Canada boasts the 9th largest economy, pristine environmental standards, a robust legal framework, universal healthcare, world class education, and numerous ...

Canada boasts the 9th largest economy, pristine environmental standards, a robust legal framework, universal healthcare, world class education, and numerous …

  • Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
    10·
    2 months ago

    I forced myself to watch this garbage because I think it’s important to know the talking points of the opposition. I’ve gathered the worst moments - spoiler, it’s the whole video.

    That dream has faded

    The Canadian dream has become a nightmare

    This dream has become a fantasy

    It is nearly impossible to buy a home in Canada

    Who wants to spend 2 million dollars on a home like this? When you can get a mansion in Austin for the same amount?

    Each application for an apartment is met with hundreds of competing applications

    Rents continue to rise uncontrollably and will do so for years to come

    All of this is compounded by the inability of the government to help

    Many would argue [dumb shit]

    Citizens who owns homes are often against development as it would lower the value of the properties

    A part of the reason taxes and red tape continues to increase is the government is growing faster than the population.

    The final nail for housing affordability? Foreign investment.

    Money laundering is just as easy as ever

    Canadians spend more on gas than any other G7 country [ and the whole section on carbon tax is so disingenuous ]

    In most contries, such a deal would most likely be stopped or delayed

    To startup a bank is nearly impossible in Canada

    The US has low levels of market concentration [lmao]

    7% of Canadians go out of the border

    The US is much more dynamic

    The way the video ends on a hopeful note for Poilievre winning, this is obviously propaganda.

    • anachronist@midwest.socialEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Interesting how most of the points about how “nobody wants to live here” boil down to the housing crisis.

      It’s a bit like that old joke about the trendy restaurant: “Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded!”

      • Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
        3·
        2 months ago

        Lmao yes, and the rest of the video is “big corporations and foreign investors are screwing us over”, then hints at electing the party most likely to cater to the wishes of those with big pockets.

    • Kichae@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      Ah, so it’s “things have gotten worse (unstated: because government has abandoned social responsibility), so I hope the guy who explicitly shits on the government having any social responsibility wins”

      • Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
        3·
        2 months ago

        unstated: because government has abandoned social responsibility

        Oh that is very much stated

        so I hope the guy who explicitly shits on the government having any social responsibility wins

        100% that’s the tone of the video, cognitive dissonance to the max. It’s amazing how immediately following the talking point about red tape and government intervention causing high prices on everything, they pivot to the case that the government should have stopped Rogers and Shaw merger.

    • lobut@lemmy.ca
      4·
      2 months ago

      Urgh, it makes me wonder why people do videos like this and think that Poilievre is going to be able to “fix” all this.

      Then again, yeah, if it’s propaganda it’s just about sowing doubt.

      • Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
        5·
        2 months ago

        why people do videos like this and think that Poilievre is going to be able to “fix” all this.

        Poilievre doesn’t have to come with solutions. If you look at the wave of right-wing election winners across the globe since the 10’s, the one thing in common is that they tune the voters into “things can’t keep going on this direction!” mode, and by presenting themselves as the ones bringing change, they funnel all the misguided fears and hopes.

        In fact, I was surprised this video even got to explicitly advocate for the “smaller government” bullshit, because that’s veering into solutionizing a bit. But then again, it’s the oldest conservative talking point after trampling minorities so the audience will eat it like hot cake.

        if it’s propaganda it’s just about sowing doubt.

        100%, the whole video screams anti-Trudeau propaganda