Unify Action - March 31, 2025


Quite the Turn Around


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3 minutes

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648

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41

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00:00:00.080 Are you planning to vote this election?
00:00:02.280 Yes.
00:00:03.060 What's your opinion on the political leaders, especially the top two?
00:00:07.000 Um, I think they're interesting. I mean, inevitably, there's never a perfect choice, but I think they're all right.
00:00:13.520 So what do you think of Carney?
00:00:15.580 Um, I think he's an interesting guy.
00:00:18.080 His background with the UK and being a top manager there of their banking system and everything around him,
00:00:25.840 I think it's, I don't know, a little skeptical, but I think he's an all right leader for the Liberals.
00:00:32.860 So do you think he can pull off a win?
00:00:36.160 Honestly, I was pretty surprised when he joined the leadership race for the Liberals and the polls went in his favor.
00:00:43.880 I think we haven't seen him have a proper debate yet.
00:00:46.480 So I think that's going to be the turning point once that happens.
00:00:49.440 And if he can hold himself in that election or that debate, sorry, then I think the polls could sway in his favor.
00:00:56.360 Yeah, but he's pulled out of the French debate. Do you think that's a good thing for him?
00:01:00.360 No, no, not at all.
00:01:02.680 And especially since Quebec is threatening to separate in 2026.
00:01:07.000 So would it be a good idea for us to have a leader who can't speak French deliberate that?
00:01:11.620 No, not at all. I completely agree.
00:01:14.240 And also, he's refused to meet any of Alberta's demands.
00:01:20.260 Yep.
00:01:20.840 Is that a good idea?
00:01:22.340 Absolutely not.
00:01:23.740 That's one of our strongest provinces in terms of their economy.
00:01:27.240 And one thing that I like with the opposition leader, Pierre Polyev,
00:01:31.100 is the idea of booming our oil production.
00:01:33.480 And that's something that Carnia has no plan of doing.
00:01:36.380 So I don't think it's a good thing that he's not swaying in favor of Alberta.
00:01:39.960 Oh, definitely.
00:01:40.660 Exactly. And I personally view it like this, that if we get a carny government in, we might actually have a national unity crisis on our hands. 0.89
00:01:48.460 That's what Alberta is actually. It's their words.
00:01:51.660 And with Quebec trying to separate too, I think that might not be such a good thing for Canada.
00:01:55.920 So do you think then a liberal government wouldn't be good for Canada otherwise?
00:01:59.700 I wouldn't say it'd be ideal for Canada.
00:02:02.420 Trading with the United States is the biggest thing on our radar right now, and that should be on our radar right now.
00:02:07.540 and I don't think that Kearney is going to handle that whole situation well.
00:02:11.660 Canada has a great chance to bring back all the production at home and boom our economy
00:02:16.260 and that's something that Kearney just doesn't plan on doing.
00:02:20.500 So one thing, just if you're indecisive about who to vote for,
00:02:25.800 I'm pointing students towards podcasts and telling them that if they want a good idea of who the political leaders are,
00:02:32.660 go watch the podcast.
00:02:33.840 Yeah, don't just watch CBC.
00:02:35.100 Yeah, definitely don't, because I actually did some polling at my own recently,
00:02:39.280 and those who watch CBC, they actually have a more positive view of people like Carney
00:02:44.100 and a much more negative view of Trump and everything else.
00:02:47.720 That's not surprising at all.
00:02:51.380 So, yeah, I would also direct you towards Jordan Peterson, if you haven't watched him.
00:02:56.400 Yeah, of course.
00:02:56.980 His interview with Pierre Paglia.
00:02:58.740 Yeah, I thought podcasts like that are an excellent opportunity
00:03:02.540 for leaders to show themselves in an unscripted manner.
00:03:06.000 And I think that podcast with Jordan Peterson,
00:03:09.040 he's a, you know, it's up for debate
00:03:10.700 how good Jordan Peterson is and his views and everything,
00:03:13.240 but I think that shines some good light on Pierre Polyev
00:03:15.980 and how well he can show himself in interviews like that.
00:03:19.580 And I think it'd be interesting to see
00:03:21.120 if Carney would ever do a podcast like that
00:03:23.220 and how he could handle himself in that.