Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to delay MPs' holidays by throwing up thousands of procedural motions seeking to block Liberal legislation until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backs off his carbon tax. It's a move Government House Leader Karina Gould was quick to condemn, warning the Official Opposition leader's 'temper tantrum' tactics will impact Canadians.

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  • Oderus@lemmy.worldOP
    2·
    11 months ago

    his handlers probably calculate that they run a greater risk of alienating their base if they run moderate, than running moderate and raising their ceiling

    I don’t think that’s possible. Who else will Conservatives vote for? The CPC could act like LPC/NDP and they’d still get their core voters to vote them in because as long as they aren’t ‘red’ or ‘orange’… they’re ‘good’.

    • psvrh@lemmy.ca
      3·
      11 months ago

      They’d stay home on the general election, and vote for someone to replace Pollievre in the next leadership review.

      Pollievre knows he needs to keep feeding red meat to the proto-fascist base, lest they turn on him.

        • Oderus@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          11 months ago

          Exactly. Not voting means your team won’t get elected and for many, it is a team sport.

          They hate the opposition more than they could hate themselves.

        • Nik282000@lemmy.ca
          21·
          11 months ago

          Do I have the option to vote for an inanimate object? It could be a step up.