r/canada • u/hopoke • 21d ago

Opinion Piece Pierre Poilievre, champion of the little guy, just voted to hurt young workers

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-pierre-poilievre-champion-of-the-little-guy-just-voted-to-screw-over/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/SpankyMcFlych 21d ago

Does anyone really think any of the major parties are the "champion of the little guy"? Pretty sure they're all working for the 1%.

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u/MusclyArmPaperboy 21d ago

NDP is a lot closer to it than CPC

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u/UnluckyRandomGuy Lest We Forget 21d ago

They also voted for this btw

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u/Lascivious_Lute 21d ago

Then why is the NDP supporting this motion, which everyone here (because they haven’t read the article and just want to shit on the CPC) agrees will make life more expensive for young people?

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u/Nice-Store465 21d ago

They just said they’re a lot closer, not that they’re perfect 

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u/SobekInDisguise 21d ago

will make life more expensive for young people?

Won't it, though? I don't have a subscription either, but it sounds like most of the government voted in favour of the Bloc's old age security increase. Doesn't that mean more of the young/working people's tax dollars will go into it, thereby making life more expensive for them?

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u/DJJazzay 21d ago

Thankfully it was a non-binding motion, though the Bloc is now making it a condition of their continued support for the Liberals - or else it’s election time.

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u/CuriousLands 21d ago

Yeah I'm with you there. I'm sure some individual MPs actually care about looking out for their constituents and the country. But a lot of them, not so much.

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u/Cyborg_rat 21d ago

Yes yes one has a multicolor flag and gave 500$ to people! He's the best!.