Comments about Poilievre v reality

Pierre Poilievre and Yankie Doodle Andy keep whining about Carney backroom deals to get a majority. Most conservatives are probably whining on how their leadership was so bad that 4 MPs were so unhappy that they took a deal. This majority is thanks to PP and nothing else.

— Dale Burnay (@daleburnay.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM

So glad David Cochran is back at Power and Politics:

Poilievre on Carney’s education:

Arlene Dickinson writes about Poilievre’s criticisms:

…It’s called anti-intellectualism.
It’s important to see it exactly for the political strategy it is and to understand exactly why he’s doing it.
The playbook’s simple. Make someone’s expertise sound like they’re out of touch. Make their accomplishments sound like elitism. Make their intelligence sound suspicious.
It’s a strategy. And once you see it you won’t be fooled by it.
Pierre loves talking about the struggles of everyday Canadians.
The cost of groceries. Housing. Making ends meet. He constantly invokes the real struggles of people as if he’s someone who has lived the pain.
He’s not and he hasn’t.
Poilievre became a political staffer at 18. An MP at 25. He’s never run a business or had to make payroll. He’s never had to worry about having enough money to retire. Never had to put something back on the shelf because his money ran out before the end of the month.
He has zero lived experience of the struggles he performs sympathy for every single day.
At first it was puzzling then that he’d go after Carney’s economic credentials, right? But it’s not a random attack. It’s the strategy. Make being qualified sound like a liability.
As far as I see our PM hasn’t pretended to be something he isn’t. He has an extraordinary track record of delivering under immense pressure, at the highest level, and he has the skills to actually fix the problems that Poilievre just talks about….

And why is Andrew Scheer talking so much these days?

This clip is from 2025 but it explains Poilievre’s greatest weakness in one remark “you can only believe so much in the free market if you’re a tenured professor at Chicago or a life-long politician”.

@lawvsreality #MarkCarney with the takedown of #PierrePoilievre. #Canada #fyp #cdnpoli #CanadianResisters #canada🇨🇦 #canadatiktok🇨🇦 #canada_life🇨🇦 #elbowsup #CanadaStrong #canadatiktok #canadalife ♬ original sound – lawvsreality

Some comments about the Canadian economy:

I think 2026 and 2027 will be Summers of Construction for Canada:

Here’s some of the latest economic data from the IMF and others, when you are in the mood to do battle in the jungle of trolls and rage baiters.

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— Vanelle 🦋🇨🇦 🎹🎤 & Buy Canadian Warrior (@vanellemusic.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 8:29 AM

Today, Canada broke ground on the Contrecœur Container Terminal expansion at the Port of Montréal — a major infrastructure project expected to increase the port’s capacity by about 60%, strengthen supply chains, and support thousands of jobs.

— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) April 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM

PM Carney: “With each shovel in the ground, we are building a stronger, more independent, more resilient Canadian economy. In less than seven months, this project went from a proposal to a construction site. That is the speed and ambition we need to build Canada strong.

— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) April 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM

Prime Minister Mark Carney says plans to expand the Port of Churchill as part of a trade corridor through northern Manitoba are a top priority.
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— Karen Pauls (@karenpaulscbc.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM

Exports through Port of Vancouver reach record levels vist.ly/4vdqc #cdnag #westcdnag

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— thewesternproducer.bsky.social (@thewesternproducer.bsky.social) March 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM

Speaking as someone in Arizona, this is a really, really successful travel boycott. Over a million Canadian visitors used to pump ~$2 billion into our state economy every year. Anecdotally, every Canadian I’ve bumped into around here in the last year with property is selling up and not coming back.

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— kay taylor rea (@kaytaylorrea.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM

Prime Minister Mark Carney established himself as the leader of Europe.

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— Scott Galloway (@profgalloway.com) April 15, 2026 at 10:27 AM

I can’t imagine how angry this will make Trump:

I call him Nutlick – the guy who is proud he didn’t leave his children on Epstein Island – and he is just as far out of his depth as Poilievre is.

Do these brainiacs not realize how pathetic they look?

They chest thump & RahRahRah!!!

Next breath they whine about Carney “running” to do a deal with China like jilted lovers

They’re just contemptible mendacious fabulists that think they’re omnipotent. Twats

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— Shamus Brown (@shamusbrown1.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM

Moving on, here is an Iran War update in two panels:

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— JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM

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— JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM

If there actually was an agreement to open the Strait, the ships didn’t get the memo:

Despite Trump’s claims to the contrary, nearly every ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz today turned back.

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM