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Originally Posted by BlackDog204
I couldn't watch 20 minutes either, so I zeroed in on what he had to say about Trump and the tariffs. To his credit, I liked what Poilievre had to say. The problem is that ship has already sailed. Trudeau did it at the beginning of February, and knocked it out of the park.
I doubt it makes much of a difference.
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I think we've seen that Trudeau's strength lies in handling crises, while he has difficulties with the day-to-day management of government. While Poilievre hasn't shown us what he'd be like in the latter case, Trudeau's issues combined with the impact of events such as high inflation and housing costs gave the electorate a strong desire for change.
Until Trump 2.0, that is. It's almost the perfect storm of events - Trump's aggressive and unhinged behaviour, Trudeau's decision to retire, and Poilievre (if we're honest about it) being very slow to pivot in response. Polievre may be starting to change, but now he's coming from behind (actions, not polls) and events are proceeding so quickly that he'll likely be scrambling for a bit. Others have commented that Canadians want stability in unstable times and I do think that Poilievre's inability to change as fast as the Liberals have done is hurting him and the CPC significantly. That doesn't rule out a Conservative government by any means - the Liberals still have to campaign in part on their record - but at this point in time, if one asks which leader is better suited to handle a crisis, the answer is not Poilievre.
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