This will cost the loss of my vote for the CPC if this is true. (Not that it matters much in my riding, which is firmly Liberal anyway).
I was going to hold my nose and vote CPC simply for the gun issue and hoping that if the CPC got in they would overturn the OIC prohibition that banned a lot of firearms.
However, I will never vote for anyone who would even consider a vaccine mandate or passport.
The last thing the CPC needs is for some idiot candidate to give the media the ammo they need to run special report on the CPC being an antivaxxer party now.
The good news is, the antivaxxers who will be pissed off about this were already voting PPC anyway, so nothing of value was lost.
There is a difference between being an antivaxxer and opposing vaccine passports and mandates. Nothing on his Twitter or Facebook indicates that he is an antivaxxer.
Therefore, it was probably party policy for candidates not to explicitly go after vaccine passports.
I mean this is real basic electioneering. They identified that issue as a landmine, told candidates to avoid it, and this guy stepped on it anyway. Now he's dead. That's the way she goes.
There's a big difference between wanting vaccine passports and just wanting your candidates not to say anything that the media can spin to mean the CPC are an anti-vax party.
Does the media paint Ford as antivaxxer because he is against vaccine passports?
Does the media paint Kenney as antivaxxer because he is against vaccine passports?
No.
O'Toole threw this Yukon MP out of the party because he would do the same as Trudeau. Introduce vaccine passports where he can. And he doesn't want to deal with any opposition from his own party.
Does the media paint Ford as antivaxxer because he is against vaccine passports?
They will if an election campaign starts while that issue is still relevant.
More importantly though, most Canadians support that insanity., so it's a losing strategy to publicly oppose it. Candidates need to STFU about issues that the party is vulnerable on. Win the election first, and then you can do whatever you want.
O'Toole threw this Yukon MP out of the party because he would do the same as Trudeau.
Wait, has the party even said why they threw him out? Or are we just taking the candidate's (and Rebel News') word for everything?
They will if an election campaign starts while that issue is still relevant.
If it's such an election issue Ford and Kenney alone will be enough to paint the whole Conservative party as antivaxx then.
Wait, has the party even said why they threw him out?
Dude, it's been 24 hours since this news broke. Do you see any denial from O'Toole or the CPC? Are they so incompetent to even release a statement if that wasn't the truth?
And now ask yourself, did this move by O'Toole help win votes or did it hurt by eroding his voter base even more? This electoral district would have been one of the easiest pickups. Jonas Smith lost by 150 votes last time and the Liberal candidate isn't running for the next election. He would have the name recognition on his side. Now the CPC will have to find a new candidate for this district a month away from the election. Are the chances that the CPC will flip this district now higher or lower Ham?
^Guy who's trying to keep Trudeau in power forever accuses someone else of having no principles. Amazing.
Your stupid little retarded people's party isn't going to amount to anything. You are wasting your time and energy. That is not my opinion. That is an inalienable fact. Your entire existence here is predicated on your inability to comprehend that simple truth. That is why I call you retards.
Like I've said before, if the day ever comes that the CPC need advice on how to finish with zero seats and less than two percent of the vote, I'm sure they'll give you a call.
This will cost the loss of my vote for the CPC if this is true. (Not that it matters much in my riding, which is firmly Liberal anyway).
I was going to hold my nose and vote CPC simply for the gun issue and hoping that if the CPC got in they would overturn the OIC prohibition that banned a lot of firearms.
However, I will never vote for anyone who would even consider a vaccine mandate or passport.
Abortion. Trannies. Marriage. Immigration. Hate Speech. VaxPass. What exactly is left that the CPC hasn't become the Liberals on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjedLeVGcfE
It's pretty obvious the candidates were told not to wander off the farm into antivaxxer crazytown, since that's a losing issue to be campaigning on.
The last thing the CPC needs is for some idiot candidate to give the media the ammo they need to run special report on the CPC being an antivaxxer party now.
The good news is, the antivaxxers who will be pissed off about this were already voting PPC anyway, so nothing of value was lost.
There is a difference between being an antivaxxer and opposing vaccine passports and mandates. Nothing on his Twitter or Facebook indicates that he is an antivaxxer.
The electorate wants vaccine passports.
Therefore, it was probably party policy for candidates not to explicitly go after vaccine passports.
I mean this is real basic electioneering. They identified that issue as a landmine, told candidates to avoid it, and this guy stepped on it anyway. Now he's dead. That's the way she goes.
So O'Foole is going to clash with Kenney and Ford, two CONSERVATIVE Premiers who ruled out vaccine passports?
When did O'Toole say he wanted vaccine passports?
There's a big difference between wanting vaccine passports and just wanting your candidates not to say anything that the media can spin to mean the CPC are an anti-vax party.
Does the media paint Ford as antivaxxer because he is against vaccine passports?
Does the media paint Kenney as antivaxxer because he is against vaccine passports?
No.
O'Toole threw this Yukon MP out of the party because he would do the same as Trudeau. Introduce vaccine passports where he can. And he doesn't want to deal with any opposition from his own party.
They will if an election campaign starts while that issue is still relevant. More importantly though, most Canadians support that insanity., so it's a losing strategy to publicly oppose it. Candidates need to STFU about issues that the party is vulnerable on. Win the election first, and then you can do whatever you want.
Wait, has the party even said why they threw him out? Or are we just taking the candidate's (and Rebel News') word for everything?
If it's such an election issue Ford and Kenney alone will be enough to paint the whole Conservative party as antivaxx then.
Dude, it's been 24 hours since this news broke. Do you see any denial from O'Toole or the CPC? Are they so incompetent to even release a statement if that wasn't the truth?
And now ask yourself, did this move by O'Toole help win votes or did it hurt by eroding his voter base even more? This electoral district would have been one of the easiest pickups. Jonas Smith lost by 150 votes last time and the Liberal candidate isn't running for the next election. He would have the name recognition on his side. Now the CPC will have to find a new candidate for this district a month away from the election. Are the chances that the CPC will flip this district now higher or lower Ham?
^Guy who's trying to keep Trudeau in power forever accuses someone else of having no principles. Amazing.
Your stupid little retarded people's party isn't going to amount to anything. You are wasting your time and energy. That is not my opinion. That is an inalienable fact. Your entire existence here is predicated on your inability to comprehend that simple truth. That is why I call you retards.
Like I've said before, if the day ever comes that the CPC need advice on how to finish with zero seats and less than two percent of the vote, I'm sure they'll give you a call.