# Canadian Politics 2022-2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 10, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633 "2022-04-10T22:49:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/381 "2023-11-30T15:58:35Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I think Trudeau got over his skis and jumped the gun with an allegation he couldn’t prove conclusively. Huh. Who knew? Maybe, just maybe, the Prime Minister of Canada, with the resources of the Department of Global Affairs, CSIS, and the RCMP, may have a better take on international issues and criminal acts in Canada than a poster on a message board. Even when the PM is a Liberal. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/382 "2023-11-30T18:39:05Z")
It’s almost like our Canadian government had information, and decided not to spew it all over the press because there were important security issues at stake, including an investigation by the United States. But hey. “Argle bargle Trudeau bad” will continue to be the mantra for the next year. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/383 "2023-11-30T19:14:58Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Even when the PM is a Liberal. Nice hair though. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/384 "2023-12-02T21:01:24Z")
> **[How a Suspected Indian Murder-for-Hire Plot on U.S. Soil Was Foiled](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/nyregion/india-sikh-assassination-attempt.html)** > > After a murder in Canada, a sting operation, prompted by an explosive tip through an unexpected channel, rushed to prevent another killing. > **[What US agents knew before a Sikh separatist was killed in Canada](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67582825)** > > A foiled murder plot in the US has links to a case which sparked Canada's diplomatic row with India. > **[US accuses Indian agent of directing plot to assassinate American citizen](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/29/india-assassination-attempt-american-citizen)** > > Indictment released by DoJ also provides new evidence unnamed agent ordered murder of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/385 "2023-12-03T01:18:19Z")
So is India going to have a diplomatic hissy fit against the Americans now? I hear crickets. The Indian government was sure quick to bash Canada. (As was the official opposition - too bad they can’t seem to support their own country) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/386 "2023-12-03T02:05:15Z")
Whatever they undertake as a response, I very much doubt they’ll spread it round in the international press, as they’ve done with Canada. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/387 "2023-12-03T02:29:54Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > So is India going to have a diplomatic hissy fit against the Americans now? This is no different than the Michaels situation in China where Canada was treated in a way that they would never treat the US. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/388 "2023-12-03T03:41:37Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > So is India going to have a diplomatic hissy fit against the Americans now? I hear crickets. India needs the U.S. and the U.S. needs India. We USA folks can’t have the governments of Russia, China, and India all against us, so I don’t think we will push this for long. I realize the other part, which is that the Sikh-Canadian population, even just in absolute terms, is more than twice the Sikh-American population. EDIT: Or maybe I am all wrong because the U.S. State Department has no control over our Justice Department. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/389 "2024-11-20T23:07:18Z")
So - no Canadian Politics 2024 thread? And we’re in November? Of 2024? Say what? I guess we’re just not all that interesting. Damn bloody rights I’m bumping this. I wish this Pierre Pollievre plonk would just _go away_. > **[Poilievre's office maintains tight control over what Conservative MPs say and...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-iron-fist-caucus-discipline-1.7387552)** > > Pierre Poilievre rules his caucus with iron discipline and control. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the leader keeps members of Parliament in line. > [@](#): > > Conservative MPs who have expressed their opinions in public, or who have strayed slightly from the party’s central message, have been swiftly called on the carpet by Poilievre’s office and forced to course-correct. If a Conservative elected official brings up a subject that contradicts or embarrasses the leader, “the message gets through pretty quickly,” one Conservative source said. Some MPs have lost speaking time in the Commons or in committees as punishment. “It’s a way for Pierre to point out who he likes and who he doesn’t,” a source added. > [@](#): > > “Everybody is being watched. What we say, what we do, who we talk to. We’re told not to fraternize with MPs from the other parties. And that’s not normal,” a Conservative source said. “To be a good MP, it’s important to build relationships with colleagues from other parties. That’s how Parliament works best for Canadians. But the leader’s office won’t let us.” > [@](#): > > It’s radio silence at the entrance to Conservative caucus meetings these days. Every Wednesday morning, journalists throw questions at the arriving MPs. Almost all of them pass without answering; some avoid making eye contact with journalists. Nothing like trying to establish a Trumpian stranglehold on a party. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/390 "2024-11-20T23:17:30Z")
Most Canadian discussions, including politics, seem to be at the Canadoper Café thread nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633/391 "2024-11-20T23:31:19Z")
Ah, thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633.md?page=19)