Opinion | For Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau, centrist policies are more powerful than political labels

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Opinion: What unites Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau is that they represent, in their own, unique ways, the mass-market middle of Canadian politics right now, SusanDelacourt writes.

It’s a good thing Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau have learned to get along so well together over the past couple of years.

“Both of us sat back and reviewed everything that we got done together,” Ford told reporters on Friday. “And there’s so much that unites us.” Ford didn’t win in Ontario by campaigning against vaccine mandates, the Bank of Canada or the World Economic Forum — the pillars right now of Pierre Poilievre’s campaign. Ford didn’t even win by campaigning against Trudeau. On the very eve of the Ontario election campaign, the prime minister and premier took their road show to Windsor, to make a big announcement around the future of the auto industry. So far, moreover, Ford has not shared any public stage with Conservative leadership contenders.

If Ford and Trudeau are going to be the political leaders defining the middle ground in Canada for years to come, here’s the question then: Should federal Conservatives be looking for someone to do the same? Trudeau, on the other hand, is continuing to reap the benefits of a working alliance between his government and Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats. He, too, gets to govern while his chief rivals are locked in a leadership race.

 

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SusanDelacourt Así es.

SusanDelacourt Trudeau has no fucking clue what the middle is

SusanDelacourt Comparing Trudeau & Ford is laughable & insulting. There’s this mood happening in the media post election of a weird celebratory tone with the Ford win. ie reggcohn etc .. When it’s just depressing. Dispiriting. A sad dark day for Ontario. OntarioElection2022 OntarioVotes

SusanDelacourt They re[present totally different things - Ford Represents the RW Thugs!!

SusanDelacourt LOL! Trudeau is the middle my ass!

SusanDelacourt No! No! No! they absolutely dont Ford was elected with 18% of the vote of Ontarians! 18% stop with this campy folky feel for Ford- he is a HS drop out drug dealing incompetent asshole! that's it- nothing more! to suggest he is even in the same league as PMJT is lunacy!

SusanDelacourt CENTER? MIDDLE 😂 have you guys even payed attention? Yeah Center politicians definitely support mass surveillance, internet regulators, clamping down on free speech, enacting emergency orders on protestors, etc. yeah sure…

SusanDelacourt Ford represents trucker occupiers.

SusanDelacourt Jr does not represent what Canada was and should be.

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