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@MarkJCarney If only there was some way I could keep more of my own money in my account to pay for food myself. Oh but then I remember I’m pitching in to pay for your jet-setting tours across the globe to hear why we can’t use plastic straws but we can manufacture and sell them.

We’re launching the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit this year so more Canadians have more in their bank account.

The admirable consistency of Pierre Poilievre’s conservatism Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review results were ultimately anticlimactic. Nearly 90 percent of convention delegates endorsed his leadership and his vision of conservatism. What is that vision of conservatism? We got a window into it during his convention speech last night. At a time when centre-Right parties around the world are abandoning traditional conservatism in favour of culture wars and dirigiste economics, and some are calling on the Canadian Conservatives to follow in the same direction, Poilievre’s own conservatism, which hasn’t changed since he was a young man, remains notably orthodox—in a good way. He talked about the hidden costs of big government—not just what it spends, but what it invisibly prevents: investment that never happens, businesses that never form, ambition that slowly gets regulated out of existence. It echoed the old Bastiat insight that public policy must account for what we can easily see as well as the consequences that never make it into the political spotlight. Poilievre’s cultural message was similarly restrained. It wasn’t framed as a campaign to purify institutions or to wage war on enemies within. It was closer to a small-l liberal ethic: let people live their lives and let government “mind its own business.” That idea has a lineage of its own—one that runs through classical liberalism and into postwar conservative thought, including the Hayekian suspicion that states which claim to reorder society seldom stop at the margins. And then there was his aspirational thread about recovery, addiction, and rebuilding lives. This was more than a simple law-and-order message. It was a moral claim about agency and redemption and the equal dignity of individuals, including those who’ve fallen. Call it Burkean, call it Christian realist, call it a form of civic faith. It was a powerful expression of Polievre’s case about what kind of citizens remain once government steps back. There was even a flash of Ronald Reagan’s old axiom about the tendency of governments to regulate, tax, and subsidize things. This was a speech that will disappoint those calling for a major pivot to the threats and provocation of Donald Trump and who wanted Poilievre to directly address the president’s threat to Canada and Trumpism’s threat to Canadian conservatism. Instead, he mostly focused on the growing gap between the Carney government’s rhetorical ambitions and its actual results and the socio-economic consequences for Canada. But just because Poilievre didn’t explicitly call out Trump and Trumpism doesn’t mean that he didn’t address it. His articulation of a conservatism rooted in limited government, personal freedom, and the dignity of the individual—what he characterized as “smaller government for bigger citizens”—was an implicit expression of traditional conservative ideas and a rejection of Trumpian illiberalism and those who believe that the Conservative Party ought to remake itself broadly in that image. In a moment of conservative heterodoxy, Polievre deserves credit for his orthodoxy. Notwithstanding the strong endorsement of Conservative supporters, it’s hard to know if Poilievre will ultimately become Canada’s next prime minister. As we were reminded last year, politics has a way of humbling confident predictions. But his speech was a sign that, either way, he isn’t going to change who he is or what he thinks Canadian conservatism should be. There’s something admirable about that.

@IagreeNdisagree Yeah I definitely wasn’t used to it lol. And tough to say. Where I am and the industry I’m in there’s a lot of enthusiasm around it. But I’m also not in the cities and don’t deal frequently with many people outside of O&G or construction.

@JacketPlaid Been to Southern Texas and Mexico, the heat is intense but honestly it's nothing compared to the heat and humidity in central America-been to Belize. DRIVING!? oh man... Glad I'm not there yet. We're all well. How much real world push is there for the independence move?

@JacketPlaid yo bro! It's David, was a guest on your pod after we talked on a Jordan Peterson fb group. I'm moving away from fb more every day. Hope you're still on here. Was thinking of you with all this CCP/Alberta secession talk going on. Hope you and the fam are doing great.

@IagreeNdisagree Yeah man I’m hoping so! Family’s doing well, oldest is driving which is crazy lol. Hope you and your family are doing well! I actually spent a few months working between Texas and Colorado this summer! West Texas heat is something else lol.

@JacketPlaid Love it! Free Alberta! The family all well?

@MarkJCarney This is such an embarrassment as a Canadian.

A pleasure to meet with President Xi in Beijing. Canada and China are forging a new strategic partnership. We’re leveraging our strengths — focusing on trade, energy, agriculture, seafood, and other areas where we can make massive gains for both our peoples.

@KevinVuongxMP That’s been dead for a while now

Is today the beginning of the end of CUSMA?

@ScottAdamsSays Rest in peace

A Final Message From Scott Adams

@s_guilbeault Good riddance.

This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. You can find my full statement below.

@kinsellawarren 56.3% of Canadians knew this back in April.

Learning on Halloween that Carney apologized to Trump: it's actually perfect. Why? Because now we know that Carney was merely wearing the costume of a Prime Minister. And that he isn't one. #cdnpoli

@preta_6 It’s a weird bubble being in the trades, anything and everything gets brought up and talked about.

I’m sick of living in a culture where 90% of people are too terrified to state their opinions out loud. How can anyone accept that?

@gary_srp We all heard the recording. You know this is nothing more than political theatre and will not contribute to safer streets. Lawfully-owned firearms are not on the street, and won’t be. Scrap it, none of us is being done to protect the public and will not reduce gun crime.

Today, we announced our next phase of the Assault Style Firearm Compensation Program, which will remove thousands of assault style guns off our streets—Canadians want this. We can’t be tough on crime without being tough on guns—we’re doing exactly that to keep Canadians safe. 🇨🇦

@RyanHoliday They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer

Don't just read books, re-read them. What is your favorite book to re-read?

@mapleblooded God, I hope so.

Do you think there was a single Liberal voter in Canada who regrets voting for Mark Carney after his Palestine stunt?

@the_jefferymead As a Canadian, Dean is irrelevant to the vast majority of us too.

We don’t care if you respect us or not. You’re not relevant to us.

@johnpavlovitz I am Charlie Kirk. And like Charlie - I am not those things.

"I am Charlie Kirk" means, "I am a racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, anti-immigrant fascist who despises empathy." Thanks for letting us know.

@CanadianPolling Yes. I don’t think I’ll ever trust a Liberal Canadian federal government again though.

Do you think we can ever trust the United States again? 🇨🇦🇺🇸

@benonwine 90’s and mid 2000’s - none.

If you went to school in the 70s/80s/90s How many kids did you know with gender dysphoria?

@amirxodom Thank you for this, what an incredible video and breakdown of these talking points.

Debunking The Biggest Lies Told About Charlie Kirk (0:00) - Intro (10:58) - On Second Amendment (12:48) - On Empathy (15:42) - On Gay People (17:58) - On Trans People (24:21) - On Racism (28:21) - On Affirmative Action (30:58) - On Critical Race Theory (34:56) - On Illegal Immigration (39:12) - On Abortion (44:22) - Charlie’s Why (49:48) - Liberal Threats (50:55) - Leaving The Left (52:29) - My Thoughts

@SethDillon Exactly. It’s about the audience, not your debate opponent.

One thought on Charlie's strategy. He genuinely wanted to change the minds of the people he was speaking to, but in many cases it was abundantly clear that they weren't there to listen. Many were there to protest, to shout him down, to call him names. But that's why he engaged them in front of a crowd — a crowd that was able to see the contrast between his composure and their anger. They could see the difference between his reason and their rage. This was not an accident. Charlie knew that you can't change every mind, but by publicly engaging with the ones who can't be swayed, he was able to reach and impact the ones who can.