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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Good. That little asshole is a threat to Canada.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I agree he's an asshole and a threat to Canada.

But this is a political stunt, designed to energize his base: which polling says is enough to win.

He doesn't need to sway any new voters, just convince te ones he already has to show up.

So... Not good. He laid bait, it was snapped up.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I hear you, and I don't think you're wrong.

But the dipshits are out-numbered. We can, and should, treat them with the contempt they so justly deserve. Coddling them because we don't want to seem "elitist" or "intolerant" or "unstatesmanlike" will only foster their ignorance and feed their outsized sense of self-worth.

[–] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

This. Learn from the US' mistakes.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

The dipshits are NOT outnumbered. The conservatives have like a 20 point lead. They're on track for a BLOWOUT win.

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 months ago

If calling the PM wacko is allowed, we are mere weeks away from all the HoC question periods eroding into nothing but name calling. The speaker was right, unparliamentary language bans are a long standing part of our system of governance. Bye bye PP. Bye bye.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Every election the cons go out of their way to find the most unlikable, snobby, "old stock Canadian" dick they can find. Then they wonder why they lose to Trudeau.

Everything I've seen from this guy is, shouting at journalists like he's Marjorie Taylor Greene, and being a snobby asshole with a shit eating grin.

Trudeau needs to go, but there's no alternative. Jagmeet Singh is sitting in a corner hoping Canadians don't notice him and crying.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago

We used to be able to disagree on things but still work together, Conservatives have decided working together is a bad idea and complete control is the only way forward.

It's already happened in the US and its worked its way up north.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 7 points 6 months ago

Election 2025: Wakko vs. Skippy

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The article is unclear, was the guy booted out for just the day, or permanently? I assume just for the day, otherwise it would be a bigger story.

[–] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

He was booted out for the rest of the day
for refusing to apologize, retract or rephrase the statement.

ALL media surrounding this is a nothing burger designed to forment unrest and get a far right, even more pro business leader elected. And he's already fundraising as if he's the victim of a dictatorship.

[–] Sickday@kbin.run 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

From the article:

Fergus told Poilievre he was disregarding the speaker’s authority and, in an unusual move, said: “I order to you to withdraw from the House … for the remainder of this day’s sitting.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Right, but then he left and pressed on, and then the article uses "ejected". It wasn't cleared to me whether "withdrawn for a day's sitting" was the same as "ejected".

[–] poo@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Conservatives are such children

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

On yer bike