Re:Canada Imposes 5% Tax on Streaming to Fund Local News, Di...
by a-priori on Thursday June 13, 2024 @10:21AM
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They've used it well as a lever for pushing through their agenda on pharmacare and dental coverage. Overall it's been a success for the NDP.
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Re:Canada Imposes 5% Tax on Streaming to Fund Local News, Di...
by cmrdporcupine on Thursday June 13, 2024 @10:26AM
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The average working class Canadian won't see that, and a PP gov't will just gut or turf those programmes immediately.
And people will either credit the Liberals, or just hate Singh for propping up the dreaded Trudeau. Every store or place I go to some baby boomer is ranting at me about Trudeau. Being associated with that gov't in any way is toxic.
Like I said ... tactical move but bad strategically.
Re:Canada Imposes 5% Tax on Streaming to Fund Local News, Di...
by a-priori on Thursday June 13, 2024 @10:33AM
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I'll agree with you that the Polievre / Conservative Party's anti-Trudeau astroturfing campaign has been extremely successful. You can see evidence of it all over the comments here.
Re:Canada Imposes 5% Tax on Streaming to Fund Local News, Di...
by fidotron on Thursday June 13, 2024 @10:38AM
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> The average working class Canadian won't see that, and a PP gov't will just gut or turf those programmes immediately.
Precisely. I think what really grates on people is that the policies pursued are so anti-working class interests while being patronized to from cabinet about it all the time.
This is why despite being libertarian I manage to maintain active friendships with lefties - it is the self serving provably corrupt we cannot stand. I think both of us tend to assume the other leads to an even worse scenario.