Leaderless Tories ahead of Trudeau Liberals by 2 points

[Locutus]

(38%-36%) after unpopular budget

The Justin Trudeau Liberals are now trailing the Conservatives slightly after delivering a widely unpopular budget this week, a Forum Research poll shows.

Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research, said there were several items that drew a strong negative response in Thursday’s budget and that added up to a drop in popular support for the government.

The cancellation of a tax credit for public transit users, the end of Canada Savings Bonds and higher taxes on alcohol turned off many Canadians.

“When you add it all up, probably everyone has something they don’t like about the budget,” Bozinoff said Friday.

The federal Liberals are now the first choice of 36% of decided and leaning voters, down from 39% last month.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives, who are in a leadership campaign, have the support of 38%, up from 35% at the end of February.

The NDP stands pat with 15% support, the Bloc Quebecois are down one point to 6% and the Green Party remains at 4%.

Four in 10 Canadians polled did not like Trudeau’s second budget and roughly the same number of people said they would be less likely to vote Liberal in the next federal election because of it.

Only 14% approved of the budget, while another 36% had no opinion and 10% said they didn’t know.

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[taxslave]

Poor flossy. Things just keep getting better and better.

 

[Murphy]

I am not defending the Liberals, but given the amount of time before the next election, the budget won't hurt them unless the effects of this, and subsequent ones, accumulate and sting the voter.

 

[taxslave]

Just wait until his carbon tax scam kicks in.

 

[White_Unifier]

Just wait until his carbon tax scam kicks in.

If the true intention was to discourage carbon consumption, the carbon tax would have accompanied significant drops in income tax and GST.

That that never happened seems to suggest that a simple tax grab is the real motive.

Nothing wrong with a gas tax per se though.

 

[Murphy]

There is a lot wrong with taxes. Taking money from citizens 'just because we can' is what gets many regimes chopped.

Isn't it nice to see that the honeymoon period is over? Now, Justy is going to have to face the electorate and attempt to govern on his own merits. That should effectively sink the government.

 

[davesmom]

There is a lot wrong with taxes. Taking money from citizens 'just because we can' is what gets many regimes chopped.

Isn't it nice to see that the honeymoon period is over? Now, Justy is going to have to face the electorate and attempt to govern on his own merits. That should effectively sink the government.

His problem is that he doesn't have any merits.

 

[Murphy]

That's true, so voters will get to see who they sent to Ottawa.

 

[Danbones]

thats true doh!

 

[pgs]

You don't know what you got until it's gone .

 

[Murphy]

Bill Nasslinger sure knows this to be true.

Bill has always been a very active man. He's a fourth generation Nasslinger, whose family has farmed here since the 1870s. He's a hard worker, keeps a regular schedule, and can be depended on to do whatever it is that he says he'll do.

About six years ago, at the age of 67, Bill got false teeth. He doesn't like wearing them, so he always keeps them in his pocket. If you drive by his place, you'll see him on his tractor. If he sees you, he'll wave and give you a big, toothless grin. He's a heck of a nice guy.

In the summer, when things are busier, he gets up about 4:30AM and works for about three hours before getting breakfast. He never married, so he always has breakfast in town. About 7:30, he hops in the truck and drives 15 minutes to Edna's Restaurant in town.

One morning last summer, Bill went into Edna's, sat down and started patting himself all over. When he saw the rest of us, he waved hello. Edna watched his display and asked,

"Hey Bill, you on fire? Your breakfast will be out in a few minutes."

Bill just shook his head, gave Edna his famous toothless grin, and sipped his coffee.

Bill's bacon and eggs came out while everyone was chatting. Edna put the plate in front of him and sat down. About ten minutes passed when Edna noticed that Bill hadn't touched his breakfast.

"Is something wrong with it?" she asked.

"No, I just...well..." but he didn't finish his sentence.

You have to understand that Bill loves crispy bacon, so this was unusual.

Edna was topping up his coffee when it dawned on her.

"I'll give you a doggy bag, Bill. You forgot your teeth, didn't you?"

Bill turned red and nodded silently. We just laughed.

So it's true, you don't know what you’ve got until it's gone.

 

[Bar Sinister]

Considering the source I doubt the Libs are worried.

 

[White_Unifier]

There is a lot wrong with taxes.

So how should we fund the military, police, courts, etc. etc. etc.?

Just print the money? Hello Weimar Republic!

 

[captain morgan]

So how should we fund the military, police, courts, etc. etc. etc.?

Just print the money? Hello Weimar Republic!

tater tot's old man decimated the military many years ago.

... In the meantime, how much money do Canadians really need to pay in taxes to support Bombardier?

 

[Corduroy]

Poor flossy. Things just keep getting better and better.

Is your first reaction to any news you read how it will effect mentalfloss?

 

[Cannuck]

The liberals north and south of the border will be one termers. People get tired of tax and spenders pretty quick

 

[taxslave]

Is your first reaction to any news you read how it will effect mentalfloss?

Wouldn't want him to be traumatized and add more costs to our healthcare system.

 

[captain morgan]

Is your first reaction to any news you read how it will effect mentalfloss?

Considering that Flossy is in the habit of starting dozens of threads on the same topic each time some news is released, the short answer to your question is yes

 

[Cannuck]

He's so in your head

 

[captain morgan]

Sounds like you have a bromance going on there.