Canadians see through the Trudeau government’s attempt at buying votes.
Trudeau has no clue how big his deficit really is.
— Jasraj Singh Hallan 🇨🇦 (@jasrajshallan) December 9, 2024
He promised a $40 billion deficit but is blowing past it and stuck Canadians with the bill with reckless tax hikes like his carbon tax scam.
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Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have made an effort at buying back votes after consistently bad poll numbers over the last couple of years.
The plan, announced in late November, will see Canadians given a tax break on groceries. The plan originally included a $250 bonus cheque for those that qualified, however that was dropped due to pushback from the NDP.
Unfortunately for the Trudeau government, their attempt at reconciling with Canadians is being met with skepticism, and in some cases, contempt.
Only 6% of Canadians believe the Christmas tax break constitutes “entirely genuine help,” according to a recent survey by Angus Reid.
9% of Canadians believe the program constitutes “somewhat genuine help,” according to the same survey, for a total of 15%.
The remainder of people see the decision as “political,” which is further evidenced by people’s comments on social media.
Canadians’ response to the program ranged from dismissive to outright crude when Toronto 99 asked for feedback.
“Hate everything about it; another inflationary add to an already stressed economy. Canada is run by financial idiots!” wrote one X (Twitter) user.
“Slap in the face. He thinks we’re dumb,” wrote another X user.
Trudeau’s political nemesis Pierre Poilievre has consistently outperformed him in the polls, as has been reported extensively by Toronto 99.
The reasons for Trudeau’s fall from grace is due to a variety of factors, including his mandatory vaccination program during the Covid era.
There has been a series of scandals throughout Trudeau’s tenure, including recent claims of Chinese-state interference and mismanagement of government funds in relation to the ArriveCan app.
The next federal election will be held in October 2025, and unless Trudeau can rebuild trust with Canadians in the next year, Poilievre is almost guaranteed to be Canada’s next prime minister.
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