The Liberal Party simply can’t help themselves, they always put their party before our country.
In the middle of a crisis where Canada’s economy is facing the prospect of crushing tariffs, the Liberals have released new ads attacking the American president to try and score political points against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
“How can you speak for Canada when you sound like Donald Trump?” the Liberal ad asks while comparing Poilievre to Trump.
They say because Poilievre has used the term “fake news” and so has Trump that they are just like each other.
You know who else has used the term fake news?
Next the Liberals will be pointing out that Poilievre has two legs and stands on them, just like Trump, so he can’t be trusted.
The Liberal ads comparing Poilievre to Trump are ridiculous because they aren’t true. They are dangerous because they run the risk of needlessly antagonizing the American president.
These aren’t ads saying they will fight for you and against Trump’s tariffs as we’re seeing in the Ontario election. These ads are saying Poilievre is unelectable because he’s like Trump, which would mean Trump is unelectable.
Great idea, piss off the guy in the White House currently making decisions daily about tariffs and other issues that can impact our economy and the jobs millions of Canadians depend on. Is it worth it to poke Trump in the eye as the Liberals try to take votes away from Poilievre if we suddenly have auto plants closing down or Canadian beef or pork shipments being blocked at the border?
The Liberals would think so but that’s because they put party before country.
You, the average Canadian, can suffer, can deal with uncertainty and unemployment as long as long as the Liberals continue to be the ones calling the shots in Ottawa.
Some Canadians will cheer these ads, that’s how quick the anti-American reflex is right now. In some ways, that’s understandable with Trump talking about huge tariffs that would hurt the economy or his musings about making Canada the 51st state.
But if you are in a negotiating position, you don’t take deeply personal shots at the guy you are negotiating against.
This isn’t a group of Canadians booing the American national anthem or a columnist in a newspaper taking a swipe at Trump, this is the Liberal Party. This will be seen as the official view of the party and government of Justin Trudeau, a man who already has a deeply dysfunctional relationship with Donald Trump.
It’s not clear if it will be much better with Mark Carney at the helm.
Carney and his campaign are surrounded by the highest ranks of the Liberal Party, so this ad will wear on him as well. Meanwhile, Carney goes around the country taking cheap pot shots at Trump in his speeches.
He is also promising that if he become prime minister — something that looks like a forgone conclusion — he will increase Canada’s defence spending but won’t spend money with American firms. What does he plan on doing? Will he cancel the F-35 contract and somehow, magically develop a Canadian fighter jet? Will he revive industries that faded away decades ago because Canadian governments didn’t think we need defence industries? Those aren’t serious proposals, we don’t have those capabilities anymore.
We are in a serious time, we need serious people in charge.
Sadly, we have a less than functional government in place and a governing party in a leadership race that is putting their own needs first and Canada’s last.