“Another Damn Election”

OTTAWA — The Conservative party has taken the lead in nationwide federal election campaign polling, and is closing the gap with the Liberals in Ontario, according to an analysis by Vox Pop Labs.

And while the analysis also suggests the Liberals would still win the most seats if the election were held now, it forecasts that they would fall short of the number needed to form a majority government.

Top-line numbers aggregated in The Signal by Vox Pop Labs suggest Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives now have the support of 34.5 per cent of voters, compared to 33.5 per cent for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.

The New Democrats are sitting at 19.8 per cent support, a level that has remained virtually unchanged over the first 10 days of campaigning.

A weakened minority? As good as a loss certainly. Would that be enough for the LPC to dump Prince Airhead? I doubt it.

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Trudeau marched out of neigbourhood in Surrey BC today by large crowd. Never before such contempt for a PM displayed.

Also Global’s ⁦@AbigailBimman⁩ proven to be a zero credibility LIAR alleging anti Semitic slur. None in footage (1/2)#TrudeauMustGoNow pic.twitter.com/vrTXj2RZ3c

— Rowan (@canmericanized) August 25, 2021

If anything could make this federal election even more bleak, it’s a faked Liberal video on Conservative plans to privatize health care. And what’s worst about that stunt: the dishonesty, the arrogance or the stupidity? For this we called the most important election in our lifetimes?

Whatever happened to Justin Trudeau’s sunny ways? Ten days into a campaign whose timing was of his own choosing, the Liberal leader’s main rivals all look like they are having a better time on the hustings than he is. Polls suggest that indeed they are.

Looking at Trudeau’s body language over the past few days, one could be misled into thinking that it was his government that was dragged into an early election rather than the opposite. The perils to the Liberal agenda that he is increasingly raising are of his own making.

What is certain is that Trudeau’s campaign to date bears little resemblance to the convivial exercise that earned him an unlikely majority government in 2015.

The media overall seems less Justin friendly this go round. Has it dawned on them that their credibility was in the dumpster due to their Trudeaumania? Regardless, something has changed lets see if it holds.

He waves to imaginary crowds to convince himself of his own popularity.

⁦@JustinTrudeau⁩ arrives in Vancouver. Trade secret – the obligatory wave on arrival is a bit of a sham. There’s no-one here but staff and reporters – and he’s definitely not waving at us. pic.twitter.com/SqfD16ZhWU

— John Ivison (@IvisonJ) August 25, 2021

HAMILTON, ONT. – It’s only 8 a.m. but the sun is already beating down on a half-built subdivision on the outskirts of the city. A smattering of journalists, Liberal staff and party supporters are sweating spinal fluid waiting for the arrival of the party leader and his entourage for an announcement on housing policy that has already been leaked to the Toronto Star.

SAINT-SAUVEUR, QUEBEC — When word leaked over the weekend that Justin Trudeau was asking his candidates to share any “wow” ideas they might have for the campaign, seasoned organizers from all parties were gobsmacked.

When you’re in power and you get to choose the date of the election, you’re not supposed to be last out of the starting blocks.

Not a bad article.

The Liberals have squandered the five-point lead they held over the Conservatives heading into the federal election campaign last week, a new poll suggests, with the two frontrunning parties statistically tied.

The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News also found Justin Trudeau’s popularity is on the downswing, with the prime minister’s approval rating dipping below 50 per cent for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

@fancypants_s @ezralevant
There are lots of campaign signs on lawns in my town because of next month’s snap election. This is one of the more interesting ones. It’s on my neighbour’s lawn 😅 pic.twitter.com/g7PtfNHOni

— Wookin Pa Nub (@TracyLovesSean) August 24, 2021

The Nanos poll is showing the same.

But as always the GTA and Quebec may carry the day for the scumbag.

There’s something strange going on with the Liberals. They are often referred to as the “natural governing party” of Canada given their near unparalleled dominance at the national level for much of Canada’s history. Their governing success wouldn’t be possible were the Liberals not also really good at winning elections. The Liberals don’t always run brilliant campaigns (see the 2011 election) but it’s what we generally expect of them. Given this “snap” election was an open secret for months, you would assume the Liberals have had ample time to prepare for it and would be ready to hit the ground running.