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TVO Today Live in Sault Ste. Marie: Can angry people be good citizens?

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星期二, 五月 21, 2024
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The panel will be moderated by Steve Paikin of TVO Today’s The Agenda and will include experts such as Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, among others.

Key Points: 
  • The panel will be moderated by Steve Paikin of TVO Today’s The Agenda and will include experts such as Mayor Matthew Shoemaker, among others.
  • “A public forum like TVO Today Live offers a chance to take a step forward together and mend our frayed connections.
  • TVO Today Live will air a recording of the event on Thursday, June 13 at 9:00 pm ET on TVO.org , YouTube , TVO Today Smart TV app and TVO’s broadcast channel in Ontario.
  • Visit the TVO Today Live series page and sign up for email updates to learn more.

Pierre Poilievre is a career politician: Is that good or bad?

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星期日, 十月 1, 2023
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Political commentators credit this polling success to the popular appeal of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

Key Points: 
  • Political commentators credit this polling success to the popular appeal of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
  • The same political background that makes Poilievre an effective parliamentarian may make him vulnerable to being characterized as out of touch by opposition parties and voters.

Career politicians

    • According to King, career politicians are parliamentarians who devote their professional life to politics, entering politics in their 30s and leaving at retirement age.
    • Poilievre closely matches King’s definition of a career politician.
    • It’s safe to say he’s the textbook definition of a career politician.

The benefits of career politicians

    • Poilievre’s background has obvious advantages to his own career and the success of the Conservative Party.
    • For one, his long career in politics, including as a political staffer, has given him a keen understanding of the legislative process.

The problem with career politicians

    • The most common criticism of career politicians is that they are insulated from life outside of formal politics.
    • Poilievre has likely heard concerns and demands from Canadians inside and outside of his constituency as Conservative leader and MP for Ottawa’s Carleton riding.
    • Prof. Donald Savoie of the University of Moncton has suggested that:
      “Career politicians … bring a narrow skill set to their governance.
    • But they lack the ability to test policy prescriptions against
      experiences gained outside politics.”
      “Career politicians … bring a narrow skill set to their governance.

Out of touch

    • His recent popularity appears to stem from talking about the issues Canadians care about.
    • If Poilievre becomes prime minister, he’ll have a hard time maintaining popularity if he focuses primarily on partisanship.
    • The fact that both Trudeau and Poilievre can be described as out of touch raises broader questions about representation in Canada.