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In the last 8 years I cannot think of an instance where the government has straight up answered a question in QP. You are right in that regard. Balanced budgets are difficult but not impossible. Budgeting for them and not making them by a small amount was the norm right up to 2015. Certainly there are planned deficits...but nothing even remotely compares to what we are seeing right now. Great, and so will I if he doesn't. I will stay consistent and not allow a government a free pass on that flimsy excuse.

Rationally, the leader of a party is responsible for the policies and governance of said party. Trudeau is the leader of the Liberal party of Canada which currently is our governing party. By all accounts, from it's own ex-members of caucus, all decisions made by this government go through the PMO. Objectively: Global issues are only part of the equation in governance. One can be affected globally but still be domestically sound in it's governance. The Liberals use the global issues to attain a free pass to irresponsible domestic fiscal policy. While I do admit that I come to this thread for entertainment and don't care a whole lot about federal politics in general because it is a quagmire of corruption from every party, I still maintain the privilege afforded to any in a political discussion to form and opinion and counter arguments made against that opinion. I sure hope that when Poilievre is the PM in the next year, that you give him the same free pass based on globalism as you have Trudeau, but I highly doubt you will. The polls are changing and the CPC is beginning to pull away and its not a matter of if anymore it's a matter of when. Do better yourself.

If you say so. It is not insane to criticize Trudeau no matter how much you would like to label it as being so which by the way is also a very predictable response. Don't like Trudeau you are a bigot or insane or any other gamut of ridiculousness you want to drag up. It's garbage. In order for an inquiry to have any value it only needs to be transparent and independant. It could be done behind closed doors for the sensitive parts of the inquiry. It's fiction that an inquiry can't be held and it is NOT just PP asking for one, it is ALL other parties in the House of Commons that represent and overwhelming majority of the voting public,. Johnston's reputation has taken a considerable hit with his decision in the eyes of the public, and the media. Don't believe me check out all the headlines in the newspapers today. Even the papers that tend to skew left are skewering him.

I'm not blaming Trudeau for this, I'm blaming Trudeau for the level that it's at. There is a difference. Look, if they were running a balanced budget and these factors all still existed I could give him more of a pass. When you have doubled our national debt in 3 years, and have taken on unprecedented deficit spending for several years and these problems go unmitigated and are worsening....I'm sorry that is garbage governance.

As it the case in the HOC since Christ was a Cowboy, but those 2 out of 10 questions that are legit and easy to answer should be answered. It's why we have a question period.

Some of the people criticizing Poilievre are every bit as guilty and it would be moronic to bring that up too, but fair enough I missed the 'some" in his post so I retract.

Tell me who is responsible to mitigate these problems? Free pass to Trudeau....it's the world's fault. Such a stupid refrain all the time. Yet he and the NDP have openly complained that Liberals refuse to answer questions too. Here we go with the deflection tactics. Have no good answer for the criticisms then hurl accusations and insults at those who criticize. At this point it's all the Liberal supporters have I guess.

No ignorance whatsoever. Just don't have blinders on. What a crock. Typical BS. If you don't like Trudeau or his policies you have a hidden agenda? That's moronic. Posted in the wrong thread.

Tell that to the working poor who are visiting food banks at an unprecedented rate. They will tell you what they think of the economy. Or to the thirty somethings living in their parent's basement because rent and mortgages are a pipe dream for them right now. Tell it to the senior citizen who is stealing food from Safeway so they can eat. Tell that to the guys on my reserve who have watched countless friends commit suicide because despair is at an all time high on reserves. Don't give me this cock and bull that they have done some kind of amazing job with the economy. They have spent their way out at crippling cost to future generations. Printing money is not the same as managing an economy.

Baloney, I watched a 45 minute refusal this week to answer the question " how much per year is interest on our national debt". A fair and legitimate question by any standard. Met with an absolute non-sensical 45 minute dance around by the Liberals. The week before I watched Freeland refuse to answer what the average cost of housing is in the country right now. Yes there are questions such as the ones you've listed but the Liberals absolutely REFUSE to answer ANY questions even those that are legitimate and with merit. It's a farce, and they are making a mockery of parliament. I guess even they themselves know that they have made a mess of the economy.

No he went off on Twitter as well shortly after the Pederson interview when some Bomber fans called him out on the interview. He twitter ranted about that in the days following this interview.

It wouldn't matter if Poilievre screamed and yelled after because the results would be transparent. Something the current Liberals have a deep rooted problem with. You guys talk about Poilievre grandstanding and creating a circus, I am yet to see a Liberal answer one direct question asked of them. That is where the circus starts. Trudeau has masterfully painted himself as the victim of the big old mean Cons, asking him questions and stuff. Anyone who listens to ANY exchange in the HoC can see that the Liberals NEVER answer a question posed to them and the opposition continually asking for the answer. That's not political grandstanding, that's their function in parliament. The Liberals are the ones abusing the HOC.

The Cons are not alone in asking for an inquiry. The NDP, BQ, and Greens also asked for one. I don't pretend to know whether an inquiry would be good or bad, nor should anyone else here. However, I do know that it was presented as a motion in the House of Commons and was passed by the majority. That's how democracies work, and not calling one despite the majority passing the motion is a gross abuse of power. Exactly right.

I think it's pretty obvious that this was a sham with a predetermined result,

It's a strawman argument to suggest that because all G20 countries have high inflation we should too. Canada is a resource based economy and are in the unique position of being able to battle inflation much easier than the rest of the G20. Yes, global effects are giving us inflation but it is being compounded by out of control spending by the federal government as well, and a refusal to open up our own resources to help drive down inflation. It's many factors but those throwing their hands up in the air saying the feds can't do more are giving the government a free pass.

We likely have no SMS room, and we just drafted Bennett.

He went on the Pederson show a few years ago and absolutely trashed our teams management and some of our players as well. It was gross and I lost all respect for him...so I will say again..screw Mo Leggett. If you don't agree..so be it.

Don't tell that to Wall Street.

It's not interference it's regulation for the greater good. No different than any other restrictions applied to various markets. We just had a multi page discussion about Manitoba privatizing liquor sales, and the opponents to the public only WITH price fixation call me socialist for this? My goodness, our current liquor sales system is about as socialist as you can get outside of communism.

Yep. We need to stop the churn of profiteering on existing housing stock and make it easier for developers to build.

Screw Mo Leggett. Hope he's happy playing arena football for Mickey D coupons. Classless jerk.

I agree. I haven't attended camp in a few years but when I did it was comical how little attention the local media paid to the field. They would stand around laughing and visiting for 90% of the time. Then they get upset when no one wants to pay for their "coverage"

Whatever. I have never stated that the government should not regulate some aspects of the free market. I guess that's the centrist in me. Are you against the idea...or just beaking off. The prices of real estate and the rental market require government intervention. That much is abundantly clear. De-incentivize this and incentivize new development instead. I am not sure why the Liberals are being so dense on this issue.

Not sure any government can do much about interest rates, what they can do is a lot more to ensure a reliable affordable housing market. Interest alone isn't keeping first timers out of the market, super heated real estate markets are. 1. Put caps on house flipping profits to cost plus 10%. 2. Limit rental incomes to cost plus 10 for the first 5 years of ownership.

Bob Irving CFL HOF..just a guess