Canadian Conservatives are discussing how to emulate Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency north of the border should they win the upcoming federal election — and they think they can make cuts even more quickly than the Trump administration has.

Canadian Conservatives are discussing how to emulate Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency north of the border should they win the upcoming federal election — and they think they can make cuts even more quickly than the Trump administration has.

  • Evkob (they/them)@lemmy.ca
    23·
    3 months ago

    I really hope the Cons lose massively in this election and back off from this alt-right Trumpian swing they’ve been on under Poilievre.

    Not that the previous versions of the Conservative Party were any better, but at least they tried to hide how hateful and stupid they were. Now it’s all just out in the open. It’s exhausting.

  • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
    28·
    3 months ago

    Yeah because that’s saved so much money and worked so well

    I heard today they’re no longer checking the safety of milk. I actually like not getting horribly sick from milk.

    • Sludgehammer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      3 months ago

      Yeah because that’s saved so much money and worked so well

      It’s hurt a lot of people though, and cruelty is the point.

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
        2·
        3 months ago

        Also think of the massive reserves of unemployed workers that will let employers drive wages into the ground.

    • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
      1·
      3 months ago

      At least the veneer of how stupid and awful the MAGA ideas are is being pulled back these last few months.

      I agree with you, I do not understand it.

    • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
      13·
      3 months ago

      Massive lying campaigns with no accountability.

      People who want simple clear answers.

      Amygdaloids who comprise about 20% of any population and are driven by various flavours of fear.

      People who believe success like wealth or fame is evidence of merit.

      People who believe that social hierarchies are necessary and immutable in some ways.

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
        1·
        3 months ago

        Well that’s certainly not what I wanted to hear, but I have a had time saying it’s actually wrong.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        People who want simple clear answers.

        I’m constantly reminded of this quote:

        For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.

        – H. L. Mencken

  • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
    14·
    3 months ago

    Conservatives in Australia are publicly backing away from emulating DOGE and Trump. Publicly but I’m sure that it will change if they win in May. Can’t trust them as they are rabid.

  • aizakku@waterloolemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    Pierre’s record speaks for itself, no need to muddy waters

    https://pierresrecord.ca/

    • Received a government pension at 31, then raised the retirement age on hard-working Canadians
    • Defined marriage as a union between ‘one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others’ (in front of his gay parent)
    • Visited and courted far-right extremist groups
    • Said Indigenous Peoples needed to learn the value of hard work more than they needed compensation for residential schools
    • Worked to bring American-style, anti-union laws to Canada
    • Said he’d use the notwithstanding clause, overriding Canadians’ rights
    • Committed to free votes, allowing his MPs to bring forward anti-abortion legislation

    Timbit Trump has had a terrible history as MP, I don’t want to see him as PM. Spread far and wide if you agree.