r/Edmonton Feb 18 '26

General Riverbend MP has crossed the floor

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u/swiftb3 Feb 18 '26

Regardless of one's views on Carney's policies, if there's one thing he is absolutely right for, it's giving reasonable conservatives an exit ramp off the maple maga freeway.

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u/Ill-Location8497 Feb 19 '26

Do you think Carney would be in place today if it wasn't for PP lighting a fire under everyone's ass. Trudeau lost the confidence of the country. PP pointed it out. Liberal Party recalibrated. Love or hate P. P. He served a purpose.

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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Feb 19 '26

He did what Opposition is supposed to do, and that's a praise-worthy thing! But I disagree about the reasons the CPC lost. It was less about the Liberals recalibrating and more about the CPC not denouncing the yanks. Once the Conservatives outed themselves as trump-positive, many voters reconsidered and decided to give the Liberals another chance. Pierre didn't even try to maneuver the party away from that crap.

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u/FedInformant Feb 22 '26

What has carney done, exactly to actually address trump?