Once again proof of that truism "Everything Trump touches dies" -- in this case, the hopes of Canada's Conservative Party:
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre was voted out of his own seat in Parliament as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projected Monday.
The loss of his seat representing his Ottawa district during Monday’s election capped a stunning decline in fortunes for the firebrand Poilievre, who only a few months ago appeared to be a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and to shepherd the Conservatives back into power for the first time in a decade before U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada and suggestions it should become the 51st state outraged voters and upended the election.
Poilievre, a career politician, campaigned with Trump-like bravado, even taking a page from the “America First” president by adopting the slogan “Canada First.” But his similarities to Trump may have ultimately cost him and his party in Monday’s election.
After polls closed, the Liberals were projected to win more of Parliament’s 343 seats than the Conservatives. It wasn’t immediately clear, though, if they would win an outright majority — at least 172 — or would need to rely on one of the smaller parties to pass legislation.
The Liberals looked headed for a crushing defeat until the American president started attacking Canada’s economy and threatening its sovereignty, suggesting it should become the 51st state. Trump’s actions infuriated Canadians and stoked a surge in nationalism that helped the Liberals flip the election narrative and win a fourth-straight term in power...
Therefore, the election was a win-win, in that mini-Trump Poilievre and his right- wing party lost and the Malignant Fascist proved his toxic bona fides once again.
One bone to pick with the Liberal Party leader: please, it's not "Americans" who want to take over Canada; it's the moron madman Malignant Fascist. Polls show that less than one in five Americans support the insane idea. It's. Not. Going. To. Happen. The vast majority of Americans with a functioning brain cortex cherish our good neighbor to the north and our long history of peaceful alliance. Unfortunately, conflating America with the Malignant Fascist is fair game, since a plurality of us voted him back into office in a stunning display of stupidity and moral vacuity. We take to heart that once the MF broke the bond of trust with Canada (and other friends and allies), the relationship will never be quite the same again. And that is to our everlasting shame and regret.
(Photo: Prime Minister Mark Carney /Frank Gunn,The Canadian Press via AP)