Who needs a Liberal Party campaign fund when you’ve got the whole government working for you? Conservatives wasting their time even trying? Look at these two very recent tweets. The CBC’s is longer.
This election comes down to a simple question: Who do you trust to put more money in your pockets so you can get ahead? It certainly is not an NDP-Trudeau coalition. It’s a coalition you can’t afford. Speaking about this in Fredericton – WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/1BDxvsMb5G
— Andrew Scheer (@AndrewScheer) October 18, 2019
Justin Trudeau says Canada needs a prime minister who champions woman's right to choose, says Andrew Scheer not a fighter. Says Liberals will 'unequivocally' defend rights, while Conservatives 'passively accept what the law is even though they don't personally agree with it.'
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 18, 2019
With the CBC and other media similarly carrying water for the Liberals, why even bother?
I searched for any tweets containing any CBC tweets of Scheer/Conservative policy pronouncements or election campaign bromides comparable to this one for their Justin, above.
Here’s the previous Canadian election tweet which speaks to party policy:
Liberals deny Andrew Scheer's claim that they plan to raise the GST, CBC's Katie Simpson reports.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 18, 2019
A Conservative policy but countered by a Liberal argument. Katie Simpson was covering the Scheer campaign I thought. Is she doing oppo research for the Liberals or covering the Conservatives?
Here’s the tweet (on policy) before that:
Update @CBCNews: Andrew Scheer raises spectre of Liberals decriminalizing hard drugs. Conservative leader repeats claim despite Justin Trudeau's previous denial. https://t.co/17UjNMVI4D
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 17, 2019
“Despite Justin Trudeau’s previous denial…” Again with the oppo research on behalf of the Liberals, whenever the Conservatives accuse Trudeau or the Liberals of something. But not the other way around. The CBC continually asks Andrew Scheer and every Conservative about abortion and gay marriage, suggesting, I think, their old bromide about a Conservative “hidden agenda,” despite repeated Conservative denials over decades.
Here’s the one before that:
More @CBCNews: Singh says he would use federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories to influence their decisions and encourage better delivery of services. https://t.co/gyNgLiaIV4
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 17, 2019
No counterpoint to Singh’s pronouncements. No counterpoint to Trudeau’s pronouncements. Just to Scheer’s. I had to scroll down to yesterday morning at 7:44 AM for a tweet simply reporting on a Conservative Party policy pronouncement. But it’s brief!
Andrew Scheer vows a Conservative government would use 'every legislative tool available' to scrap carbon tax by January 1, 2020.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 17, 2019
But then even as I am completing this post, they tweet this: another Conservative point buffered by another Liberal counterpoint. It seems it’s always a point-counterpoint when the Conservatives say something. The Conservatives say this, but the Liberals and Justin Trudeau refute that by saying THIS….
Update @CBCNews: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer accuses Liberals of planning to team up with the NDP to rack up a $40-billion deficit, hike the GST and cut federal transfer payments; Justin Trudeau calls claims 'entirely untrue.' https://t.co/A7bhlLeWTt
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 18, 2019
UPDATE: THE CBC PERSISTED: counterpoint yummies.
Jagmeet Singh says Andrew Scheer's 'lies' are a sign of desperation. Says the NDP has never talked about raising the GST, calls it a regressive tax. The NDP leader says he's been very clear about his plans to impose 'super-wealth tax' on Canadians with fortunes above $20 million.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 18, 2019
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