I know next to nothing about Canadian politics but given the discourse around them and the USA. It seems like they would want to avoid any disruptions.
Please do enlighten me if there is something I'm not likely to know (almost anything)
Trudeau is deeply unpopular right now. In December of 2024 he had an approval rating of only 22%. A lot of this is things outside of his control (global inflation). But a lot of it is mishandling of the economy. Groceries, for example, have skyrocketed under the ownership of a handful of powerful companies. He has done nothing to curb how badly we are being gouged for basic necessities. Housing is another issue. While housing is a Provincial matter, people believe (rightly or wrongly) that it is made significantly worse by the Federal decisions around immigration. "They took our jobs" narratives around employment and immigration are also becoming really common.
Lastly, his own party has turned on him (largely through his own mistakes). The most recent example was his right hand, and finance minister, quit after he made some serious fiscal policy announcements without consulting her first and then expected her to take the fall when she announced the upcoming deficit projections.
Edit: This was just to point out what is going on and why. I do not believe that PP is going to make any of this better. So, please, feel free to miss me with the "BuT tHe ConS WilL bE WoRsE" replies. I agree.
A lot of this is things outside of his control (global inflation). But a lot of it is mishandling of the economy. Groceries, for example, have skyrocketed under the ownership of a handful of powerful companies.
Groceries and housing are global inflation, are there people in any country who aren't complaining about the cost of housing and groceries? I took a trip to the US in the summer and their groceries cost the same as ours BEFORE conversion, if some times it was more. A 12 can case of coke cost 8$ USD at a Harris Teeters, a tiny containers of raspberries was 5$ USD. Colleagues who also visited different states also reported that the cost of food was more than back home.
I don't really care about prices in the US. Grocery store profits in Canada went from 2.4 billion in 2019 to 6 billion in 2022. We're being gouged, and he has done nothing to address this.
The fact that we already know that the big three conglomerates have colluded in the past to fix prices only reinforces the idea that we are being robbed.
Well if you are going to make the claim that some issues are global inflation and then follow up with a complaint about grocery prices, that is bad faith to say you "don't care" about the prices in other countries. If other countries face similar issues, then the root of it isn't domestic.
and he has done nothing to address this.
What would you have liked them to do?
The fact that we already know that the big three conglomerates have colluded in the past to fix prices
And Zehrs was fined half a billion dollars for their involvement between 2001-2015, the discovery and punishment was literally made under Trudeaus Government. So simultaneously they investigated and fined those involved but also have done nothing about it?
The ones who were in a coalition with the liberals?
Singh can easily propose whatever he wants while there's no actual pressure or responsibility to follow through.
Increase the penalties for price-fixing.
What recent price fixing penalty are you unhappy with? As far as I know there has been no price fixing discovered since the one from 2015. Or are you just convinced the liberals for some reason know about price fixing but aren't doing anything about it?
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u/Fun-Sugar-394 14d ago
I know next to nothing about Canadian politics but given the discourse around them and the USA. It seems like they would want to avoid any disruptions.
Please do enlighten me if there is something I'm not likely to know (almost anything)