@ChrisCorrigan I think that essay is largely correct; there are signs of a vibe shift regarding #MarkCarney: Canadians are starting to realise that they're not getting what they expected from his premiership, and at some point I expect them to decide that he misled them. (My evidence for changing sentiment is the #AtIssue panel, and the slow rise of the NDP, e.g., at https://338canada.com/federal.htm .)

Whether this will result in a #CPC government, with or without Mr. Poilievre, is hard to say.

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@ChrisCorrigan Eh, the #CPC tried avuncular leaders with Mr. Scheer and Mr. O'Toole — they were criticised as extremists anyway. We did better in the 2025 election with a leader who was more of a scrapper; we'll see how he does in the next election, after the shine comes off PM Carney. After all, he can't be all things to all men after a few years in power.

But yes, Brian Mulroney was a good PM, particularly from the environmental standpoint.

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@ChrisCorrigan As for Mr. Poilievre, 41% of votes is the highest proportion of votes Conservatives have won federally since 1988, so he clearly has some popular appeal. Though the #CPC shed some votes to the Liberals, the key story of #elxn45 was the collapse of the NDP and Bloc votes, driven by Pres. Trump.

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@ChrisCorrigan PM #MarkCarney seems to agree broadly with the Conservative diagnosis of the problems this country faces, and with their proposed solutions. So from a policy standpoint, I'm mostly happy (though I think a #CPC government would go further and faster, as it should).

Conservatives come up with ideas, Liberals mostly enact them; sure, that's a type of collaboration. Like Mr. Singh's NDP, the #CPC won't get much credit though.

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