Juno News - June 05, 2024


Justin Trudeau vs. Pierre Poilievre： Who will Toronto residents vote for？


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If an election were held today and you had to choose between Justin Trudeau's Liberals or Pierre Pouliot's Conservatives, who would you vote for? We asked locals in Toronto who would they vote for and the results are in.

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00:00:00.000 Who would you choose?
00:00:00.780 Probably the Conservatives.
00:00:01.880 I just feel like generally Trudeau's on a pretty mediocre job.
00:00:05.820 Not Justin Trudeau.
00:00:07.120 Well, definitely not Trudeau. I don't think so.
00:00:09.020 I think if he was a different person for Liberal, I would go Liberal.
00:00:11.280 I'd go for Conservatives today because Justin Trudeau f***ed up our country.
00:00:21.420 Well, Conservative leader Pierre Polyev is closing in on his second full year as leader of the opposition.
00:00:26.580 And since then, the polls in Canadian politics have been steadily rising in Pierre Polyev's favour.
00:00:32.600 To the point now that 338 Canada has the likelihood of the Liberals coming out on top with the most amount of seats at less than 1%.
00:00:40.080 Now, traditionally, the Conservatives haven't done so well in downtown Toronto.
00:00:43.720 But something tells me this country is going through a major change when it comes to politics.
00:00:49.420 So we're here at Yonge Dundas Square or Sankofa Square, whatever the city wants to call this landmark here in Toronto.
00:00:56.580 And we're here to ask locals here in Toronto, if an election were held today,
00:01:00.360 who would they choose between Pierre Polyev's Conservatives or Justin Trudeau's Liberals?
00:01:05.040 Let's see what people have to say.
00:01:16.540 If an election were held today, and you had to choose between the Conservatives or the Liberals,
00:01:20.700 Justin Trudeau's Liberals or Conservatives, who would you choose?
00:01:23.300 Probably the Conservatives.
00:01:24.480 And why is that?
00:01:24.960 I just feel like generally Trudeau's done a pretty mediocre job, especially over the last term.
00:01:31.860 I don't think, like, since he called that last snap election, like, everything that I've seen,
00:01:37.360 like his decision-making, I feel like the Liberals just in general are just not what the country needs right now.
00:01:42.940 I think a change in direction would do good for all Canadians.
00:01:45.460 Obviously, politics is a very dirty game.
00:01:47.400 Each party has its promises, but not all the time that they, you know, deliver on those promises, right?
00:01:54.720 So, but the Conservatives, in my opinion, they're looking more, you know, firm on their policies,
00:02:01.580 in terms of immigration, you know, with the Palestine issue, housing, right?
00:02:08.080 So, I think they would be more, you know, more ready to govern Canadian society at this day and age.
00:02:19.480 Domestically, what's the biggest issue facing the country you feel needs to be addressed?
00:02:24.020 Immigration, definitely. 0.57
00:02:25.200 Like, we love, we love people coming into Canada.
00:02:28.940 Canada is a very multicultural country and we're proud of that, right?
00:02:32.400 So, but there needs to be control.
00:02:35.580 We can't have, like, anyone and, you know, everyone coming in, right?
00:02:38.960 Because it causes issues in the economy, such as housing, right, jobs and whatnot.
00:02:44.620 So, I would say immigration would be the main issue. 0.93
00:02:47.020 Conservatives or the Liberals?
00:02:48.280 None.
00:02:48.980 And why is that?
00:02:50.380 Because I just feel like my, my void doesn't really count.
00:02:53.280 I feel like it doesn't, I feel like it just doesn't make a difference.
00:02:57.060 So, for you, it wouldn't really be a matter of who you'd vote for?
00:02:59.580 It's more that you want to see the government change and you want to see the country change?
00:03:02.700 Yes, pretty much.
00:03:04.160 We don't have anybody to vote for.
00:03:06.400 So, what ends up happening is people either throw their vote, like, to some minor party and lose it that way,
00:03:14.580 or just don't bother voting.
00:03:16.660 And I talk to a lot of people out on the streets and people aren't interested in politics like they used to be.
00:03:22.500 So, a majority of people aren't even voting.
00:03:25.120 If you remember our last political election, only 42, 43% of the actual eligible voting population voted.
00:03:33.920 This is how minority governments form. 0.87
00:03:35.560 This is how they can get so few votes yet still come into power, so to speak.
00:03:41.600 So, it's a rough decision for all of Canada next election.
00:03:47.120 So, you're not happy about either of those two choices?
00:03:49.680 I'm not happy with our political system, period.
00:03:52.120 If an election were held today and you had to choose between Justin Trudeau's Liberals or Pierre Paulyov's Conservatives, who would it be?
00:03:57.800 Pierre.
00:03:58.440 Why is that?
00:03:59.720 That's just Trudeau is not my guy.
00:04:01.900 Same for you, miss?
00:04:02.660 I'm half between.
00:04:05.000 I think if it was a different person for Liberal, I would go Liberal, yeah.
00:04:08.900 Not Justin Trudeau.
00:04:10.280 Why is that?
00:04:11.620 Because the way he put Canada in right now, we're not in a good place at the moment.
00:04:19.720 So, for you, it's not a matter of who you would vote for?
00:04:22.220 It's more who you want to see get out of government?
00:04:24.200 Yeah, more change.
00:04:25.120 Well, definitely not Trudeau.
00:04:28.200 I don't think so, so.
00:04:29.740 And why is that?
00:04:31.020 I just don't like the way, like, the country's going right now.
00:04:33.820 So, I don't know.
00:04:35.440 Maybe a little change would be better.
00:04:37.200 Any change is good, right?
00:04:38.680 Would you choose Justin Trudeau's Liberals or Pierre Paulyov's Conservatives to lead the country?
00:04:42.860 I go for Conservatives today because Justin Trudeau f***ed up our country.
00:04:47.580 So, Trudeau or Paulyov?
00:04:49.640 Paulyov's uncle.
00:04:51.040 Paulyov's uncle?
00:04:51.960 He's 95.
00:04:52.640 Damn, damn, damn.
00:04:55.120 Who would you pick?
00:04:57.300 I honestly, I'd go Conservative.
00:05:01.300 The only thing is, with the Liberals, it's been the same story over and over again.
00:05:06.280 Like, Trudeau has passed his time.
00:05:09.060 We need someone new, someone a little bit more fresher.
00:05:12.500 It seems to me Trudeau is just, he hasn't lost the plot.
00:05:16.900 It's just, he spends and spends while we are in deeper trouble in the city.
00:05:22.200 Food prices, gas prices, you know, families have to decide whether to put gas in the car or put food on the table.
00:05:30.020 And I know he said, in October, he said he had a meeting with the heads of all the supermarkets and nothing comes out of it.
00:05:37.220 And it's just a constant story or, you know, situation, I'll look into it.
00:05:42.660 And I'm not saying the Conservatives are going to be absolutely fantastic, but it reaches a point in Canada where you have to go, listen, if it's not new, we still can't go down the old way.
00:05:52.740 And so it's more, it sounds like for you, it's more a situation of you just want the current guys out and you want some change.
00:05:58.560 It's not necessarily that you feel Conservative and you want to have a big change at, you know, with a Conservative government.
00:06:04.020 You just want to change it.
00:06:04.800 I think it's, I think where Canada deserves a change.
00:06:08.220 I, you know, the Liberals have always been there and, and unfortunately the track record for them, it hasn't been very good.
00:06:16.640 And I'm sorry to say, and I'll repeat it, but if any Prime Minister says the budget will balance itself, that's a grade five answer right there.
00:06:25.340 So I'm not very keen on that answer and the budget hasn't balanced itself.
00:06:30.280 And if that was on an Excel spreadsheet, I would hate to think what the, what the deficit is now.
00:06:36.420 Would you choose Justin Trudeau's Liberals or Pierre Pauliev's Conservatives?
00:06:39.380 Pierre.
00:06:40.000 Pierre?
00:06:40.540 Yeah.
00:06:40.980 And why is that?
00:06:42.260 I'm a Conservative, I'm a CPA, I care about fiscal responsibility.
00:06:47.500 And I think Pierre can get it done better than Justin Trudeau.
00:06:50.080 I pay oodles of taxes, it's ridiculous.
00:06:52.520 It's a frustration for most people I know.
00:06:54.740 And we've got to do better with spending, cut the waste.
00:06:57.060 There's an efficient, more efficient way to do all the administration and all the services we have.
00:07:02.140 We just need a team that's going to be committed to doing it efficiently and effectively for Canadians.
00:07:06.140 If an election were held today, would you choose Justin Trudeau's Liberals or Pierre Pauliev's Conservatives?
00:07:12.300 Liberal.
00:07:13.080 And why is that?
00:07:13.700 Because I don't believe in Conservative parties.
00:07:19.280 Yeah.
00:07:19.780 You don't like the Conservatives?
00:07:21.080 No.
00:07:21.320 No?
00:07:21.820 I think I would go for Justin Trudeau.
00:07:24.420 I don't know.
00:07:25.640 I don't speak a lot about politics.
00:07:27.340 No?
00:07:28.160 You think the country needs some change at the government level?
00:07:31.140 Most definitely.
00:07:32.220 Most definitely.
00:07:33.060 Yeah.
00:07:33.600 So if you could vote, would you vote to try to get rid of the current government and replace it?
00:07:40.060 I'd have to look into more information, but that's definitely something that I would be leaning towards.
00:07:46.220 What's the biggest issue you think facing the country right now?
00:07:48.780 Just inflation, just in general, like the price to live.
00:07:55.000 Yeah.
00:07:55.260 The price to live in here and the cost to live and like in general, just having like so much like homelessness in the area nowadays.
00:08:03.700 All right.
00:08:04.340 Well, you just heard from probably seven or eight people from different backgrounds, different ethnicities, some not necessarily from Toronto, but are here visiting.
00:08:11.880 This is sort of the main tourist hub for where people show up in the city.
00:08:15.360 I want to just point you to this section of sign here.
00:08:20.800 It's been stripped.
00:08:22.500 It used to say Young Dundas Square.
00:08:24.480 It's now getting ready for its replacement, Sankova Square.
00:08:27.560 The erasure of history does not slow down here in Toronto.
00:08:31.160 Interesting about the reactions, however.
00:08:33.420 Only one person we spoke to actually said that they were considering voting for Justin Trudeau.
00:08:38.280 They were a supporter of Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party.
00:08:40.980 Most people we spoke to either said Pierre Polyev 100 percent or they don't really care who gets in charge, but it's time for Justin Trudeau to go.
00:08:49.360 If you were to ask that question two, three, maybe even four years ago, I would bet that the reactions would be quite different.
00:08:56.160 I think the majority of people would look at the current situation back then and say everything's fine.
00:09:00.800 But take a look at the problems that we're faced with in our country right now.
00:09:04.040 Out of control, mass immigration, inflation, the cost of living. 1.00
00:09:08.140 These things really impact people on a day-to-day basis.
00:09:11.340 And that's what we heard when talking to people here in downtown Toronto.
00:09:14.760 That's what they seem to care about.
00:09:16.020 All of that being said, an election is likely not going to happen for at least another year.
00:09:20.440 So a lot can change from now until then.
00:09:23.400 But if today's answers were an indication of where the country is going,
00:09:26.720 it looks like change is coming the next time Canadians head to the ballot box.
00:09:30.220 For True North, Harrison Falk.
00:09:41.680 Thank you.
00:09:43.600 Thank you.
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00:09:46.020 Thank you.
00:09:46.300 Thank you.
00:09:47.960 Thank you.
00:09:48.440 Thank you.
00:09:48.840 It's better, yes.
00:09:49.380 Thank you.
00:09:51.320 Thank you.