From an article in Esquire magazine April 1st, 2025 as posted on Facebook by Albertans Against Separation
BUT HE REFUSED TO REPLY TO CTV KIDS' NEWS QUESTIONS.
Perspectives from where the air is clear
From an article in Esquire magazine April 1st, 2025 as posted on Facebook by Albertans Against Separation
BUT HE REFUSED TO REPLY TO CTV KIDS' NEWS QUESTIONS.
A valid question. Bathrooms? Girls sports? Taxes? EVs?
A number of articles have examined this very topic. Among them are:
From YES! Magazine - Why Conservative parts of the US are so Angry.
From The Star - We're not more Conservative - We're more Angry
From The Guardian - Why are US rightwingers so Angry - Because they know change is coming.
..... and many others....
Plus this comment that appeared on Facebook today:
Dissecting the Conservatives' fall from grace.
Two months ago, the Conservatives seemed destined to romp to a majority government. Now, the Liberals have taken the lead. This article examines some of the possible reasons.
This article was posted on Facebook on March 31st, 2025, by Sean Prpick, a freelance journalist based in Regina. It was written by Susan Delacourt and published in the Toronto Star. I'm posting it here in its entirety for the record. I've highlighted a few sections that I found especially interesting.
Canada's Federal Election will be held on April 28th, 2025.
Until a couple of weeks ago, it seemed the Conservatives would win a majority. Actions by the American administration have turned that on its head.
My plan is to update this blog twice. Once around mid-April and again after the election results are in.
Polls vary widely, but indications at this point (March 28th) seem to indicate the Liberals winning a majority. This article seems to be the most optimistic. I haven't tried to find countering views. As a former PM once said, "Dogs know what to do with poles".... (or polls, whatever). So for what it's worth, this is one prognostication as of 2 days ago.
Read Canadian Poll Shocker for the full article. Here is the very brief summary.
According to EKOS:
📊 Liberals: 50% popular support
🧌 Conservatives: 35%
🟠 NDP: 7%
🟢 Greens & Bloc: somewhere between “meh” and “microscopic”
Seat-wise? It’s an absolute obliteration:
🟥 Liberals: 251 seats
🟦 Conservatives: 90 seats
🟠 NDP: 12 seats
🟩 Bloc: 24
🌱 Greens: 1
🪦 Poilievre: zero charisma, zero seat, zero plan
Next update around mid-campaign.
(From elsewhere on the Internet)
File this under the category of "What Was She Thinking"?
A Canadian Premier urging a foreign leader to adjust his policies just to avoid pissing off Canadians in the runup to an election?
Dan Yell's supporters and advisors might try to spin this differently, but read what she apparently said.
Alberta Premier's office denies Smith urged US to interfere in Federal election.
Anything that can legitimately show this in a better light? This is what I read:
During a March 8 interview with Breitbart, a right-wing U.S. media company, Smith said the Conservative Party of Canada was far ahead of the governing Liberal Party in polls before the trade war. But the threat of "unjust and unfair tariffs" had boosted Liberal support.
Smith told U.S. administration officials that she hoped "we could put things on pause," so Canada could get through an election, she told Breitbart. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is more aligned with the Trump administration's agenda, Smith said.
"The longer this dispute goes on, politicians posture, and it seems to be benefiting the Liberals right now," Smith told Breitbart.
"Let's just put things on pause so we can get through an election," she said. "Let's have the best person at the table make the argument for how they would deal with it — and I think that's [Conservative Leader] Pierre Poilievre."
Explain how we should see this as anything other than an invitation to interfere in the election of a sovereign nation.
Events over the past few weeks in American politics has caused many people and some organizations to question what will become of Democracy in the USA.
US Could lose Democracy status, says global watchdog