It turns out the emperor has no clothes after all. Although Conservatives like to drone on like robots about how Stephen Harper is a “steady hand on the wheel” of the economy, that myth is increasingly hard to square with reality. Not only does a recent poll suggest Harper’s reputation as a competent manager of […]
I despise Harper as much as anyone, but is this really a result of his awful policies or more so because he happened to be Prime Minister during the 2008 global economic crisis?
Let’s not fall into the same trap as the “Fuck Trudeau” crowd, the PM isn’t a supreme all-powerful overlord who has full control of the economy. They don’t even have that much direct power over the Canadian economy, let alone global factors like the 2008 recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.
I think this is a “fight fire with fire” type thing.
Conservatives won’t respect us for being above the shit that they do.
Oh, you think JT had a bad economic record? Well then let me show you this. Oh this happened during the 08 crisis? You indicated that we weren’t making allowances for crises.
I despise Harper as much as anyone, but is this really a result of his awful policies or more so because he happened to be Prime Minister during the 2008 global economic crisis?
Let’s not fall into the same trap as the “Fuck Trudeau” crowd, the PM isn’t a supreme all-powerful overlord who has full control of the economy. They don’t even have that much direct power over the Canadian economy, let alone global factors like the 2008 recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.
I think this is a “fight fire with fire” type thing.
Conservatives won’t respect us for being above the shit that they do.
Don’t forget the 2016/17 OPEC crisis
Trudeau was PM by then, though?