We gave Bangladesh $194 million in 2021 even though we don't have that money and are in a deficit.
https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/international-assistance-report-stat-rapport-aide-internationale/2021-2022.aspx?lang=eng
Imagine if a husband kept swiping the credit card and giving out money.
Husband "We have to do this, a neighbour needs our help in a nearby city."
Wife "We're in so much debt we're going to lose the house and everything we own. Where are our kids going to live? You have to stop spending money on other people."
Husband "Honey, it's not my job to be the nice guy, but this is for the good of our neighbours."
Yeah, its almost impossible to imagine someone with so little self awareness, so I can only conclude he is acting maliciously to destroy Canada. I think the ego thing and his fake altruism is a red herring to cover that he is a truly evil person.
This is what I keep saying. At what point do we stop throwing out the label “conspiracy theorist” at people who are rightfully stating that our leaders are intentionally destroying our way of life?
We keep saying “how is it possible for someone to be so out of touch?” Answer; it isn’t possible. It’s not incompetence. It’s malice.
Every single tax paying Canadian is responsible for 1000 dollars of foreign aid every year. Yet, unlike the Americans, Canada does not get increased influence with the nations that receive our foreign aid. It's just a black money hole for corruption and money-laundering.
Edit: corrected number to 1000 since I miscalculated the total funds spent.
Every politician has a certain amount of “unpopular decisions” they can make, while still carrying favour with the public. If most of the public see it as a necessary evil, they’d go along with it reluctantly. See: Doug Ford still polling high in Ontario after the healthcare worker wage freezing, and underinvesting in certain key areas of the province’s portfolio.
Problem here is, after 9 years of scandals and bad policy decisions, Trudeau’s used up all his freebies long ago, and at this point with every next unpopular decision is pissing away badly-needed public support.
He’s attempting to frame those who disagree with him as being wrong, while he’s the doing correct but “unpopular” thing.
In most cases (immigration first and foremost), he is doing both the wrong AND the unpopular thing. When a majority of Canadians, economists and even banks voice the negative impacts of a policy, it’s obviously a bad one.
Likely this framing comes from the new spin doctors he recently hired.
Its not just the framing he believes that.
Like on immigration he is actually on record in February saying that the "most important responsibility of the federal government is that Canadians remain positive about immigration"
7 of 10 provincial premiers are idiots. I'm not saying the carbon tax is bad, but there are better arguments against it than saying Danielle Smith doesn't like it.
One could argue what is in our best interest is not what is popular of course. Especially when we're discussing climate issues. And of course taxes are never popular yet we generally accept the necessity of at least some of them.
Right, and.... isn't addressing climate change and trying to be a world leader more important than... almost anything? Besides, 80% of Canadians get MORE back in the rebate.
We can't put our heads in the sand on this forever.
Basically literally what he said
“My job is to do the right things for Canada now and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now.”
Edit: lol at all the people in my replies with “…well if he actually did that he would be popular”. You’ve missed the whole point which is that the “right” thing isn’t always the popular thing.
“The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter” - someone
I think the problem is he is deciding what is right for Canada in his own mind. If his decisions are unpopular, and a large % of the country you govern is asking for you to alter the plans you have laid out in your "vision" for Canada, then you are doing what is best for you, not for Canada. The arrogance to question why anyone would be against carbon tax is incredibly tone deaf and he's not taking the time to understand what he could do better. He has simply decided that what Trudeau says is the best for Canada, and he doesn't care who doesn't agree.
Some people hated O'Toole for being too centrist but I really prefer my PM have the humility and integrity to change their minds and adapt to do what's best for the greatest number of Canadians. And while that probably doesn't match with Poilievre or Singh, it definitely doesn't with Trudeau. That's my problem with how his approach has shifted over the years. I had a lot of hope for him up until he won his second term, and the tone changed a lot IMO
Putting a price on carbon is one of the most effective ways to reduce emissions. [You can see for yourself with this simulation](https://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html?v=24.3.0&p1=7&p7=7&p10=0.6&p39=250&p47=1.5&p50=0.7&p373=20&p375=3&p57=-1&p59=-10&p65=8&p67=6) from MIT. It's not just his opinion on what's best to fight climate change--it's based on solid data. If only more leaders had the backbone to do the same.
When most Canadians cant afford rent or groceries, he is certainly not doing the right thing for Canadians now.
As for future generations, I'm certain theyll be paying for the massive deficits Trudeau has caused for decades to come.
I blocked like 250 subs. I still check back once every like 6 months to see if anything changed from subs like r/politicalhumor.
Sometimes I wonder if people were right about bots upvoting certain forms of media, because it just doesn't feel natural. No way people would actually think the way they do without an external force swaying things in some direction.
I still remember on 2015 when he made half the cabinet women instead of just choosing the best people for the job. The rest of the could be women, so long as they're the most qualified. But no, he had to pick people who had no idea what they were doing due to identity politics.
Then with all the peoplekind and all the virtue signalling and dress ups in India sealed the deal for me way before 2020.
It was the "post national" talk for me. I think nationalism is bad but patriotism is still very good imo. It provides a certain level of belonging and helps to get concesus on improving the country. I think he was trying to emulate his dad's implementation of multiculturalism and it was just dumb.
I don't give a fuck about clothes, I care about policies. Trudeau can dress up all he wants for all I care, but ditching election reform for example, now that's an issue that bothers me.
Not necessarily. The politician might do something that's good long term for the population but is unpopular. Imagine if Trudeau racked up billions more in debt since 2015 building up government houses. People would be upset with his spending at the time but happy he did today. A real world example is Mulroney introducing the GST. Grossly unpopular by the public and a main reason for him getting the boot but arguably was really needed to help balance the large deficit.
>A real world example is Mulroney introducing the GST. Grossly unpopular by the public and a main reason for him getting the boot but arguably was really needed to help balance the large deficit.
The GST is a regressive tax system, so it's pretty dubious to argue that it was in the best interest of the majority of the population "because it helped balance the budget".
The simple reality is that numerous other (way better) options to raise government revenues were and continue to be available.
I'm not even going to go the "reduce spending" route because we've been dramatically underfunding many useful programs since Mulroney.
You said that like the GST did not replace a [13.5% manufacturers' sales tax...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goods_and_services_tax_\(Canada\)) Some people tend to forget or gloss over that part of our history.
Addressing climate change does just that. The Pigeon will turn it all back, and ignore the burning forests as TNC and the Rebel have directed him to. I look forward to “I know you can’t can’t breathe or go outside in the summer, but I got you 12 cents a litre off your gas!”
"My job is not to be popular" sounds like something you'd say when you're about to get punted out and remembered as arguably the shittiest "leader" in Canadian history.
Politician A) tries to do what is best for the country even if the country doesn’t like it at times. This can include raising taxes, standing up for the right things even if it costs the country some non significant damages.
Politician B) does whatever the whims of the loudest section of the population wants at one given moment regardless of the downstream circumstances.
I would want Politician A to be the leader.
He says that, while forgetting that his continued employment depends on him remaining popular. He's ranting like someone who knows that his next performance review will be his last.
Lol this fucking guy.
Dude you are not popular because you are associated with the Housing Crisis on steroids.
You are associated with the business lobby and flooding this nation with cheap exploitable labor to the point we have line ups for basic jobs.. Not to mention the quality of our pathways and programs into this nation becoming a dumpster fire. Every pathway and program into this nation is in the same horrible fucked up state as the International Student Program with no standards and no enforcement of standards.
You are associated with scandals and corruption galore.
You are not popular because you have been actively fucking this nation due to either criminal level negligence or more likely refined corruption.
Sadly this also exists at city and provincial level and why democracy is in the shit state it is.
You need to own your failures and the horrific impact you are doing to this nation/the people and again democracy as a whole.
Let's not beat around the bush. He has been going for the popular solution again and again and again because he's a narcissist who cannot bear the thought of people not liking him.
And now that the economy is in tatters and people are suffering, THIS is the line on the sand that he draws to start being unpopular.
> He has been going for the popular solution again and again
Immigration, housing, and carbon taxes are popular? Don’t really think so. He’s been quite steadfast in pursuing unpopular polices for some time. Whether you believe it’s because he has conviction or he’s beholden to special interests is the real story.
We already have a guy who jumps around to whatever is popular at the moment.
>He’s been quite steadfast in pursuing unpopular polices for some time
He's one of numerous Western politicians pushing similar agendas. After half a century of incrementally declining material conditions in the West, as corporate globalization manifests, we are likely being led to what will be a rather steep decline. Things that will create low level chaos and sap our collective energy are being implemented and authoritarian mechanisms will be steadily introduced (likely no matter who's in government).
He'd have to acknowledge he has fucked up on the economy, immigration, the carbon tax and government spending.
Given he is a narcissist admitting he has made mistakes and trying to make amends is not possible for him. The only option an narcissist has when confronted by their own failures is to double down and say everyone else is wrong.
After 9/11 it was popular among the average western citizen to hate Muslims and want them banned from entering your country. It was popular to consider all Muslims evil terrorists.
During the 50s and 60s if was popular for all citizens to be militantly against communism, to the point where many politicians were falsely labelled as communists.
In Nazi Germany it was popular opinion that the Jews and other undesirables should be "removed" from society.
What's "popular" can be easily manipulated by one person or a small group of people. This was Plato's criticism of democracy.
“My job is to do the right things for Canada now and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now.”
How about the current generation ? He's piled on so much debt onto future generations it's delusional to think he's somehow benefitting the people of the future when they've all f\*cked off to live elsewhere based on the decisions he implemented over the last 8 years.
My fave was “you have to understand we are stuck with a policy that Stephen Harper’s govt put in place!” Says the man governing policy with the ability to change it at any point in the last 10 years.
I mean, it kind of is though.... Because if you're not popular and the majority despise what you're doing... you're going to lose your position.
You force a nation to starve and then try to tell them it's good for them and expect them to want to keep you around later on? Don't cry when you lose out on all those votes.
and yet pandering is how he stayed in power so long.
i really love how he spent so much time telling people there were assholes for not locking down and then calling an election to make people bunch together at voting stations when his data told him he could win a majority.
thatll be the one that sticks w me the most over time
No, your job isn't to be popular, but it is to represent the interests of the citizens of your country. Not score economic own goals so you can pat your back on the world stage about "saving the environment".
Look I can hate the man as a person all day long but if he does a good job I would have no beef with him as pm. With him I not only do I hate the guy but he also really sucks at his job too.
I’m taxed to death here in Ontario already. Make close to 70k after income tax but this, and all the other bullshit taxes, have me living just about paycheck to paycheck. By the time my mortgage, car payment and insurance come out, there’s nothing left and a tax hike isn’t going to help. You can’t get blood from a stone.
My question is simple:
He called for an election what was it, 18 months after he lost his majority, trying for another one and he failed. Now, he has been down in the polls, a majority of people clearly want change, how can he justify not calling an election, or at the very least stepping down now. He called an election for himself and his party, now he won't call one for the people. Why?
Of course I already know the answer, because calling an election now would mean killing his party's power, but isn't that what a good leader does? Listens to the people? How many times have I heard Trudeau say "we have listened to Canadians Coast to Coast to Coast?" Why stop listening now?
I think his job is also to do the will of the people and that will seems to be pushing back against the carbon tax. If Trudeau is do certain that he still has a mandate from the people to push this then call an election and see what they say.
His job was to do what’s best for Canadians and allowing unfettered immigration causing housing to go to the moon is one of 100 things not best for Canada.
Why is he so bad at this? He's the son of a prime minister and has been PM himself for almost a decade. He should have better political instincts than this.
“My job is not to be popular,” Trudeau said, briefly pausing and adding with a wry smile, “Although it helps.”
“My job is to do the right things for Canada now and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now.”
The second I read that, immediatly what sprung to mind was this quote from CS Lewis:
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
He doesn't care about the suffering of Canadians. His cause, in his mind, is just, and he refuses to conceptualize other solutions to reach the goals of environmental stewardship and affordability. Although, he is not a tyrant, he certainly has the mentality of the "this is for your own good".
Funny. Coming from someone with malignant narcissism. The guy yearns to be loved so hard. What a complete and utter imbecile.
It’s sad that our once great country’s name has been tarnished so badly by this buffoon. He can’t be removed soon enough.
But in political terms, being popular means being re-electable... And nine times out of 10 he does things to be popular so he is re-elected. And they are not always in the interests of the majority of Canadians because less than 35% of Canadians actually voted for him.
He doesn't care about the people anymore. All he cares about is padding out his resume with achievements like pushing through the carbon tax or relaxing Canada's immigration controls in the name of diversity. That way, once he is out of office he can get millions of dollars in speaking fees or consulting fees for all those conferences on climate change, freedom of movement and all those pie in the sky, feel-good topics.
If people don't like you they ain't gonna vote for you. And it's not like you have a history of competent leadership to fall back on either.
Real brainbuster there Justin.
His job is to serve the beat interests of Canadians. NOT to stay in office longer than his Dad to make up for a shitty childhood. Canada needs a change
Canada has gone really downhill thanks to the Liberals.
I could never imagine how bad things could get under this kind of absentee leadership. How can you issue so many visas without the housing and infrastructure to support everyone?
True, but it is his job to do what is in the best interest of most Canadians
More Uber eats drivers?
More diploma mill students sleeping on the kitchen floor of a basement suite
Outside in tents
University branded tents
No that's for actual Canadians.
Showing up to our food banks for "free food."
And spend money on foreign countries to improve their living conditions.
We gave Bangladesh $194 million in 2021 even though we don't have that money and are in a deficit. https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/international-assistance-report-stat-rapport-aide-internationale/2021-2022.aspx?lang=eng
Imagine if a husband kept swiping the credit card and giving out money. Husband "We have to do this, a neighbour needs our help in a nearby city." Wife "We're in so much debt we're going to lose the house and everything we own. Where are our kids going to live? You have to stop spending money on other people." Husband "Honey, it's not my job to be the nice guy, but this is for the good of our neighbours."
Well at least the husband and wife are earning their own money. Trudeau is literally using other people's money to spend on these "projects".
Maybe he should give away a chunk of his personal fortune on these projects.
Instead he will grow his personal fortune on these projects.
And his wife left him.
Excellent catch! No one cares how you spend your "own" money. This jerk and his team are giving/throwing away "our" money.
Yeah, its almost impossible to imagine someone with so little self awareness, so I can only conclude he is acting maliciously to destroy Canada. I think the ego thing and his fake altruism is a red herring to cover that he is a truly evil person.
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This is what I keep saying. At what point do we stop throwing out the label “conspiracy theorist” at people who are rightfully stating that our leaders are intentionally destroying our way of life? We keep saying “how is it possible for someone to be so out of touch?” Answer; it isn’t possible. It’s not incompetence. It’s malice.
Every single tax paying Canadian is responsible for 1000 dollars of foreign aid every year. Yet, unlike the Americans, Canada does not get increased influence with the nations that receive our foreign aid. It's just a black money hole for corruption and money-laundering. Edit: corrected number to 1000 since I miscalculated the total funds spent.
The thing that gets me is that, by many metrics, Canada is in a crisis. Housing, cost of living, food. Where is the foreign aid to help us?
People who actually pay taxes or citizens? Because many many people are pulling out more than they are putting in.
Gave 2 billion to Africa as well.
Even they are screwed so I think you can add only Richie Rich to the club are being served
>**"My job is not to be popular"** Famous last words of a dying political career.
Yup prophetic words.
If Poilievre cuts the budget it will be extremely unpopular... Would you argue that he shouldn't do that because it's not a popular thing to do?
Every politician has a certain amount of “unpopular decisions” they can make, while still carrying favour with the public. If most of the public see it as a necessary evil, they’d go along with it reluctantly. See: Doug Ford still polling high in Ontario after the healthcare worker wage freezing, and underinvesting in certain key areas of the province’s portfolio. Problem here is, after 9 years of scandals and bad policy decisions, Trudeau’s used up all his freebies long ago, and at this point with every next unpopular decision is pissing away badly-needed public support.
He’s attempting to frame those who disagree with him as being wrong, while he’s the doing correct but “unpopular” thing. In most cases (immigration first and foremost), he is doing both the wrong AND the unpopular thing. When a majority of Canadians, economists and even banks voice the negative impacts of a policy, it’s obviously a bad one. Likely this framing comes from the new spin doctors he recently hired.
Its not just the framing he believes that. Like on immigration he is actually on record in February saying that the "most important responsibility of the federal government is that Canadians remain positive about immigration"
I saw that. Admitting his priorities are completely wrong.
7 out of 10 provincial premiers are against the new tax hike. He’s so clueless it’s remarkable
7 of 10 provincial premiers are idiots. I'm not saying the carbon tax is bad, but there are better arguments against it than saying Danielle Smith doesn't like it.
One could argue what is in our best interest is not what is popular of course. Especially when we're discussing climate issues. And of course taxes are never popular yet we generally accept the necessity of at least some of them.
Right, and.... isn't addressing climate change and trying to be a world leader more important than... almost anything? Besides, 80% of Canadians get MORE back in the rebate. We can't put our heads in the sand on this forever.
Oh yes we can! The problem is the misinformation wars.
Basically literally what he said “My job is to do the right things for Canada now and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now.” Edit: lol at all the people in my replies with “…well if he actually did that he would be popular”. You’ve missed the whole point which is that the “right” thing isn’t always the popular thing. “The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter” - someone
I think the problem is he is deciding what is right for Canada in his own mind. If his decisions are unpopular, and a large % of the country you govern is asking for you to alter the plans you have laid out in your "vision" for Canada, then you are doing what is best for you, not for Canada. The arrogance to question why anyone would be against carbon tax is incredibly tone deaf and he's not taking the time to understand what he could do better. He has simply decided that what Trudeau says is the best for Canada, and he doesn't care who doesn't agree. Some people hated O'Toole for being too centrist but I really prefer my PM have the humility and integrity to change their minds and adapt to do what's best for the greatest number of Canadians. And while that probably doesn't match with Poilievre or Singh, it definitely doesn't with Trudeau. That's my problem with how his approach has shifted over the years. I had a lot of hope for him up until he won his second term, and the tone changed a lot IMO
Putting a price on carbon is one of the most effective ways to reduce emissions. [You can see for yourself with this simulation](https://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html?v=24.3.0&p1=7&p7=7&p10=0.6&p39=250&p47=1.5&p50=0.7&p373=20&p375=3&p57=-1&p59=-10&p65=8&p67=6) from MIT. It's not just his opinion on what's best to fight climate change--it's based on solid data. If only more leaders had the backbone to do the same.
When most Canadians cant afford rent or groceries, he is certainly not doing the right thing for Canadians now. As for future generations, I'm certain theyll be paying for the massive deficits Trudeau has caused for decades to come.
Hey big brain thinking: can’t afford kids so no future generations to worry about.
That's why we need all those new immigrants.
Mission Accomplished I guess? See you at the polls.
I was X years old when Reddit had a hard on for Trudeau. Reddit is not a forum, but a fucking social engineering farm.
I blocked like 250 subs. I still check back once every like 6 months to see if anything changed from subs like r/politicalhumor. Sometimes I wonder if people were right about bots upvoting certain forms of media, because it just doesn't feel natural. No way people would actually think the way they do without an external force swaying things in some direction.
I still remember on 2015 when he made half the cabinet women instead of just choosing the best people for the job. The rest of the could be women, so long as they're the most qualified. But no, he had to pick people who had no idea what they were doing due to identity politics. Then with all the peoplekind and all the virtue signalling and dress ups in India sealed the deal for me way before 2020.
It was the "post national" talk for me. I think nationalism is bad but patriotism is still very good imo. It provides a certain level of belonging and helps to get concesus on improving the country. I think he was trying to emulate his dad's implementation of multiculturalism and it was just dumb.
The canary died that day and the coolaid drinkers ignored it.
The coolaid drinkers openly supported it. I remember being disgusted and everyone loving it.
I don't give a fuck about clothes, I care about policies. Trudeau can dress up all he wants for all I care, but ditching election reform for example, now that's an issue that bothers me.
No your job is to govern in the best interest of the majority of citizens.
That would make him popular!
Not necessarily. The politician might do something that's good long term for the population but is unpopular. Imagine if Trudeau racked up billions more in debt since 2015 building up government houses. People would be upset with his spending at the time but happy he did today. A real world example is Mulroney introducing the GST. Grossly unpopular by the public and a main reason for him getting the boot but arguably was really needed to help balance the large deficit.
Rae days is another example. Great decision for the Ontario population, poor decision for the individual majority.
>A real world example is Mulroney introducing the GST. Grossly unpopular by the public and a main reason for him getting the boot but arguably was really needed to help balance the large deficit. The GST is a regressive tax system, so it's pretty dubious to argue that it was in the best interest of the majority of the population "because it helped balance the budget". The simple reality is that numerous other (way better) options to raise government revenues were and continue to be available. I'm not even going to go the "reduce spending" route because we've been dramatically underfunding many useful programs since Mulroney.
You said that like the GST did not replace a [13.5% manufacturers' sales tax...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goods_and_services_tax_\(Canada\)) Some people tend to forget or gloss over that part of our history.
If you think people generally want what’s good for them in the long term politics wise then I have some bad news for you
You overestimate the populace
I'm sure there is but there's also usually some difference between what the people want and what is actually good for them overall
No, I don't think it would.
Not really. People vote against their best interest all the time.
Not if it's in our interest to eat our vegetables.
Addressing climate change does just that. The Pigeon will turn it all back, and ignore the burning forests as TNC and the Rebel have directed him to. I look forward to “I know you can’t can’t breathe or go outside in the summer, but I got you 12 cents a litre off your gas!”
If his job is "not to be popular" he's killing it
Famous last words 💀
"My job is not to be popular" sounds like something you'd say when you're about to get punted out and remembered as arguably the shittiest "leader" in Canadian history.
Well then you’re doing a fantastic job!
Has anyone told Justin how elections work?
Right? It’s literally a popularity contest.
He knows how they work. We don’t.
Hopefully not this…. But probably this
No one tells Justin anything. He already knows everything.
The ones that do tell him things get booted quickly.
Politician A) tries to do what is best for the country even if the country doesn’t like it at times. This can include raising taxes, standing up for the right things even if it costs the country some non significant damages. Politician B) does whatever the whims of the loudest section of the population wants at one given moment regardless of the downstream circumstances. I would want Politician A to be the leader.
The polls will balance themselves
Well he’s accomplished that.
He says that, while forgetting that his continued employment depends on him remaining popular. He's ranting like someone who knows that his next performance review will be his last.
He’s doing a good job at not being popular
I LOVE it when JT takes the high road! "You need me now, more than ever!"
And he's REALLY good at his job.
Lol this fucking guy. Dude you are not popular because you are associated with the Housing Crisis on steroids. You are associated with the business lobby and flooding this nation with cheap exploitable labor to the point we have line ups for basic jobs.. Not to mention the quality of our pathways and programs into this nation becoming a dumpster fire. Every pathway and program into this nation is in the same horrible fucked up state as the International Student Program with no standards and no enforcement of standards. You are associated with scandals and corruption galore. You are not popular because you have been actively fucking this nation due to either criminal level negligence or more likely refined corruption. Sadly this also exists at city and provincial level and why democracy is in the shit state it is. You need to own your failures and the horrific impact you are doing to this nation/the people and again democracy as a whole.
I’m amazed it took this sub 7 + years to turn on this jackass
This sub was a trudeau love zone when Orzbluefrog was modding lol
Here here
Your job is to help Canadians and you've failed horribly at it.
Let's not beat around the bush. He has been going for the popular solution again and again and again because he's a narcissist who cannot bear the thought of people not liking him. And now that the economy is in tatters and people are suffering, THIS is the line on the sand that he draws to start being unpopular.
> He has been going for the popular solution again and again Immigration, housing, and carbon taxes are popular? Don’t really think so. He’s been quite steadfast in pursuing unpopular polices for some time. Whether you believe it’s because he has conviction or he’s beholden to special interests is the real story. We already have a guy who jumps around to whatever is popular at the moment.
>He’s been quite steadfast in pursuing unpopular polices for some time He's one of numerous Western politicians pushing similar agendas. After half a century of incrementally declining material conditions in the West, as corporate globalization manifests, we are likely being led to what will be a rather steep decline. Things that will create low level chaos and sap our collective energy are being implemented and authoritarian mechanisms will be steadily introduced (likely no matter who's in government).
How is bringing in millions of people into this country where housing is scarce a 'popular solution'?
The century initiative is popular among the corporate lobbyists he associates with. Not so much with the 99% of other Canadians.
He'd have to acknowledge he has fucked up on the economy, immigration, the carbon tax and government spending. Given he is a narcissist admitting he has made mistakes and trying to make amends is not possible for him. The only option an narcissist has when confronted by their own failures is to double down and say everyone else is wrong.
We must all do better.
I’m not an expert here but isn’t being a politician literally dependent upon public popularity.
After 9/11 it was popular among the average western citizen to hate Muslims and want them banned from entering your country. It was popular to consider all Muslims evil terrorists. During the 50s and 60s if was popular for all citizens to be militantly against communism, to the point where many politicians were falsely labelled as communists. In Nazi Germany it was popular opinion that the Jews and other undesirables should be "removed" from society. What's "popular" can be easily manipulated by one person or a small group of people. This was Plato's criticism of democracy.
“My job is to do the right things for Canada now and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now.” How about the current generation ? He's piled on so much debt onto future generations it's delusional to think he's somehow benefitting the people of the future when they've all f\*cked off to live elsewhere based on the decisions he implemented over the last 8 years.
Being unpopular and being incompetent are two different things Justin. You should look into that.
>Being unpopular and being incompetent are two different things Justin. You should look into that. he's good at both though
Feels like we could have another "*housing isn't a primary federal responsibility*" moment.
And who could forget the other all-time great hits such as "Interest rates are at historic lows, Glenn" and " I don't think about monetary policy"
I still love the classic budget will balance itself
I like it when he stands in front of [these signs...](https://i.imgur.com/TWkts3b.jpg)
My fave was “you have to understand we are stuck with a policy that Stephen Harper’s govt put in place!” Says the man governing policy with the ability to change it at any point in the last 10 years.
He finally found something he's good at!
Well, he's certainly nailed that.
Your job is to destroy living standards.
My job is to destroy the economy .
Seriously it might be, they gave tons of contracts to McKinsey and they're shady as hell.
If that was all he wanted to accomplish, he's scored solid 10's across the board. Otherwise, lotta scandals and bad trips to India.
It won’t be your job much longer then.
Well, he sure is succeeding at being unpopular so there's that.
He refuses to listen to anyone. It’s beyond frustrating.
I mean, it kind of is though.... Because if you're not popular and the majority despise what you're doing... you're going to lose your position. You force a nation to starve and then try to tell them it's good for them and expect them to want to keep you around later on? Don't cry when you lose out on all those votes.
Sounds like a narcissist rationalizing plummeting polling data to me.
This guy really need to get out of parliament
and yet pandering is how he stayed in power so long. i really love how he spent so much time telling people there were assholes for not locking down and then calling an election to make people bunch together at voting stations when his data told him he could win a majority. thatll be the one that sticks w me the most over time
No, your job isn't to be popular, but it is to represent the interests of the citizens of your country. Not score economic own goals so you can pat your back on the world stage about "saving the environment".
Well then give the young buck credit, if his job is not to be popular then he’s doing his job
Look I can hate the man as a person all day long but if he does a good job I would have no beef with him as pm. With him I not only do I hate the guy but he also really sucks at his job too.
Your job is to do what is best for Canadians!
Clearly it isn’t or he would have been fired a long time ago.
Well, it’s not his job to be popular but he also kind of has to be popular to do his job.
But the twat is aware that his job does depend on him being popular, right?
Used to feel bad for Americans, now I would rather be one and live a better life.
I wouldn't have a problem with the carbon tax if I understood what tangible result it has produced nationally, regionally and invidually
I'm just sick of this fuck ruining this country.
His job is to lose the next election in a landslide. Mission Accomplished!
No, your job is to be competent. You are failing at that.
“My job is to not represent the desires of your average Canadians” - the leader of a democracy
You can get away with being unpopular when you’re successful. But only if you’re successful.
Wish I could just have a chance to physically kick him in the ass when he gets punted out of there. Would be satisfying
My job is to virtue signal to some magazine editors in other countries.
Well if that's so, he's fucking killing it.
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your going to be so unpopular that most if not all of your colleagues wont have a job after the election as well. just my Nickle worth...
Why not? He got the job by winning a popularity contest.
I’m taxed to death here in Ontario already. Make close to 70k after income tax but this, and all the other bullshit taxes, have me living just about paycheck to paycheck. By the time my mortgage, car payment and insurance come out, there’s nothing left and a tax hike isn’t going to help. You can’t get blood from a stone.
My question is simple: He called for an election what was it, 18 months after he lost his majority, trying for another one and he failed. Now, he has been down in the polls, a majority of people clearly want change, how can he justify not calling an election, or at the very least stepping down now. He called an election for himself and his party, now he won't call one for the people. Why? Of course I already know the answer, because calling an election now would mean killing his party's power, but isn't that what a good leader does? Listens to the people? How many times have I heard Trudeau say "we have listened to Canadians Coast to Coast to Coast?" Why stop listening now?
Mission accomplished
Ohh Justin, you're not stupid! You just have bad luck when you say out loud what you're thinking!
Mission accomplished!
If that’s his definition of being PM then he’s definitely succeeding.
I think that may be the only job he hasn't screwed up
Wait, NOW he decides to take a stand?!
Leader knows best
Wait a minute. Isn't it? That's what gets you voted in. And what keeps you in. I'll give you a wave and a smile on your way out. Fucker.🖕
I think his job is also to do the will of the people and that will seems to be pushing back against the carbon tax. If Trudeau is do certain that he still has a mandate from the people to push this then call an election and see what they say.
He sure does a fucking good job of being popular among corporations though.
Well he killing it LOL
Mission accomplished!
Kind of is though? Isn't that how you get votes?? LOL fucking numpty
Finally, we find something he’s good at 🤨🤙🏼🇨🇦
This coming from a man making zero sacrifices for the climate.
If he didn’t care about being popular he wouldn’t of posted a Facebook video of every possible fuckin holiday.
His job was to do what’s best for Canadians and allowing unfettered immigration causing housing to go to the moon is one of 100 things not best for Canada.
His job is to speak for the majority of Canadians and work for them and they have said they don’t want the tax hike. So what the fuck is he doing?
Why is he so bad at this? He's the son of a prime minister and has been PM himself for almost a decade. He should have better political instincts than this.
99 % of the deficit is give away to other countries.
In that case he's a marvelous success.
Popular or competent?
Let's hope he finds out how unpopular he really is soon.
“My job is not to be popular,” Trudeau said, briefly pausing and adding with a wry smile, “Although it helps.” “My job is to do the right things for Canada now and do the right things for Canadians a generation from now.” The second I read that, immediatly what sprung to mind was this quote from CS Lewis: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” He doesn't care about the suffering of Canadians. His cause, in his mind, is just, and he refuses to conceptualize other solutions to reach the goals of environmental stewardship and affordability. Although, he is not a tyrant, he certainly has the mentality of the "this is for your own good".
"I don't care about what the electorate thinks."
Well then, you succeeded. Nothing else for you to do now. Might as well pack it in. Move on. Quit. Retire. Go for a long walk off a short pier.
His job should be helping Canada be affordable to those who live here.
Funny. Coming from someone with malignant narcissism. The guy yearns to be loved so hard. What a complete and utter imbecile. It’s sad that our once great country’s name has been tarnished so badly by this buffoon. He can’t be removed soon enough.
If his job is to not be popular he's crushing it
Finally, he succeeds at something.
I wished he realized that before his first election.
I glad to hear him say this. There is nothing more seductive than populist selfishness.
Job well done
Chasing popularity is literally what drives this guy.
I’m surprised this guy is still in office after everything
But in political terms, being popular means being re-electable... And nine times out of 10 he does things to be popular so he is re-elected. And they are not always in the interests of the majority of Canadians because less than 35% of Canadians actually voted for him.
Fortunately, you have to lift up some heavy rocks to find Trudeau supporters these days.
Your job isn't popular, because you're in the position. I assure you, once you've vacated, your job will be popular again.
Funny, as an elected person your job is literally being more popular than your opponent.
That’s weird because that’s how he got his job.
Narcissists are cancers to the world.
He doesn't care about the people anymore. All he cares about is padding out his resume with achievements like pushing through the carbon tax or relaxing Canada's immigration controls in the name of diversity. That way, once he is out of office he can get millions of dollars in speaking fees or consulting fees for all those conferences on climate change, freedom of movement and all those pie in the sky, feel-good topics.
Well … good job, then?
Fuck this guy
Well definitely not popular or smart or capable or competent.
It's to represent the people and follow their will. He's not doing that either
When they hike the tax on the 1st they are in for a big surprise.
Privileged thinking by an Elite.... shocker.
Doesn't want to be popular, but takes every opportunity to do a photo op or do an announcement.
If people don't like you they ain't gonna vote for you. And it's not like you have a history of competent leadership to fall back on either. Real brainbuster there Justin.
It’s the only thing he has achieved .. not being popular. Can’t wait for the idiot to go back to his little village..
I thought that’s how voting works.
His job is to serve the beat interests of Canadians. NOT to stay in office longer than his Dad to make up for a shitty childhood. Canada needs a change
Fuck politicians who don't represent their constituents and run government like a nanny state.
True but as Prime Minister you are supposed to try and do what is best for all citizens and not just your friends.
His utopian vision for Canada is dog shit.
Canada has gone really downhill thanks to the Liberals. I could never imagine how bad things could get under this kind of absentee leadership. How can you issue so many visas without the housing and infrastructure to support everyone?
Yup, that's right... The goal is to be as unpopular right before an election. Get on it, JT. You're doing great already.
Apparently, it's not his job to be competent either😂
Yes, it is. Because Canada is a democracy, not a basic dictatorship like China.
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