Why Pierre Poilievre lost his seat and Mark Carney couldn’t land a majority in Canada’s surprising election
Why Pierre Poilievre lost his seat and Mark Carney couldn’t land a majority in Canada’s surprising election
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The next day, after his final news conference of the campaign, Carney stopped by a cafe in Newmarket. There, he was approached by a woman who said she was a realtor, and who urged him to get rid of the Liberals’ increase to the capital gains tax. It was causing investors a lot of problems, she told him.
“I got rid of it. I know it was a dumb idea. As soon as they did, I was like, ‘This is a stupid idea,’” Carney told her. “And I’m sorry about that, but I wasn’t there so I couldn’t prevent it. But now I can.”
le sigh
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If I was elected Prime Minister, I'd just make real estate agents illegal purely out of spite.
Fucking parasites, all of them. They add no real value to the economy whatsoever.
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There was so much fear mongering about that tax.
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For a tax that barely affected the income of people who were already very, very rich, they sure did bitch about about it.
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Nobody knows exactly why but I love the comments and conjecture. There is truth swirling around there somewhere.
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How’s about because PP was a very unlikeable person?
True. But, historically, the conservatives' entire schtick is "we will now reduce tax for the rich, and the challenge is how to sell that to the plebes in the 99%".
Every plan they have, every effort they make, is all about reducing tax and somehow trying to avoid explaining where healthcare and bridges and fire engines food testing and vaccines and air safety will come from.