Pierre Poilievre Wants Radical Austerity for Canada

https://jacobin.com/2025/02/poilievre-friedman-neoliberalism-canada-converatives/

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Tm12@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Gotta wonder if Harper still has any influence over him.

ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Well he won't undergo a background check to get security clearance so I guess we'll never know who is pulling his strings!

MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

If he does, he’ll have to pay attention to intel about how the US, and foreign influence is working to get him elected.

If I don’t know, I can’t be accountable.

MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

You KNOW Harper is still active behind the curtain.

StokedforLocust@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y

Indeed; there's no doubt about it. He's chairman of the IDU, which works hard to advance right-leaning policies worldwide.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Democracy_Union

In January, he did say that Trump's threats aren't the words of "a friend," so let's hope he is working FOR our national interests...

(https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-donald-trump-canada-stephen-harper/)

jerkface@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

I saw Harper doing some kind of podcast interview recently and the comments were astroturfed to the fucking moon.

kat_angstrom@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y (2 replies)

So basically, anything that government is doing that corporations could do, he's arguing that they should be doing, "because freedom".

I'm unconvinced that with more libertarian economic policies, I will feel more "free", and that this supposed freedom will make my life better.

ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 1y

Look how well it's working in the USA! I don't understand Canadians who look at the swindling, oppressive, exploitative fascist shitshow over there and decide Canada should be more like that.

HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

Freedom is being able to have basic services necessary for society to function without getting fucked over for profit.

ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

WTF is this obsession with taking from those who have or get least?

4z01235@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y

"The more we let you have the less that I'll be keeping for me"

eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I have a bad feeling he is going to win.

BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y

Before it was a foregone conclusion. With Trudeau gone, and with Trump now president there does seem to be some hope.

qyron@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 1y

Not Canadian but have a suggestion: throw him to the sea.

HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y

Interesting how all of this austerity stuff is pretty in line with Elon Musk eh?

BreathingUnderWater@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Didn't he used to wear glasses

ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y

Yep. He reformed his image after everyone called him Milhouse. Now he tries to be a swaggering big man. Still no actual policies to help people though. He's more about the complaining and hurting people who are already hurting. See also: Republicans.

Jorsh@beige.party · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

@ploot

Just drink piss, Pierre. Drink piss, all day long. It's the only useful thing you can do at this point.

fartnuggets@jorts.horse · 1 pts · 1y

@Jorsh @ploot at least it would shut him up for a bit, the moron.