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Erin O’Toole and the attack dogs
Erin O’Toole tried to move the CPC closer to the centre but the far right had taken over the party and didn’t want to let go so O’Toole was ousted and PP took his place. Erin O’Toole is a decent man but apparently being decent to someone in the opposition is now considered bad form…
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PP and the Press
Like Trump, PP has a running battle with the press. He limits access and limits questions; he thinks they are out to get him. The problem isn’t that the press is out to get PP. The problem is that PP tells many more half-truths and lies than any other leadership hopeful and as a result…
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Social Media and the Fringes
In the good old days, the two main parties were close enough to the political centre that most of us felt comfortable voting either way. But then the conservatives decided to move to the right such that the CPC is now lingering close to the fringe. In the days when people looked to mainstream media…
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Dealing with Trump
PP, a master of slogans like “Canada First” says he’s “the tough guy” who is best suited to dealing with Trump. When Mark Carney recently met with Danielle Smith, she left him with ten demands that if not met within the first six months of whomever became federal leader would result in a “constitutional crisis”.…
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Gatekeepers
Any political commentary I make will not last past the election date. I was happy to see the back of Trudeau but do not want to see a divisive, ever-partisan PP running the country. I’ve seen enough of him. I will send a few notes on what I know about PP over the next few…
WR Foster 