promises like electoral reform. And ironically, that could do him in this election!
Why can't the NDP break through?
the next guy
Superstar
