It’s looking slimmer each week, but anything is possible….At this point, there’s about a 3% chance (that’s an improvement from last week) that the NDP will become the official opposition. It’ll probably be different next week.
WE really need to get rid of this guy
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There is something drastically wrong with our system when a party that only represents part of one province, can win enough seats to be the official opposition.
Well, you've suggested a way to purge Canaduh of the evil taint of democracy. Any luck with that?
We don't have democracy. We have socialism. Run by a group of rich socialists for their own benefit. Like the pretendian Minister that owned a company that supplied products to government on a no bid contract that was for indigenous companies only.
And you want it run by rich conservatives for their own benefit.
How much land do you own anyhow?
Not as much as Pete.
The difference being you can buy a couple of sections where Petros and Ron live for the same price as a small city lot here.
Ummmmmm no. 30 years ago maybe but not now. The homestead on a section is a thing if the distant pass.
There is no way in hell a young couple could start from scratch these days. $10M and 10 hard years before you can pay yourself and employees enough to live off the avails.
Irony is, I’m suspecting this is parody, but maybe it’s not?
Economists say more room to fall as Canadian dollar continues downward trend
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Ritika Dubey
Published Dec 24, 2024 • 3 minute read
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it continues its downward trend.
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it continues its downward trend.
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it appears set to continue its downward trend.
“We do have more room to fall,” said Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Corpay.
The Canadian dollar has been trading below 70 cents US in recent weeks and is nearly four per cent below where it was in September.
Schamotta predicts the coming months will be “a very turbulent period for Canada” as uncertainty stemming from incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s policy proposals weigh on business investment and consumer confidence — which means a weaker loonie in the short term.
However, that’s not the only factor at play.
The outperforming U.S. economy, which is pushing U.S. yields higher — well above yields in Canada — is attracting more investments south of the border. There’s also a widening differential in monetary policy between the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve, Schamotta said.
“That means that the Canadian dollar is much less attractive to global investors,” Schamotta said.
The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-percentage point interest rate cut last week, and is now expected to slow the pace of its rate cuts next year to two from the previously estimated four cuts.
Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada delivered its second straight outsized interest rate cut this month, bringing its key rate down to 3.25 per cent.
Adam Button, chief currency analyst for Forexlive, said the slew of rate cuts come as the Canadian economy has continued to shrink on a per-capita basis.
Moreover, he added: “In 2025, the government is forecasting negative population growth. Population growth has been the only source of Canadian economic growth in the last two years and that’s about to go into reverse.”
Schamotta predicts a further decline in the early months of next year and a gradual, modest improvement in the loonie through the remainder of 2025.
He said the Bank of Canada’s rate cuts will eventually renew activity in the Canadian housing market as well as among Canadian consumers.
“That should help to support the Canadian dollar a little bit toward the end of next year,” he said.
But as Trump’s tariff threats loom, Schamotta said traders are in a “sell-first-and-ask-questions-later mode.”
“They’re not going to wait around to see … and that’s going to put downward pressure on the loonie,” he said.
“The big challenge here is the next few months, waiting to see what Donald Trump does,” he said.
Button noted the loonie’s story is really about what’s happening south of the border.
“A good portion of the ‘Canadian dollar weakness’ is U.S. dollar strength,” he said.
Investors looking at the global landscape for 2025 “only see one country where we may get impressive growth, and that’s the United States,” he added.
While that’s been the trend for a number of years, Button said, “until the U.S. economy stumbles, I don’t see a real opportunity for the Canadian dollar to right itself.”
The Canadian dollar has been historically tightly correlated to oil, due in large part to oil’s outsized impact on the Canadian economy, but that relationship has weakened over the years.
“The investment cycle in the oil and gas sector has ended and doesn’t look like it’s coming back any time soon,” he said. “Secondly, the overall economic outcome for Canada is being determined by changes in interest rates more than by changes in (oil) export.”
The weakening Canadian dollar could have a substantial effect on imports — raising the cost of products coming into Canada.
Button said a weak Canadian dollar isn’t as good for the Canadian economy as it used to be.
He referenced how a lower loonie previously led to a resurgence of the manufacturing and export industries.
“That’s no longer the case,” he said. “You don’t have that balance built into the currency like there once was.”
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Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Ritika Dubey
Published Dec 24, 2024 • 3 minute read
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it continues its downward trend.
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it continues its downward trend.
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it appears set to continue its downward trend.
“We do have more room to fall,” said Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Corpay.
The Canadian dollar has been trading below 70 cents US in recent weeks and is nearly four per cent below where it was in September.
Schamotta predicts the coming months will be “a very turbulent period for Canada” as uncertainty stemming from incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s policy proposals weigh on business investment and consumer confidence — which means a weaker loonie in the short term.
However, that’s not the only factor at play.
The outperforming U.S. economy, which is pushing U.S. yields higher — well above yields in Canada — is attracting more investments south of the border. There’s also a widening differential in monetary policy between the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve, Schamotta said.
“That means that the Canadian dollar is much less attractive to global investors,” Schamotta said.
The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-percentage point interest rate cut last week, and is now expected to slow the pace of its rate cuts next year to two from the previously estimated four cuts.
Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada delivered its second straight outsized interest rate cut this month, bringing its key rate down to 3.25 per cent.
Adam Button, chief currency analyst for Forexlive, said the slew of rate cuts come as the Canadian economy has continued to shrink on a per-capita basis.
Moreover, he added: “In 2025, the government is forecasting negative population growth. Population growth has been the only source of Canadian economic growth in the last two years and that’s about to go into reverse.”
Schamotta predicts a further decline in the early months of next year and a gradual, modest improvement in the loonie through the remainder of 2025.
He said the Bank of Canada’s rate cuts will eventually renew activity in the Canadian housing market as well as among Canadian consumers.
“That should help to support the Canadian dollar a little bit toward the end of next year,” he said.
But as Trump’s tariff threats loom, Schamotta said traders are in a “sell-first-and-ask-questions-later mode.”
“They’re not going to wait around to see … and that’s going to put downward pressure on the loonie,” he said.
“The big challenge here is the next few months, waiting to see what Donald Trump does,” he said.
Button noted the loonie’s story is really about what’s happening south of the border.
“A good portion of the ‘Canadian dollar weakness’ is U.S. dollar strength,” he said.
Investors looking at the global landscape for 2025 “only see one country where we may get impressive growth, and that’s the United States,” he added.
While that’s been the trend for a number of years, Button said, “until the U.S. economy stumbles, I don’t see a real opportunity for the Canadian dollar to right itself.”
The Canadian dollar has been historically tightly correlated to oil, due in large part to oil’s outsized impact on the Canadian economy, but that relationship has weakened over the years.
“The investment cycle in the oil and gas sector has ended and doesn’t look like it’s coming back any time soon,” he said. “Secondly, the overall economic outcome for Canada is being determined by changes in interest rates more than by changes in (oil) export.”
The weakening Canadian dollar could have a substantial effect on imports — raising the cost of products coming into Canada.
Button said a weak Canadian dollar isn’t as good for the Canadian economy as it used to be.
He referenced how a lower loonie previously led to a resurgence of the manufacturing and export industries.
“That’s no longer the case,” he said. “You don’t have that balance built into the currency like there once was.”
Economists say more room to fall as Canadian dollar continues downward trend
As Canadian dollar continues downward trend.
Well that sucks!! I'm in the process of buying U.S. dollars for a cruise next year so it's going to be even more difficult to put funds away. sigh....Economists say more room to fall as Canadian dollar continues downward trend
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Ritika Dubey
Published Dec 24, 2024 • 3 minute read
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it continues its downward trend.
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it continues its downward trend.
Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it appears set to continue its downward trend.
“We do have more room to fall,” said Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Corpay.
The Canadian dollar has been trading below 70 cents US in recent weeks and is nearly four per cent below where it was in September.
Schamotta predicts the coming months will be “a very turbulent period for Canada” as uncertainty stemming from incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s policy proposals weigh on business investment and consumer confidence — which means a weaker loonie in the short term.
However, that’s not the only factor at play.
The outperforming U.S. economy, which is pushing U.S. yields higher — well above yields in Canada — is attracting more investments south of the border. There’s also a widening differential in monetary policy between the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve, Schamotta said.
“That means that the Canadian dollar is much less attractive to global investors,” Schamotta said.
The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-percentage point interest rate cut last week, and is now expected to slow the pace of its rate cuts next year to two from the previously estimated four cuts.
Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada delivered its second straight outsized interest rate cut this month, bringing its key rate down to 3.25 per cent.
Adam Button, chief currency analyst for Forexlive, said the slew of rate cuts come as the Canadian economy has continued to shrink on a per-capita basis.
Moreover, he added: “In 2025, the government is forecasting negative population growth. Population growth has been the only source of Canadian economic growth in the last two years and that’s about to go into reverse.”
Schamotta predicts a further decline in the early months of next year and a gradual, modest improvement in the loonie through the remainder of 2025.
He said the Bank of Canada’s rate cuts will eventually renew activity in the Canadian housing market as well as among Canadian consumers.
“That should help to support the Canadian dollar a little bit toward the end of next year,” he said.
But as Trump’s tariff threats loom, Schamotta said traders are in a “sell-first-and-ask-questions-later mode.”
“They’re not going to wait around to see … and that’s going to put downward pressure on the loonie,” he said.
“The big challenge here is the next few months, waiting to see what Donald Trump does,” he said.
Button noted the loonie’s story is really about what’s happening south of the border.
“A good portion of the ‘Canadian dollar weakness’ is U.S. dollar strength,” he said.
Investors looking at the global landscape for 2025 “only see one country where we may get impressive growth, and that’s the United States,” he added.
While that’s been the trend for a number of years, Button said, “until the U.S. economy stumbles, I don’t see a real opportunity for the Canadian dollar to right itself.”
The Canadian dollar has been historically tightly correlated to oil, due in large part to oil’s outsized impact on the Canadian economy, but that relationship has weakened over the years.
“The investment cycle in the oil and gas sector has ended and doesn’t look like it’s coming back any time soon,” he said. “Secondly, the overall economic outcome for Canada is being determined by changes in interest rates more than by changes in (oil) export.”
The weakening Canadian dollar could have a substantial effect on imports — raising the cost of products coming into Canada.
Button said a weak Canadian dollar isn’t as good for the Canadian economy as it used to be.
He referenced how a lower loonie previously led to a resurgence of the manufacturing and export industries.
“That’s no longer the case,” he said. “You don’t have that balance built into the currency like there once was.”
Economists say more room to fall as Canadian dollar continues downward trend
As Canadian dollar continues downward trend.
Justin Trudeau ambushed at B.C. ski resort and told 'get the F' out of town
Emily Duggan just wanted to express her frustration with him and says 'it was nice to say it to his face'
Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published Dec 28, 2024 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 5 minute read
A fellow skier at Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., ambushed Justin Trudeau and told the vacationing Prime Minister to "get the f---" out of town on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.
A fellow skier at Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., ambushed Justin Trudeau and told the vacationing Prime Minister to "get the f---" out of town on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. Photo by Video posted on X (screengrab)
This may not have been the walk in the snow many Canadians are waiting for, but a British Columbia “farm mom” did her best to encourage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep walking into retirement.
Trudeau found himself on a slippery slope Friday – and not just because he was on a ski hill. If there are many more public reactions like he endured while vacationing in B.C., perhaps it will be all downhill from here for Canada’s 23rd prime minister.
Or was this nothing more than an orchestrated gotcha video takedown? Either way, footage of the interaction has gone viral.
“Mr. Prime Minister,” said a woman who had her cellphone camera rolling upon seeing Trudeau near an SUV in a snow-filled parking at the Red Mountain Resort in Rossland.
“Yes,” replied Trudeau, wearing a snowboarder’s helmet, ski googles and a smile as he walked over to shake the woman’s extended hand while holding his gloves in his free hand.
As they actually shook hands, the woman uttered profanely, “Please get the f— out of B.C.”
Trudeau appeared to take the verbal shot, and invasion of his space, in stride.
“Ha, ha, have a nice day madam,” he responded with a nervous smile before retreating back to his ski holiday with a child, believed to be his 10-year-old son Hadrien, standing nearby in snowboarding gear.
The woman ended the exchange by telling Trudeau, “You suck.”
That woman turns out to be Emily Duggan who, like Trudeau, was skiing and snowboarding with her kids at the resort – albeit it’s usually her husband and their two children who go “and I stay home and bake.”
But when she saw Trudeau was going to be there, they encouraged her to come. While they joked about “what would we say if we saw” the PM, she didn’t think it would happen. However, late in the day when they were leaving, she said, there he was in the parking lot.
“It was terrifying. It was intense. My heart was pounding. Holy crap what’s happening,” she said. “I’m a farm wife, I am a stay-at-home mother.”
“I am a bit of an activist, I do have a Rumble Channel. I am a parental rights and inclusion supporter,” said Duggan, who twice unsuccessfully ran for school board trustee on the platform against sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) for children in lower grades.
And, she admits, “I didn’t vote for him.”
“Justin Trudeau walked right in front of me just as my family was leaving the ski hill and I was like, I have something to say to you man,” she said. “It was just a spontaneous, organic moment that I had been joking about all day. Oh, if I see Justin Trudeau I am going to say this that and the other.”
Duggan said they were both “surprised by what came out of her mouth.” She made note that Trudeau “wasn’t rude to me” and “he’s got mean handshake” – and, it turns out, a pretty good sense of humour.
“I was limping. I hurt my knee on the ski hill,” she said, explaining after she walked away, unaccosted by his security, “Justin actually called out to me” asking “did you really hobble all the way over to say that to me?”
Duggan said she didn’t look back. The moment was over. But if she ever met him again she said, “I would probably say I am sorry about that last time that I said that the way it came out.”
She just said she just wanted to express her frustration with him and “it was nice to say it to his face” because “he’s just made some bad policies called some good people some bad names.”
Duggan said Trudeau’s vaccine mandates during the pandemic “was the spark that lit the fire.”
Now she’s living with the “mixed bag of reaction,” which goes from one range to the other.
“This woman speaks for all of us,” @rightblend posted on X. “Trudeau is vacationing while the entire country is hurting.”
“I think we all should strive to be a little more civil, regardless of our political leanings,” said retired CTV National reporter Alan Fryer.
But this comes at a time when the Prime Minister’s future is in question.
Earlier in the day, his former principal secretary Gerald Butts indicated he didn’t think the 52-year-old would stay on much longer post finance minister Chrystia Freeland rocking his world with her mocking resignation that sent his leadership into a tailspin.
Trudeau has not addressed any of this publicly, other than to suggest he would “reflect” on everything over his holidays.
Duggan explained she didn’t mean for words to be heard by Trudeau’s son.
While this was a big score in the anti-Trudeau landscape, it could also backfire and stir up some sympathy for him or even extra resolve from the Prime Minister to become more emboldened and defiant – and to keep fighting on. He doesn’t have to quit, or get out of B.C., or do anything his critics tell him to do. He won’t want disloyal Freeland or Donald Trump trolling him to run him out of town either.
It’s a democracy and he’s the Prime Minister, and outside of parliamentary procedures, there is little anybody who hates him can do about that. Swearing at him at a ski resort might make for a great video clip and it may even feel good, but it changes nothing. The Prime Minister will return to Ottawa on Jan. 27 where the official efforts to knock him off his political skis can appropriately take place.
Yes, he’s scolded Canadians, divided them, froze their bank accounts, brought in the horses and Emergencies Act to round them up, and plummeted the country deep into debt, so he deserves an earful. But he’s still Prime Minister and will be until he decides to leave, is defeated in a non-confidence vote, removed by his Liberal Party, or loses in a federal election.
As for Duggan? She said “this is my 15 seconds of fame” and “next week there will be another big story” the media will cover.
A Trudeau walk in the snow or another story of the Teflon prime minister?
jwarmington@postmedia.com
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Emily Duggan just wanted to express her frustration with him and says 'it was nice to say it to his face'
Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published Dec 28, 2024 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 5 minute read
A fellow skier at Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., ambushed Justin Trudeau and told the vacationing Prime Minister to "get the f---" out of town on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.
A fellow skier at Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., ambushed Justin Trudeau and told the vacationing Prime Minister to "get the f---" out of town on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. Photo by Video posted on X (screengrab)
This may not have been the walk in the snow many Canadians are waiting for, but a British Columbia “farm mom” did her best to encourage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep walking into retirement.
Trudeau found himself on a slippery slope Friday – and not just because he was on a ski hill. If there are many more public reactions like he endured while vacationing in B.C., perhaps it will be all downhill from here for Canada’s 23rd prime minister.
Or was this nothing more than an orchestrated gotcha video takedown? Either way, footage of the interaction has gone viral.
“Mr. Prime Minister,” said a woman who had her cellphone camera rolling upon seeing Trudeau near an SUV in a snow-filled parking at the Red Mountain Resort in Rossland.
“Yes,” replied Trudeau, wearing a snowboarder’s helmet, ski googles and a smile as he walked over to shake the woman’s extended hand while holding his gloves in his free hand.
As they actually shook hands, the woman uttered profanely, “Please get the f— out of B.C.”
Trudeau appeared to take the verbal shot, and invasion of his space, in stride.
“Ha, ha, have a nice day madam,” he responded with a nervous smile before retreating back to his ski holiday with a child, believed to be his 10-year-old son Hadrien, standing nearby in snowboarding gear.
The woman ended the exchange by telling Trudeau, “You suck.”
That woman turns out to be Emily Duggan who, like Trudeau, was skiing and snowboarding with her kids at the resort – albeit it’s usually her husband and their two children who go “and I stay home and bake.”
But when she saw Trudeau was going to be there, they encouraged her to come. While they joked about “what would we say if we saw” the PM, she didn’t think it would happen. However, late in the day when they were leaving, she said, there he was in the parking lot.
“It was terrifying. It was intense. My heart was pounding. Holy crap what’s happening,” she said. “I’m a farm wife, I am a stay-at-home mother.”
“I am a bit of an activist, I do have a Rumble Channel. I am a parental rights and inclusion supporter,” said Duggan, who twice unsuccessfully ran for school board trustee on the platform against sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) for children in lower grades.
And, she admits, “I didn’t vote for him.”
“Justin Trudeau walked right in front of me just as my family was leaving the ski hill and I was like, I have something to say to you man,” she said. “It was just a spontaneous, organic moment that I had been joking about all day. Oh, if I see Justin Trudeau I am going to say this that and the other.”
Duggan said they were both “surprised by what came out of her mouth.” She made note that Trudeau “wasn’t rude to me” and “he’s got mean handshake” – and, it turns out, a pretty good sense of humour.
“I was limping. I hurt my knee on the ski hill,” she said, explaining after she walked away, unaccosted by his security, “Justin actually called out to me” asking “did you really hobble all the way over to say that to me?”
Duggan said she didn’t look back. The moment was over. But if she ever met him again she said, “I would probably say I am sorry about that last time that I said that the way it came out.”
She just said she just wanted to express her frustration with him and “it was nice to say it to his face” because “he’s just made some bad policies called some good people some bad names.”
Duggan said Trudeau’s vaccine mandates during the pandemic “was the spark that lit the fire.”
Now she’s living with the “mixed bag of reaction,” which goes from one range to the other.
“This woman speaks for all of us,” @rightblend posted on X. “Trudeau is vacationing while the entire country is hurting.”
“I think we all should strive to be a little more civil, regardless of our political leanings,” said retired CTV National reporter Alan Fryer.
But this comes at a time when the Prime Minister’s future is in question.
Earlier in the day, his former principal secretary Gerald Butts indicated he didn’t think the 52-year-old would stay on much longer post finance minister Chrystia Freeland rocking his world with her mocking resignation that sent his leadership into a tailspin.
Trudeau has not addressed any of this publicly, other than to suggest he would “reflect” on everything over his holidays.
Duggan explained she didn’t mean for words to be heard by Trudeau’s son.
While this was a big score in the anti-Trudeau landscape, it could also backfire and stir up some sympathy for him or even extra resolve from the Prime Minister to become more emboldened and defiant – and to keep fighting on. He doesn’t have to quit, or get out of B.C., or do anything his critics tell him to do. He won’t want disloyal Freeland or Donald Trump trolling him to run him out of town either.
It’s a democracy and he’s the Prime Minister, and outside of parliamentary procedures, there is little anybody who hates him can do about that. Swearing at him at a ski resort might make for a great video clip and it may even feel good, but it changes nothing. The Prime Minister will return to Ottawa on Jan. 27 where the official efforts to knock him off his political skis can appropriately take place.
Yes, he’s scolded Canadians, divided them, froze their bank accounts, brought in the horses and Emergencies Act to round them up, and plummeted the country deep into debt, so he deserves an earful. But he’s still Prime Minister and will be until he decides to leave, is defeated in a non-confidence vote, removed by his Liberal Party, or loses in a federal election.
As for Duggan? She said “this is my 15 seconds of fame” and “next week there will be another big story” the media will cover.
A Trudeau walk in the snow or another story of the Teflon prime minister?
jwarmington@postmedia.com
WARMINGTON: Justin Trudeau ambushed at B.C. ski resort and told 'get the F' out of town
This may not have been the walk in the snow many Canadians are waiting for, but it sure has people talking.
There is a big difference. Trump is a nationalist that is trying to repair the damage done to your country and reintroduce blue collar jobs. Whether it works or not is debatable, but at least he is trying. TurdOWE, is a globalist. Polar opposite of a nationalist. Canada has giving more money to third world shitholes than we spend looking after our veterans.
Not sure of how factual this is, but on several of the localish FB sites, because it is FB, but it has been reported that turdOWE was being his usual arrogant self and butting in to lift lines with his entourage. I have heard similar reports about his surf vacations in Tofino by residents.Justin Trudeau ambushed at B.C. ski resort and told 'get the F' out of town
Emily Duggan just wanted to express her frustration with him and says 'it was nice to say it to his face'
Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published Dec 28, 2024 • Last updated 21 hours ago • 5 minute read
A fellow skier at Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., ambushed Justin Trudeau and told the vacationing Prime Minister to "get the f---" out of town on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.
A fellow skier at Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., ambushed Justin Trudeau and told the vacationing Prime Minister to "get the f---" out of town on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. Photo by Video posted on X (screengrab)
This may not have been the walk in the snow many Canadians are waiting for, but a British Columbia “farm mom” did her best to encourage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep walking into retirement.
Trudeau found himself on a slippery slope Friday – and not just because he was on a ski hill. If there are many more public reactions like he endured while vacationing in B.C., perhaps it will be all downhill from here for Canada’s 23rd prime minister.
Or was this nothing more than an orchestrated gotcha video takedown? Either way, footage of the interaction has gone viral.
“Mr. Prime Minister,” said a woman who had her cellphone camera rolling upon seeing Trudeau near an SUV in a snow-filled parking at the Red Mountain Resort in Rossland.
“Yes,” replied Trudeau, wearing a snowboarder’s helmet, ski googles and a smile as he walked over to shake the woman’s extended hand while holding his gloves in his free hand.
As they actually shook hands, the woman uttered profanely, “Please get the f— out of B.C.”
Trudeau appeared to take the verbal shot, and invasion of his space, in stride.
“Ha, ha, have a nice day madam,” he responded with a nervous smile before retreating back to his ski holiday with a child, believed to be his 10-year-old son Hadrien, standing nearby in snowboarding gear.
The woman ended the exchange by telling Trudeau, “You suck.”
That woman turns out to be Emily Duggan who, like Trudeau, was skiing and snowboarding with her kids at the resort – albeit it’s usually her husband and their two children who go “and I stay home and bake.”
But when she saw Trudeau was going to be there, they encouraged her to come. While they joked about “what would we say if we saw” the PM, she didn’t think it would happen. However, late in the day when they were leaving, she said, there he was in the parking lot.
“It was terrifying. It was intense. My heart was pounding. Holy crap what’s happening,” she said. “I’m a farm wife, I am a stay-at-home mother.”
“I am a bit of an activist, I do have a Rumble Channel. I am a parental rights and inclusion supporter,” said Duggan, who twice unsuccessfully ran for school board trustee on the platform against sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) for children in lower grades.
And, she admits, “I didn’t vote for him.”
“Justin Trudeau walked right in front of me just as my family was leaving the ski hill and I was like, I have something to say to you man,” she said. “It was just a spontaneous, organic moment that I had been joking about all day. Oh, if I see Justin Trudeau I am going to say this that and the other.”
Duggan said they were both “surprised by what came out of her mouth.” She made note that Trudeau “wasn’t rude to me” and “he’s got mean handshake” – and, it turns out, a pretty good sense of humour.
“I was limping. I hurt my knee on the ski hill,” she said, explaining after she walked away, unaccosted by his security, “Justin actually called out to me” asking “did you really hobble all the way over to say that to me?”
Duggan said she didn’t look back. The moment was over. But if she ever met him again she said, “I would probably say I am sorry about that last time that I said that the way it came out.”
She just said she just wanted to express her frustration with him and “it was nice to say it to his face” because “he’s just made some bad policies called some good people some bad names.”
Duggan said Trudeau’s vaccine mandates during the pandemic “was the spark that lit the fire.”
Now she’s living with the “mixed bag of reaction,” which goes from one range to the other.
“This woman speaks for all of us,” @rightblend posted on X. “Trudeau is vacationing while the entire country is hurting.”
“I think we all should strive to be a little more civil, regardless of our political leanings,” said retired CTV National reporter Alan Fryer.
But this comes at a time when the Prime Minister’s future is in question.
Earlier in the day, his former principal secretary Gerald Butts indicated he didn’t think the 52-year-old would stay on much longer post finance minister Chrystia Freeland rocking his world with her mocking resignation that sent his leadership into a tailspin.
Trudeau has not addressed any of this publicly, other than to suggest he would “reflect” on everything over his holidays.
Duggan explained she didn’t mean for words to be heard by Trudeau’s son.
While this was a big score in the anti-Trudeau landscape, it could also backfire and stir up some sympathy for him or even extra resolve from the Prime Minister to become more emboldened and defiant – and to keep fighting on. He doesn’t have to quit, or get out of B.C., or do anything his critics tell him to do. He won’t want disloyal Freeland or Donald Trump trolling him to run him out of town either.
It’s a democracy and he’s the Prime Minister, and outside of parliamentary procedures, there is little anybody who hates him can do about that. Swearing at him at a ski resort might make for a great video clip and it may even feel good, but it changes nothing. The Prime Minister will return to Ottawa on Jan. 27 where the official efforts to knock him off his political skis can appropriately take place.
Yes, he’s scolded Canadians, divided them, froze their bank accounts, brought in the horses and Emergencies Act to round them up, and plummeted the country deep into debt, so he deserves an earful. But he’s still Prime Minister and will be until he decides to leave, is defeated in a non-confidence vote, removed by his Liberal Party, or loses in a federal election.
As for Duggan? She said “this is my 15 seconds of fame” and “next week there will be another big story” the media will cover.
A Trudeau walk in the snow or another story of the Teflon prime minister?
jwarmington@postmedia.com
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WARMINGTON: Justin Trudeau ambushed at B.C. ski resort and told 'get the F' out of town
This may not have been the walk in the snow many Canadians are waiting for, but it sure has people talking.