Fellow conservatives: If you're wondering why people perceive us as angry and unlikable, the partisan replies to this pretty innocuous tweet should answer that for you. Seriously - we don't need to be breathless about everything.
#cdnpoli
Hey parents! If your kids are stuck on a homework question, feel free to pass this message along. Because as a teacher, I want to help out. Let me know what the difficult question is by replying to this tweet or using the hashtag
#CanadaHomeworkHelp
- and I’ll see what I can do.
👋- there's a video circulating online of Erin O'Toole responding to a question on healthcare. As the person who asked the question, I'm disappointed to see the video was manipulated to exclude important context. Here's the full video ➡️
#cdnpoli
#Elxn44
A future Liberal government would provide $2,000 travel bursaries to send Canadians camping. I think that might be the stupidest thing I've heard so far in this election.
Needs to be said: the fact you cannot dine in a restaurant for another 3+ months, when 2/3+ of the population is vaccinated, is completely arbitrary. A nail in the coffin for restos without patios - with no evidence they're the source of spread. Brutal.
"We need to ensure universal access remains paramount." That's a direct quote from O'Toole. It was cut from the edited clip. Strikes me that the thoughtful, detailed platform put out by the CPC has the other side spooked, apparently to the point they're being actively dishonest.
Call me old fashioned but I consider an "error in judgement" to be ordering that second slice of cheesecake, not employing my sibling and giving her a fake name for six years hoping no one would find out.
#cdnpoli
From
@lraitt
at
#CPC18
: “I would never have been allowed in the Liberal Party, because when I succeed, I don’t want it to be because of some quota from the Prime Minister’s Office. I want to succeed because I know I earned it.”
Damn. Straight.
#cdnpoli
For those keeping track, that’s four women in the last 8 months who’ve either left or been removed from Trudeau’s
@liberal_party
. With that track record, PMJT’s sentiments of aspirational politics that connected with women in 2015 will be an impossible sell come October.
#cdnpoli
Reducing a woman’s contribution to public life based exclusively on her views on abortion does little to encourage women of various viewpoints to enter politics.
I am pro-choice. But the polarization created by rhetoric like this sets women in politics back.
#cdnpoli
Particularly troubling for me is the fact that
@RachaelHarderMP
was at the anti-choice rally.
Rachael, who is the Conservative crtitic for WOMEN and Gender Equality. Not ok!
@AndrewScheer
how is this reasonable? How is it feasible to have this woman in this role?
#StandForChoice
This civic holiday,
@_woodhead
and I traded in beer by the dock for baby on a Boppy. Both have their perks, but hoping to enjoy both at the same time in 2020. Welcome to the world, Baby John! Long weekends will never be the same, and that’s fine by us.
Ironic at best, tone deaf more likely, for the federal government to introduce a new national food program on the very same day they hike the carbon tax that increases the price of food. You can't make this up.
#cdnpoli
#BREAKING
: The federal government says it will launch a national school food program, hoping to deliver meals to an additional 400,000 children per year.
There's pretty great karma in
@RachaelHarderMP
- who was unceremoniously blocked by the Liberals from chairing the Status of Women Committee - being the one to break the deadlock and get the Prime Minister to testify before ETHI. What goes around, comes around.
#cdnpoli
Solid speech from
@erinotoole
. Delivered confidently. Like the "5 point plan" approach. Some will read into the msg of changing the Party to adapt to today's realities as a rebuke of tradition; IMO, projecting
@CPC_HQ
as current is necessary to open door to new voters
#cdnpoli
There’s been enough of these interactions captured on camera, it really makes me wonder, sadly, likely how often Singh has dealt with these situations when the cameras aren’t rolling.
Not my team but he’s a class act.
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
VIDEO of NDP leader Jagmeet Singh being confronted at Montreal's Atwater Market by someone who advised him that he should remove his turban.
#cdnpoli
#polqc
Have heard much lately that there’s a new strategy being deployed which puts Trudeau on the offensive, non-apologetic for
#LavScam
, and shows voters that he’s no longer “Mr. Nice Guy”.
I don’t think this 👇🏻is quite what Liberals had in mind.
#cdnpoli
"Thanks for your donation" - smugger words have never been said 🙄
@JustinTrudeau
is failing to help
#GrassyNarrows
, a key test of his 'commitment' to meaningful relationships with First Nations and to a healthy environment.
#cdnpoli
Toronto medical officer
@epdevilla
is asked what data she has to support keeping gyms, barbers and hair salons closed and she speaks vaguely of protecting public health but offers no data.
Officially back at work after 8 irreplaceable months with my little guy. Certainly a challenging time to return but am grateful for a job, let alone one I love. Thankful to
@SummaStrategies
colleagues for holding the fort down and
@_woodhead
for being the best partner and Dad.
IMO there were 3 things the PM had to do in that
#LavScam
/
@Puglaas
presser:
1️⃣ Be unequivocal that his office wasn’t involved
2️⃣ Commit to participating in any investigations to shed light on this
3️⃣ Express respect for JWR’s service
For those tallying, we’re 0/3.
#cdnpoli
The sounds I make when coming across a
@dog_rates
post range from a sqwak to a squeal to a "gaaaahhhhhhhh". People in my office are going to start asking questions.
Pretty inexcusable why
@anthonyfurey
wouldn't be in this lineup. Campaigns move fast; his growth in the polls while others stall ought to put him on this stage (he's in fact polling ahead of others who are).
#topoli
Take issue with handling of illegal border crossings? Immigration Minister says you’re unCanadian. Don’t like the carbon tax? Environment Minister has “no time” for you. When challenged, Trudeau Ministers double down on division. Good on
@MacLeodLisa
to call it out.
#cdnpoli
Things got testy today at the federal-provincial immigration ministers' meeting in Winnipeg.
@HonAhmedHussen
said Ontario is "victimizing and demonizing" asylum seekers.
@MacLeodLisa
said the federal minister was trying to intimidate her and called for an apology. Take a look.
From Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat (responsible for civil servants). "For those who refuse vaccination, we will need to consider alternative measures, such as testing and screening."
Boy, that sounds familiar.
#cdnpoli
This quote proves what's always been true: The federal Green Party is really nothing more than a years-long vanity project for Elizabeth May.
Whatever happened to a quiet, graceful exit from politics?
#cdnpoli
Elizabeth May says she won't publicly state her position on Annamie Paul's future, but she wants the new leader to apologize to Jenica Atwin.
“Losing Jenica is not something I am prepared to accept without a fight," May said. "She is a Green – and we want her back.”
Spoke with
@AnnieClaireBO
about
@CPC_HQ
’s (quite clever) parody Heritage Minutes ad. The pushback has only breathed more life into the spot - a difficult feat for an opposition party outside the campaign period and, therefore, a success.
#cdnpoli
No in-person voting. Few opportunities to meet
#cpcldr
candidates face to face. Competing with COVID-19 realities & distractions.
All those hurdles and the Conservatives have pulled more votes than any other leadership race in Canadian political history. Impressive. 💪
#cdnpoli
The fact
@fordnation
can pull together a room this packed, on less than a week’s notice, NOT downtown Toronto, on a weeknight should make the Wynne Liberals very, very nervous.
#onpoli
From Trudeau's 2019 victory speech: "And to Canadians in Alberta and Saskatchewan, know that you are an essential part of our great country. I’ve heard your frustration and I want to be there to support you. Let us all work hard to bring our country together."
#cdnpoli
#elxn44
Trudeau points to ‘wrong’ choices by Alberta, Saskatchewan during the pandemic, warns against Conservatives leading the country via
@globeandmail
#cdnpoli
Tuning into
#cdnpoli
Question Period right now. Failing to see the five-alarm crisis that was apparently imminent by reconvening Parliament with a reduced number of MPs.
Almost as though politicians can govern, handle difficult issues and be accountable all at once.
The thing about reopening, is that there's going to be an uptick in COVID cases. Things will fluctuate until a vaccine. But the goal to reopen wasn't zero cases. It was ensuring the healthcare system can handle an uptick. So, let's not shift the goalposts.
#onpoli
#Stage3
The timing of the release of these horrific reports from Ontario and Quebec on long-term care, within 24 hours of the choice to shut down Parliament, is suspect at best and sinister at worst.
#cdnpoli
I was having a great time watching
#CanadaDebates2019
with the crew
@CPAC_TV
but then
@_woodhead
sent me this photo from home and my heart exploded and now I have to go back on TV with an exploded heart and it’s not a good look.
#POLICY
: Canada’s Conservatives will compassionately reform the EI system to provide three days of paid bereavement leave in the event of a miscarriage.
In addition to not only looking shady, I think the Libs made a major strategic error in voting a legit committee study down. Legal / law enforcement options can’t be controlled or managed in the same way. This was a chance to re-take the narrative. They blew it.
#cdnpoli
Shocking. The Liberal MPs have voted down a motion from
@nathancullen
to invite Jody Wilson-Raybould and PMO staff to appear before the committee to discuss political interference.
Things I’m old enough to remember:
👉🏻 Liberal candidates were required to be pro choice
👉🏻 Blocking Rachel Harder from committee leadership only for being pro-life
👉🏻 Rolling out conservative boogeyman every other day on abortion
By golly times have changed.
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
Trudeau says he will be having "conversations" with BC candidate who identified as pro-life but won't dump him because, as a Liberal candidate, he has agreed to defend womens' rights.
#elxn43
I always thought
@cafreeland
was better than the rest of the
@liberal_party
. A statesman.
But today, she tweeted a video that spliced the highlighted parts from this transcript 👇🏻 in an effort to mislead Canadians about
@erinotoole
’s position on universal healthcare.
#cdnpoli
Smart for
@CPC_HQ
to advertise and define early, and equally impressive the Party has the funds to make this a reality many months away from an election.
A final Conservative
#cdnpoli
thought for now: let's not have the Liberals hold a monopoly on supporting same sex marriage. Supporting SSM doesn't make you a Red Tory or Lib-lite. It means you have common sense. The sooner Tories stop defining this as "progressive", the better.
There were more than a handful of established conservatives who saw the
#cpcldr
entry fee and ruled themselves out of the running. Not
@LeslynLewis
. A truly remarkable fundraising accomplishment which has defied all expectations.
#cdnpoli
I can hardly believe it!
When I first stepped into this race people told me I had no chance of raising the $300,000 entrance fee.
Fast forward to the final week of the campaign, and we have passed the TWO MILLION dollar fundraising mark.
Full Statment:
Lots to unpack from
#elxn43
, & lots of time to do it. But the thing I care about as a conservative tonight is the big, gaping hole that the loss of
@lraitt
leaves for
@CPC_HQ
. Not having her around is bad for the movement. I won’t be alone in being really upset about it.
#cdnpoli
Another
#cdnpoli
cabinet observation: safe to say the 2015 experiment of “non partisan ministers” (Philpott, Raybould) is over. This cabinet has *many* of the PM’s friends in it (Miller, Mendicino and others). Loyalty over symbolism this go around.
Take 5 minutes to watch this extraordinary intvu with
@ellisbross
on
@CTV_PowerPlay
. At a time when the vocal minority are dominating the conversation, important to note that many Indigenous peoples see responsible resource development as an economic lifeline.
#cdnpoli
Enough to bring me out of hibernation. Part of me wants to watch the train wreck of this bid. The other part of me is just stunned that people actually think she has any credibility to contend.
And yes, I’m obviously
#blockedbyrempel
I'm sure it was an absent-minded mistake for Trudeau to leave out the fact O'Toole condemned the protests. Or, to provide any evidence to support this claim. I mean, he probably just forgot, right? It certainly couldn't be a direct attempt to mislead voters.
#cdnpoli
#Elxn44
In Sudbury this evening, Justin Trudeau not only took direct shots at “anti-vaxxer” protestors for “putting us all at risk” but also suggested that Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is somehow complicit for not denouncing them. 1/x
I’m here for the Chateau Laurier backlash. But my god
#ottcity
: characterizing the use of (removable) sidewalk chalk to promote a kids movie as being “offensive” is maybe the most quintessential *Ottawa Problem* in recent memory.
Your life is damn good if you find “anger” here.
Gross. I thought being yelled via megaphone at as I wheeled my 6 month old in that I "must not care about sending your baby to kindergarten" was tacky. *This* is disgusting.
The teachers protesting at the Ontario PC policy conference are keeping it classy. This guy, surrounded by Catholic teacher flags, holds up a sign saying MPP Sam Oosterhoff is “a problem an abortion could have solved.” It’s a sick and disgusting remark.
#onpoli
#cutshurtkids
I hope politicians aren't asked "What do you say to COVIDiodts in parks?" But instead "Do you take any responsibility for the confusion on rules, the creation of crowds, or the continued absence of testing and tracing after 2 whole months to figure it out?"
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
I’m a nerd and enjoying
#CanadaDebates2019
. But agree - Bernier doesn’t belong on the stage, nor does the Bloc. Leadership debate criteria doesn’t mean anything if it’s changed halfway through, and the Commission should face some tough questions on that.
#elxn43
To be clear about what’s happened at
#cpc18
(because I’m sure it will be spun): “A Conservative Government will not support any legislation to regulate abortion.”
That’s the policy.
The move to strike the above was defeated.
Smart move, fellow delegates.
#cdnpoli
I'm sure all of the kids with parents in long term care, parents with kids w/o childcare, Canadians without jobs, businesses without customers, and organizations facing financial ruin will appreciate their issues being debated four times out of the next 100 or so days.
#cdnpoli
This video has the internet legitimately divided .
Dude is in the last seat on the plane. Seat doesn’t recline.
Hers does. And she reclines.
He’s upset, and is punching her seat incessantly— so she records.
Who is right?!
Who is wrong?!
See you at 7p on
#FOX5LION
@fox5dc
Seeing a lot of people freak out about this on my feed.
People know this is part of a bigger interview, yes? And that there’s probably an element of public interest to the questions below, right?
Not every interview has to be a grilling.
Time to take a breath.
#cdnpoli
He can renegotiate a major trade deal, but he can’t listen to podcasts and run at the same time. The full, wide-ranging interview with Prime Minister Trudeau tonight at 9 p.m. ET
If you liked the government’s first legal-interference hit,
#LavScam
, you’ll *LOVE* their follow up ballad,
#NormanAffair
. Full album release date anticipated October 21st.
#cdnpoli
Mentioned this at the tail end of the panel, but it bears repeating:
@fordnation
was public enemy number one during the campaign. He held his tongue, and now is playing ball.
He won’t get it, but he deserves a lot of credit for taking the high ground.
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
ICYMI - Ont. Premier Doug Ford says he will do his best to 'cool the waters' and that Canada needs to send out a united message to the world.
#ctvpp
#cdnpoli
More at
Truly alarming to see two national political leaders use such uninformed, antagonistic language that alienates thousands of workers, all to chase a good soundbite.
#cdnpoli
This is the first time I’ve ever watched
#USOpenFinals
or tennis, really. But you better believe I am adopting
@Bandreescu_
‘s signature “COME ON!!!” cry whenever I make a salient point at a staff meeting.
Sorry in advance,
@SummaStrategies
.
Had my first Stars and Strollers experience
@CineplexMovies
today (to see
@lastchristmas
). Really enjoyable. Quieter movie and dim lights were helpful, extra supplies like diapers and wipes on hand and can’t beat the $10 price point. J is still smiling about it now.
The message for
@OntarioPCParty
members to take away from today’s circus is a clear one: while other candidates (agree with them or not) are in the race to better the Party, Patrick Brown is using it to better himself. Is this the attitude and action we want in a leader?
#Onpoli
Important to remember: Jane Philpott was *just* appointed to a top-tier cabinet post 6 weeks ago. Speaks to Trudeau PMO's confidence in her. The "sour grapes", "difficult to work with" excuses many Liberals have peddled with Jody Wilson-Raybould won't fly with Philpott.
#cdnpoli
Raw
#COVID19
case numbers should be provided / reported on only alongside the following data points:
➡️ # of tests completed
➡️ positivity rate
➡️ # of hospitalizations
➡️ information on source of outbreaks
This context matters to justify closures.
#onpoli
👀 the shift in Atlantic Canada and British Columbia toward
@CPC_HQ
is remarkable. It happened quickly. I'm not sure how the Liberals get it back, particularly on the east coast with a relentless carbon tax that will only stretch people further as time ticks on.
#cdnpoli
The entire province is now in Stage 3 and we're reporting less than three dozen cases. This is a huge accomplishment. It's also a reminder that it is possible to keep cases low, while still having a sense of normalcy and continued economic activity.
#onpoli
Ontario is reporting 33 cases of
#COVID19
, a 0.1% increase. This includes routine data clean-up by Toronto Public Health, which removed 21 cases, such as duplicates, that had previously been included in daily case counts. Yesterday, the province processed over 21,500 tests.
The shitty reaction of judgement to this video is a reminder of the double standard that exists for women in politics. Video of a young man dancing/dabbing/celebrating would be judged differently. Everyone was young once, & some young ppl EVEN become politicians. Get over it.
FACT CHECK: There is no commitment in McKenney's transportation plan or fiscal plan to fix roads. In fact, they say the city will spend less on road repair - but they're unable to estimate how much, because they don't know how many people would use their $250M bike lanes
#ottcity
It’s one thing to opine and speculate on
#elxn43
on Twitter where there’s little consequence. It’s another to dedicate your life and career to the political cause. There’s more losers than winners at the end of E-Night, so to that end, sincere respect to
#cdnpoli
campaigners 🙏🏻
Shoutout to parents with kids old enough to require filling a day with activity (and can't go anywhere rn) but too young to be able to entertain themselves.
First day back at work after a wonderful six month maternity leave with our daughter, Charlotte. Very thankful to my
@SummaStrategies
colleagues for holding down the fort / putting up with annoying check ins from me. Let's gooooo.
I feel like Team Trudeau is going to be Disturbia(d) by the authenticity of this clip.
It’s like a Pon de Replay out of their own 2015 handbook.
They need their Umbrella-ella-ella-ehs for how much Singh has rained on their parade this week.
K thx I’ll show myself out
#elxn43
Began the decade with the unexpected loss of a great John (my Dad). Very fortunate to enter the next decade with an equally great one (my son). Work accomplishments and travel were highlights, but I'll remember the 2010s mainly for love, marriage and baby carriage. And Brick.
One word: Savvy. Very hard to be made out to be an inconsiderate and unreasonable bully in the minds of parents when making accommodations like this.
@Sflecce
is navigating this well given the circumstances.
#onpoli
BREAKING: Education Minister
@Sflecce
says the
@OntarioPCParty
government plans to reimburse parents up to $60 per day for child-care costs in the event of strikes in elementary schools or child-care centres located in schools.
#onted
#onpoli
Is it really all that much to ask of the Trudeau government not to keep giving our money to the same thugs illegally holding two Canadians hostage?
#cdnpoli
@MelissaLantsman
@EvanLSolomon
Is it not possible for a spouse to do something nice for their partner, regardless of their sex?
Those looking for sexism and patriarchy in this post may wish to read up on the government's treatment of women in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Mona Fortier is a very understandable promotion for cabinet. Has worked very hard. It’s genuinely too bad that her elevation to the Ministry has been cheapened by a nonsense vanity portfolio that no one (including the government) can define. She’s not to blame for that.
#cdnpoli
“Canada’s first-ever Minister of Middle Class Prosperity declined to provide a clear definition of the middle class, but she said having kids enrolled in hockey is a telltale sign.”
#cdnpoli
#cdnecon
lol
Politicians: if you're wondering why there continues to be misinformation about how COVID spreads, might I suggest ticketing two cohabiting, healthy individuals for minding their own business with no one else 500m in sight is unhelpful?
#OttCity
#cdnpoli
#COVID19
Feeling humbled, anxious, overwhelmed, and excited in announcing the next step in my career with the incredible team
@SummaStrategies
, joining the partner table effective today. 1/3
IMO: The bending over backwards by the Leadership Debate Commission and most mainstream media to make Bernier a factor in this race should 💯 be openly questioned and critiqued given this result.
I got this flag 12 years ago, and have been waiting for a house with a proper flagpole to fly it from. A great weekend to give it a whirl. Happy Canada Day, friends! 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁
Let’s be honest about how City Hall has worked for the last 2 terms: the Mayor & suburban councillors are one block. Urban centre councillors another. Watson uses the suburb block to do whatever he likes. Downtown councillors & residents lose out.
#ottcity
It makes sense to conduct a review that's based on facts and evidence - not emotion. Clearly, what has been in place has not worked, as gang / gun violence is up. So, let's focus on what will.
#cdnpoli
The ban on assault weapons will remain in place.
Your party’s record on gun crime is abysmal. Gun and gang violence has increased by every metric. Every single one.
This is sad and desperate and a lie. Do better. ⬇️
#cdnpoli
So the Bloc Quebecois is getting back together, the Liberals are breaking up, and the NDP relationship status is best summarized as "It's Complicated." I feel like I am watching the
#cdnpoli
version of Bachelor in Paradise, but more nerdy and with more clothing involved.
I'm a bit late to comment on this, but quite impressed by
@ErinOTooleMP
email outlining concrete actions he would take to addreds blockades. Can debate some of the details but at least there are details to debate, which is more than most in Ottawa can say.
#cdnpoli
#cpcldr