Justin Trudeau looks more human than our Prime Minister Stephen Harper or even the NDP leader Thomas Mulcair both look like tired worn out politicians who are ready for the rubber room at the nut house.
Young Trudeau may look "more human" to some but I think the rest of the country still remembers where PET's cult of personality took us: skyrocketing deficits and debt that took 2 decades to fix and massive issues with national unity that still linger today. Justin needs substance, not just style, and a lot different substance than his old man.
Justin is young and has fresh ideas and is not afraid of making his views known like calling a Conservative MP “A piece of sh!t” in the House Of Commons.
Yes, using expletives and profanity in the HOC is exactly what we need...Maybe we can return to the Chretien policy of having underlings insult leaders of other countries too...
Justin’s only downfall is he is young and inexperienced as a leader and has a habit of speaking before thought as opposed to after thought which lands him in hot water.
A pretty major failing. A leader needs to be in control of situations or people panic in crisis situations. If he can't control his mouth, he isn't leadership material.
Justin can only ride so long on his father’s coat tails he will have to jump off and prove himself.
True.
So far no one has stepped forward that has any real chance to be an effective leader of the federal Liberals so Justin might be it.
Also unfortunately true, especially given he seems to share his father's vision of Canada existing to serve the needs of Quebec, rather than a partnership based on equality and shared values.
One advantage of a major political party being in last place after falling from grace is their rise to the top will be easier.
Are you sure your big reason for supporting Justin isn't that he'll legalize the weed you're smoking? The longer the climb, the more difficult...
]NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is no Jack Layton so Justin will be able to convert the Quebec NDP ridings into Liberal ones.
How do you figure this? I'm no NDP fan and especially not a Mulcair fan, but he's a francophone leader who plays well in Quebec. Trudeau may beat him on personality but he will have to work on his policies to unseat him.
The Conservative propaganda machine has already launched an attack ad against Justin for his negative comment against Alberta and vote rich east still remembers Alberta’s “Let them freeze in the dark” comment.
Sorry Buttercup, but when Trudeau Jr starts sounding like his old man, people will make that connection, particularly when it relates to an area where Trudeau Sr a) infringed on provincial rights in meddling in the administration of natural resources, b) attacked Alberta's economy, leading to layoffs and bankruptcies and c) is in an area that shows he shares the old man's disdain of national unity unless it is appeasing Quebec. And FYI Ralph Klein made that comment when he was mayor of Calgary, not Premier of Alberta (although bumper stickers existed prior to that, with the phrase actually being borrowed/adapted from the 1973 oil crisis in the US).
The federal Liberal leadership convention is happening in January so we will have to wait to see if the Conservatives have to worry about a short lived government or not.
You do realize that the Conservatives hold a majority in Parliament and we don't have to worry about an election for a couple years, right? We don't hold them whenever the LPOC feels they should be held.
As for separatist talk in Western Canada and particularly Alberta, I think its a little early to give that much credence: yes the Wild Rose is very much a regionalist party, but unless the Federal gov't does something to totally alienate the people of Alberta, that issue really is a non-starter.
Quebec complains about Alberta all the time and they trot out the PQ every now and then. Alberta complains about Quebec and now they threaten in little circles to have a vote and leave. Both Provinces are children at heart, both have ego's bigger than all out doors and nothing will change in time the rest of us cast our eyes up and roll them every now and then and leave it alone.
Get stuffed. BC, Ontario and the rest are just as bad when some issue gets their panties in a knot (remember the Newfies and other maritimers a few years ago?). Go back to smoking your West Coast Wow and try and gain some perspective, because right now, you don't know what you're talking about.
