Election Funnies and Follies #4

At Issue: How did the first week go for the parties? @RosieBarton @ChantalHbert @acoyne @althiaraj @elamin88 #Elxn44 #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/NrgLusOY35

— CBC News: The National (@CBCTheNational) August 20, 2021

As you said they peaked too early and those soft NDP votes will move back to the Liberals. They were initially mad about the early election call because they don’t pay attention so they moved to the NDP. There’s already been a slow shift back. I’m watching 30 ridings closely.

— Greg Johansen 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🎾 (@johangreg) August 21, 2021

In politics - it is important not to peak too soon

I'd rather Trudeau have a bad first week, than a bad last week - #momentum #cdnpoli #elxn44 https://t.co/Y43o0d14mY

— G.T. Lem (@gtlem) August 20, 2021

The Cons want to privatize medicare, they don't believe climate change is real, they are anti-choice, most favour conversion therapy. But Robyn Urback can't find any wedge issues? And she calls herself a journalist? @globeandmail https://t.co/4xo9acyf4z

— 🇨🇦 Simon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌈🏂 (@montrealsimon) August 20, 2021

This is tonight's edition of campaign anxiety relief. Maybe it's not all that relaxing, but the music is awesome... https://t.co/pqM3AaFGL2

— Diane Marie (@DianeMariePosts) August 21, 2021

I think that tracking the O'Toole Reversals will keep us busy

“They will have to refer, because the rights to access those services exist across the country,” he told reporters at a campaign stop in Winnipeg.https://t.co/gsU6RiFaPv

— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) August 21, 2021

There has been no hint of a capital gains tax on primary residences. None. This is akin to push polling, whereby an erroneous idea is parked in the mind of the voter. And that's exactly what Erin O'Toole is up to. #cdnpoli https://t.co/iZR8G26OWw

— Diane Marie (@DianeMariePosts) August 20, 2021

I found out today that the Cons want to pass this stupid anti-Indigenous picketing legislation. 

They are  disingenuously attempting to criminalize only those awful, disruptive, controversial protests, the ones that endanger "critical infrastructure", not those nice polite protests that are actually OK. 

But of course any road anywhere in the country can be described as "critical" to someone, along with rail lines, pipelines, docks, etc.  

Its strikes me as such an overreach that the Supreme Court will eventually strike it down as against the Charter. But in the meantime, Indigenous and First Nations groups, and settler allies across the country will be getting arrested, and maybe also will be hurt, as protests are broken up because of this new law:

Blockades are essential protest tools to wake people up.
Otoole threatens sovereignty right here in this clip.

In fact, by making this statement, people will die if he becomes elected.

Idle. No. More.

Oil & railroads mean nothing.

pic.twitter.com/ZrULevHawc

— kris meloche (@krismeloche) August 20, 2021

Other issues:

The CPC platform calls for billions in new spending, a bunch of tax credits/deductions, and no specifics on cuts to balance the budget. And this jabroni is telling us we should worry about government borrowing.

— Emmett Macfarlane (@EmmMacfarlane) August 19, 2021

My weekend @LooniePolitics column: If parties want to talk about inflation, they need to talk about monetary policy #cdnpoli https://t.co/3OajC3YvDI

— Dale Smith (@journo_dale) August 21, 2021

Maybe it was the same day the Cons decided only vetted questions could be asked at a Town Hall.

— Bill Brady (@sharemyopinion) August 20, 2021

A dude rammed a truck full of guns into Trudeau's house a year ago and people on the internet are really going "lol, why's he wearing a kevlar vest?"

— Carl Boucher (@CarlBoucherKnee) August 21, 2021

Here is today's funniest news report from the election trail - apparently now it is newsworthy when a random voter just smiles and nods at a party leader?

#Canada#cdnpoli#Election2021

SPECIAL BULLETIN: CBC's @HannahThibedeau reports man in audience nods his approval of #ErinOToole speech. Hold on, we have an update. Turns out the man was actually falling asleep. (Your blue slip is showing, Hannah.)

— Oooh, Canada ! (@CanadaOooh) August 21, 2021

And here's an idea:

We should hold the federal leaders debates on Zoom, not for safety even, just so the leaders can be muted when it's not their turn to talk. #cdnpoli

— Paul Fairie (@paulisci) August 14, 2021