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I’m black and agree! My family has been here for over 3 decades and we are regular, hard-working Canadians not people trying to change a country in which we came like many of them are doing! Don’t come out west we are conservatives not woke!

The last 14 years in the UK (where im from) has brought \n \nworst amount of people living in acute destitution since ww2 \nfood crisis, more food banks have opened ever since ww2 \nmost severe housing affordability crisis since ww2 \nshrunken economy \ndevastated currency strength \nworst national health service performance, longest meme level wait times, since ww2 \nfewest doctors/nurses per capita \n \nIts gonna be interesting when people vote the conservatives here in to see if they follow the last 14 years of the UK. Its almost like most of these factors are from a global connection/corporate greed issue, if both left and right wing governments are suffering from the same end results. Though, in my opinion the right wing has faired worse off (unless youre wealthy) comparing the performance of Canada to the UK. There's a solid reason why having now lived long enough in both places ive picked Canada to stay in.

When the conservatives win the next election, they need to stop all immigration for a few years, the country needs to settle and fix the housing issues, etc.

There's a plan for Canada it just doesn't include white, conservative, or old-fashioned people.

Keep voting liberal ?????,get what you vote for ? Unfortunately there are too many idiots living in eastern Canada voting liberal and not enough smart Canadian taxpayers living in western Canada , that vote conservative and not New dumb party or Libterds.

im conservative and i like the system to run on Canadian family traditions, i also feel like a stranger in my own city

The funny thing is some conservative voters think Pollieve will significantly lower immigration rates ! He won’t because he’s a globalist like Trudeau ! Vote PPC or become Indian , those are your options.

This is the conservatives fault for importing cheap labour.

Pierre Poilievre is doing really well with Indians (Sikhs especially) , as they are god loving, conservative and family oriented... most of the students being brought over are also victims of Trudeau - they are being mugged silly for education and an empty pipe dream..\n\nUnited we can beat Trudeau and Jabmeat - divided we ALL lose everything...

East indians are typically democratic conservatives. \n\nWhy is Brampton full of liberals. It does not make any sense.

Wait till the conservatives come into power, things will get worse for brown people.

Vote conservative and you shall see Canada regain its glory. The only issue is the WEF and their corrupted leaders (Singh, Trudeau) cast them out and Ca\nnada will be fine.

I was born and raised in Canada and in my 60’s now. I can’t afford to live here anymore, healthcare has declined, personal safety, fuel costs, insurance etc. most of all our politics are a mess on all three major parties. The Liberals are a royal mess and inflation went through the roof. They’re just running around like the 3 blind mice making fools of themselves. The Conservatives are involving themselves in a right wing romance with fascist trumpianism and think poutine is an ok guy. The hate speech is unreal. We used to be a real chill country. I have young 20 somethings telling me they think Communism is a great idea and they would rather fight for poutine if a war breaks out. Well it’s their future not mine. The AI, bots and trolls on the internet are telling them what they want to hear in order to stir up hate and entitlement. The NDP (New Democratic Party) is neither here nor there, they’re kind of always the minority and swing both the other two parties to divide the vote and gain some form of temporary power. \nI’d like to see a politician that has the balls to stand up to the dictators of this world that shit disturb in every continent because they are such little insecure bastards that they think they can conquer it. I’ve got news for them. Every single dictator in history has failed… miserably and often brutally. We need the kind of leadership in our Country that can produce good governance. Our GDP is just under $60K. The dictators out there are rubbing their greedy little hands, for if there is ever a 3rd world war, Canada will be the prize. We are loaded with resources. Land mass, water, minerals, oil and gas, technology, geographic strategic stronghold etc. Don’t let it slip into the hands of fascists, communists, dictators or totalitarians they always make it worse so that it takes a lifetime to recover. I’ve spent 40 yrs in the workforce, and listened to countless people from every continent who told me the truth about why they left their homeland. People who survived WW2, the Korean War, Vietnam War, communist China, expansionism of the USSR, the caste system and political persecution in India and Bangladesh. Political unrest in Argentina and Chile. I have personally witnessed systemic racism in the USA and Canada. \nI don’t have anything tying me down to stay here so I will be moving on. I think I’ll just become a nomad tourist for a while.

I never voted for him once, I was a liberal voter right up till he took over the party. Now me and my household 5 votes go to the conservatives hands down.

It's now time to go back with the CONSERVATIVES

People here thinking conservative will fix any of this ? like what people don't get is that conservative are still in government and are the only ones stopping us from building affordable housing.

Allow me to give you a simple answer. We got betrayed by our politicians. The Liberal voters obviously saw something that we Conservatives did not. Hope your happy with your choice Liberals.

Trudeau now admitting immigration is out hand is purely political as he knows the conservatives are a head in the polls. In the past mass immigration was done on purpose by trudeau.

As much as I'd like to blame it all on the Trudeau government, many of Canada's problems are systemic. Also at least some of the housing cost issues can be blamed on the previous Conservative government, who did everything they could to kick the can down the road and keep the house price gasbag inflating. We should have had a proper correction after the 2007/8 global financial crisis, but we didn't. However the Liberal government has done nothing in the last 9 years to improve things, and in fact the record high immigration levels have undoubtedly contributed to housing demand.

this is now the right time to go back in conservative

You say why no one wants to live in Canada while the population in Canada continues to increase. Problems with housing started years before Trudeau was elected and continued to get worse and the Conservatives are just as culpable and are using it as a political tool. I guess you haven’t looked at how much it costs per month to cover a family for health care in the USA and that’s after spending thousands because of deductibles before you even get covered and only if you can afford a policy that covers 100%. Pie in the sky is for suckers.

The Trudeau government is scrambling now to address the housing crisis. In the next few weeks you'll see a myriad of announcements to prep for the election. Don't fall for it. Not saying the Conservatives are any better but I think we are due for some change in one way or another.\n\nMyself and most of my friends are in the top 1% of earners and we are nowhere near close to buying houses/apartments in Toronto and Vancouver. Our generation is truly in trouble.

Racist comments from old white conservatives

I have a question Brian \nWhen Pierre is PM are the Conservatives stuck with liberal senators

We must have immigration. We Canadians are too highly educated to want to do manual labour. We also do need immigration to prop up our pension plans, which will run out of funds in a few years. We are discriminatory with respect to professional immigrants. Shame.\n\nCovid caused a 2-year slowdown in construction, and in strong inflation. Trudeau is the mouthpiece for the technocrats who advise him on immigration, and the ability to match demand with supply. Immigration, healthcare, whatever-policy is not a one-man (king) decision. The liberals set the policy, not the quotas. As for housing, quotas were set and the liberals advised and provided confirmation.\n\nWith respect to housing, many contractors could not afford to build, given the almost doubling in the cost of raw materials. As well, infrastructure provided by cities, in some occasions, could not match the installation of sewers, water supplies, garbage disposal, etc.\n\nTrudeau is a convenient victim. And if you mean by Trudeau, that it is the Liberals in power, you must also include the NDP, who provided the support to keep the Liberals in power. The NDP have a large impact on the immigration decisions. Blame them as well.\n\nAnd if you think that Pierre P with the Conservative party can do better. Lets see how he does in his second term, if there is a second term.

I can't figure who I hate more, Trudy or Jughead for keeping him in power. If NDP wants a snowball's chance in hell of winning the next election he'd better get his act together.\nRegardless...I'm still voting Conservatives!!!

Trudeau appointed his wedding party pals. Isn't this the same thing conservatives get raked over the coals for? Hmmm..

Our supreme leader will never close the immigration floodgates. He’s just like his father. He to opened the floodgates and that how my parents got here. And like good people they are they voted liberal almost there entire life. Well until I became an adult and opened their eyes to the corruption every liberal leader has been involved in since the 90’s. My parents voted conservative ever since

liberals: Always a day late and dollar short…blame the Conservatives

What a joke! It is out of control because of him. \nObviously it is important now because the election is coming, and he is trying to do damage control.\nTelling people what they want to hear and act all concerned now is a little too late. \nHe will continue destroying Canada if there is anything left by the time the election rolls around. \nIf he gets re-elected we are finished for sure.\n\nI have never voted conservative in my life but I now will be because of this party..and ndp.\nAm I happy about it…no. \nAnything is better than this bunch, and our choices are very limited. \nThey can’t even hold a conversation and work together/ compromise, find solutions that work.\n\nThe laws and system need to be changed to prevent this from ever happening again. You will never see talk about that though.\nI have very little faith in any party at this point. Stand strong ??

They could make a big dent in the housing crisis over night if he just stopped his policies and deported the 1 million plus people who have overstayed their visas. That would easily free up jobs, and hundreds of thousands of places to live. Not to mention help with reducing crime and taking the strain off our Healthcare system. If these were all conservative voters what you want to bet he would have enforced the laws YEARS ago?

Canada is beholden to the UN and WEF. We have signed agreements, immigration won't stop/slow, even under conservatives.\nHas Pierre called out the source of our destructive policies? No, he points at Trudeau. Well it's obvious it isn't Trudeau. Trudeau isn't in control of all western nations, all seeing the same issues.

Brian, to me, Trudeau is a complete disaster as a PM. The kicker is he blames the conservatives for housing shortage well the last time I looked whom is the PM HIMSELF!! Its pathetic!!

Some Canadians have been screaming about this for *YEARS.*\n\nWe have always been a small population on a massive landmass. It's part of our cultural identity. Then Trudeau and his ilk come along and decide to irrevocably change the face of this nation for a bunch of nonsensical reasons that are easily disproved. Nobody asked for this. Nobody was consulted. There was no vote. Canadians had no say - at all - in the fact that their country was going to change so dramatically.\n\nTrudeau is going to lose the election because of his policies, but sadly, the Conservatives replacing him will do no better when it comes to *this* particular issue.

Common sense vote Conservatives

Watching CBC is hazardous to your mental health...you'll be indoctrinated into Liberal-loonieness and be compelled to vote for Trudeau. Please do not add to the misery of Canada - Vote Conservative!

Liberals and conservatives out, CANADA ?? NEEDS CHANGE!

This country is utterly ludicrous. Bureaucrats and politicians exhibit sheer madness and political opportunism. I believe both Liberals and Conservatives are responsible for this situation. As a skilled migrant myself, my family and I migrated here 25 years ago. Let me illustrate with an example I'm aware of: A young woman obtained her student visa from Seneca College and arrived here with her husband and two children. Her husband secured an entry-level job (I believe that entry-level job should go to a Canadian youth), and subsequently, she brought her mother to look after their children. These children are enrolled in the local school board, and Canadians are footing the bill for their education. I don't know what economical benefit Canada is going to get out of this kind of situation. This is just one of many cases I've personally witnessed. I fail to comprehend why Canadians tolerate such foolishness.

Considering Canadians still hesitate to vote conservative and would rather vote liberals if their lives depended on it, Canadians deserve all these.

Liberals, NDP, and their woke left-wing friends treat Canadians poorly, and they disrespect Canadians. No matter how those woke lefties try to find excuses for their masters, i will not trust them. Voting Pierre for PM and Conservatives is the only way to save Canada now

Thank you conservatives and liberals and every single politician for ruining this country.

as a conservative American, seeing our radical socialist neighbor up north fail brings unthinkable joy to my life

A lot of what this video says is true. People need to stop acting like a conservative government is the answer to the fix. The truth is there is no answer fixing this is going to take years. And the guy from Quebec... well, maybe you should take your head out of the sand and stop forcing people to work in French maybe then you'll attract more doctors. I like how you leave that part out.

I clicked on this expecting some right-wing Trudeau-bashing, and I was pleased to see it’s actually a fairly objective, non-partisan discussion. \n\nOne thing it doesn’t mention, though, is that conservative provincial governments in Canada are sitting on $70 billion in health care funding supplied by the federal government. They are deliberately allowing their health care systems to deteriorate. They have done the same with federal housing funding, to the point where the federal government is now making deals directly with cities to supply new housing. \n\nAnd, those rising housing prices, for better or worse, have made a lot of Canadian homeowners and landlords very wealthy. THEY certainly don’t want to see housing get more affordable.

Yes Yes…your conservative boy will fix everything that’s not even broken. Some people’s cup will always be half empty but no worries, a stroke is on its way.

Politics are like a pendulum. In my youth the right was largely the unreasonable voice; strong conservative policies derived in part by religious values that didn’t mesh with more progressive mainstream views. There was also a small but perceivable undertone of anti-imigration and racist sentiment in Canada's rural areas. Now the pendulum has swung far to the left. Now the extremists are on the left, killing free speech, mandating bodily harm, and cramming a nonsensical woke ideology down our throats. The voice of reason is now right of center. If I had to compare the two I would say that the current left ideology has been far more damaging. I hope that the next election will be the start of a new Canadian renaissance and that the pendulum doesn't swing too far to the right. No single politician has done more to destroy Canadian pride, economics, and world standing than Justin Trudeau.

It is all Harper's conservatives fault. Says our leader for the past 8 years.?

End immigration until housing is fixed.. vote Conservative party.

The liberals ruined this country, the math is simple. More people + same social services + same infrastructure = bad. If people thought the conservatives were bad for cutting this and cutting that, don't worry, with the liberals they cut nothing but oversaturate the market with people (immigrants/refugees) so its even worse. This country is a joke and Justin Trudeau is the clown.

And people blame Trudeau for these issues. When the conservative majority is doing nothing that much to fix the problem as the liberal minority government is.