Was Pierre Poilievre Breathing Too Hard on Erin O'Toole's Neck?

 

The Tories like nothing so much as eating their dead - after they've knifed them in the back. Diefenbaker was felled from within. So was Joe Clark. Andrew Scheer, ditto.

Now it's Erin O'Toole's neck on the line. I'm sensing that he doesn't want to go the way of his predecessor, Chuckles. When it comes to the prime minister, O'Toole is swinging but he doesn't seem to be connecting. This is no time for the opposition leader to be outshone by his in-house piranha, Pistol Pete Poilievre.

Triple P has been getting plenty of attention as Tory finance critic. That's in his nature. He's aggressive, persevering and just a bit creepy. He's exactly what O'Toole doesn't need breathing down his neck. So today, the opposition leader has been consigned to a brand new portfolio, critic for jobs and industry, where he can cool his heels and his political ambitions. It is said to come with a well appointed office that includes a chair that flushes.

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  1. When it comes to the prime minister, O'Toole is swinging but he doesn't seem to be connecting. .

    He is not alone, few politicians do connect!
    Most are seen less than a groundhog on groundhog day.
    When it comes to politics Covid has provided the ultimate in distraction from the realities of life that we will ever see.
    We wear masks to avoid Covid but must we also wear blinkers and earmuffs?
    I cannot remember another time when we were so disengaged from politics.
    It's like watching a Zombie film.

    TB


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    1. I think you're right, TB. Covid may be causing us to disengage from politics. I expect that also happens in wartime. Churchill was safe until the war ended then - the boot.

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  2. Moving Pierre to a less prominent post can only be a good thing for O'Toole, Mound.

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    1. When you're just another pasty Tory, someone with undisguised ambition who captures the limelight is a threat. I suppose O'Toole wasn't able to discard him entirely or open an opposition headquarters in Alert. Oh well.

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  3. "just a bit creepy"

    ya think? just a bit?

    I really can't think of another CDN MP (past or present) who is creepier

    Would you let him babysit your grandchild? ;-)

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    1. Think of PP as Canada's Stephen Miller without the charm.

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