The stakes in Canada are certainly higher than in the US where many do not know or are just now learning what a tariff is.

Perhaps this election is less vibes based due to those high stakes but I do feel Carney is the right vibe, or at least the one Canadians are looking for, even if it is not intentional and just happens to be who he is.

He is in many ways the antithesis to Trump, in terms of being relatively dry and matter of fact, which is the type of leader Canadians are looking to rally around.

I appreciate your insights. Far right wolf-in-sheeps-clothing conservatives have seen success globally by presenting themselves as reformists and it seemed like Canada was about to go down the same path.

Perhaps it wouldn’t have played out that way once Poilievre’s lack of substance received broader scrutinity but Trudeau’s and the Liberal party’s approval rating just a few months ago would suggest otherwise. Poilievre, Jenni Byrne and the rest of the conservative party likely assumed this would be a cakewalk.

Credit to Trudeau for realizing people were tired of him and Canada for having a system where a new leader could be voted in by the party before an election was called, so that it didn’t turn into the shitshow that was the Biden-Harris handoff.

His policy proposals are acceptable but in this day and age that is not how elections are won, especially with misinformation being pumped directly into our veins.

Elections are won on vibes and he comes across as calm and rational in a time when Canadians are desperate for that energy (with an agent of chaos ie. Trump breathing down our collective necks).

If we’re being completely real, the liberals were getting decimated in this election regardless of who they put forth if not for Trump’s aggressive threats towards Canada’s sovereignty and economy.

Trump’s actions will create a power vacuum that will benefit the worlds biggest players, especially China.

But smaller players may also have a chance to jump a few rungs on the influence ladder. Could Canada be one of those nations?

Most people are afraid of how tariffs will tank the global economy (which they will) but there may be a small window of oppurtunity here too.

Divesting in fascism is the only way forward.

Staring at Instagram and TikTok updooting anti fascist content and whining about the Democrats.

None of those affect Canadians directly. At the end of the day we’re all just monkies fighting for resources.

When America says ‘we own you now and if you fight it, we’ll make sure you starve’ it’s a different conversation.

People don’t (nor should they) take it likely when he says he’s going to use economic force. Canada already has an affordability crisis with its social services under incredible strain. If he proceeds full throttle, Canadians will die.

What would the average Canadian be afraid to hear and why does Canada have the longer runway?

This is why we can’t give boomers and kids full access to the internet. They see this shit, and even though a good chunk are likely Russian bots, they adopt it as reality and bring it into the real world.

it’s well established that Russian bots run /drive most of the content on r/Canada on reddit.

What could he have caved on? Carney seems to understand that a country can impose any tariff that it wants and there is nothing he or Canada can do about that. All they can do is focus on the response. Trudeau and Ford rushing over to the US to beg for exemptions didn’t exactly play well.

Carney said he would not talk to Trump until he respected Canadian sovereignty. Trump did not call him governor or refer to Canada as the 51st state. At the very least it’s a step forward in discourse which no one else has acheived up until this point.

Definitely a liberal plant. No one is stupid enough to fuck it up for their federal party the way she has.

Lost liberal decade

Axe the tax

Putting Canada first, for a change

Boots, not suits

Hug a thug (disastrous hug a thug policies contextually)

Slogans is half the job from their perspective. They just haven’t found one that’s stuck.

People said the same about Kamala vs Trump and now the US is fucked. Now is not the time for apathy.

I would add that the definition of hate crime is relatively fluid depending on cultural bias. For example, there are many Jewish communities that invest heavily into tracking the nature and number of hate crimes suspected to be related to antisemitism. As a result the threshold is often lower to define such crimes as hate crimes

This isn’t to say that those hate crimes are overcounted, rather it’s that other groups are more likely to have crimes be dismissed / written off as for a reason other than ‘hate’.

People within a group can almost always tell you when a crime is due to hatred but unfortunately we often don’t take it seriously unless they have a foundation with millions of dollars and a team of lawyers behind them.

It really just comes down to… how else are western markets supposed to access the fruits of cheap labor in a post colonial world?

India is as much an ally to Canada as China is the US.

And nothing of value was lost.

All American grifters should be barred entry including their President.

According to moral foundations theory, there are six pillars through which humans perceive morality

1. Caring
2. Fairness
3. Liberty
4. Authority
5. Loyalty
6. Sancity

The first three are known as individualizing foundations and the last three are known as binding foundations.

Liberals tend to prioritize the first three. Conservatives tend to prioritize all equally which can lead to some contradicting world views. But the last three are less important to liberals so are more apparent among conservatives.

Conservatives in general have higher threat sensitivity. They are very in-group focussed. They believe that authority is morally just for maintaining order within a group, loyalty can often matter more than caring or fairness and that the sanctity of the group and its traditions are paramount.

This is where Poilievre needs to be very careful. Canadian conservatives perceive America as a legitimate outgroup threat and so their love language right now would be authority, loyalty and maintaining the sanctity of Canadian traditions.

Essentially, they would swoon over the Canadian version of Trump but that doesn’t exist so what are our options? Right now, Carney has the advantage of being prime minister and taking a relatively strong stance against Trump.

Trudeau and Ford rushed over to the US to beg for exceptions while Carney has said he isn’t going there to talk until they at least acknowledge our sovereignty. He’s speaking a conservative love language by being authoritative.

Unless Poilievre can flip that script, he’s going to have to get used to going from front runner to underdog at the flip of a switch. Starting with being “respectful but firm” is a weak response which will hurt his perception among conservatives.

I don’t think the onus is on Palestinian civilians who are survivors of war to answer to that. The onus is on those providing aid to ensure it’s used for its intended purpose.

I’ve heard this argument many times before and question its intention. I wonder if Americans and other Westerners face a similar moral dillema everytime they pay taxes or engage in commerce with corporations that financially support morally questionable regimes or corporate practice. Somehow, I don’t think that they do.

An election from 15 years ago does not disqualify those in suffering from aid today or in perpetuity. I’m glad that the government of Canada agrees with that.

Hamas is a terrorist organization. Discussing their political platform is of little value. If we’re reflecting on historical circumstances honestly, Israel and Western powers have played a major role in bringing them into existance.

Humanitarian aid for civilian victims of Israel’s ‘collective punishment’ strategy is morally right.

Your attempts at conflating Hamas with all Palestinians is a meek attempt at justifying genocide.

If you’re interested in bringing forth a good faith argument, I’m open to hearing it.

Until then I’m content with taking pride in my country for bringing aid to those in need. It’s just one part of what makes Canada great.

Canada pledges nearly $100M for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

Sorry I missed where it says the money is going to Hamas?

If you’re implying their governments are actually democratically elected terrorist organizations, neither territory has held an election in over 15 years.

Glad that Canada is choosing to be on the right side of history with this move, and with its support for Ukraine.