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Elaine Stewart's avatar

This is a great interview. PMJT definitely cares and wants the best for our country. This is a must watch for Canadians.

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Gary Kapelus's avatar

Colbert was fun. This interview was great. I have always wondered how a conversation between you and Justin might go. My guess is that the PM honestly enjoys frank and open debate on issues of great importance with people who are not afraid of his power. The Liberal caucus and the HofC will be much diminished without you there Nate. Good work!

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Nate Erskine-Smith's avatar

Thanks Gary. Glad you enjoyed it.

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LFKgirl's avatar

Nate (and PMJT) that was fabulous. Messaging was fantastic and clear.

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Nate Erskine-Smith's avatar

Thanks!

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Rodney's avatar

Yes this unbelievable and certainly not accurate or true. Where did you find this misinformation? From the start of Trudeau government to only 2021, not including the the last couple years of irresponsible spending deficits, Trudeau liberals have spent $659.1 billion where all other PM(s) in Canadian history have spent $634.4 billion that includes his his beloved father! This is a source of table 2020 from 2021 budget. Hard to believe but true!

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Rodney's avatar

Stop spending, stop wasting, stop talking period. This government has grown its body and shrank Canadians savings. We are overtaxed and overwellmed financially. STOP fighting Climate Change Canada is doing a good job and accounts for less then 2% make a plan to work with China to reduce. Lower taxes now and balance the budget. No talk make it happen.

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Greg MacDonald's avatar

Why does Trudeau always seem so amped up?

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Trevor's avatar

You mean like why his plane was grounded in India?

"WE ONLY PAY FOR THE BEST NOSE CANDY FOR OUR BOY TRUDEAU".

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Greg MacDonald's avatar

Why does Trudeau always look like such an amped-up, effeminate drama queen?

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Trevor's avatar

Because he IS an amped up effeminate drama queen.

What he's amped up ON is another question.

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Kerry Jenning's avatar

Really a Liberal MP interviewing the Liberal Leader each drinking their Liberal Kool-Aid, and in Denial of the future, Liberal Party of Canada Is Toast. Trudeau should be jailed.

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Trevor's avatar

Jailed with a grumpy cell mate who benches 500

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Jan's avatar

It was worth it to learn that Trudeau wants to be judged on his “values” not his track record 🤣🤣.

Thats what I would say too if I had his “track record”!

Canadians are sick of him. Please make it stop.

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K Diann Duthie's avatar

And values? Deliberately, and endlessly espousing, through the entire election...that 2015 would be the last under FPTP. When his expressed purpose was really to trick the mass of voters looking for PR into voting for a lie.

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Phil Prins's avatar

Every thing that is wrong with politics the world over was highlighted here - in a sane world Nate would be the PM and Justin would be a hardworking back bench MP.

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Mike's avatar

Well, it's hard to take this seriously. First of all, to present this as a way to talk to people that want to listen. Maybe. But the PM has been ducking a lot of opportunities. For example, I would much rather have him appear with a Paul Wells or Althia Raj, rather than a fellow MP. He says he's geared up for a fight, but isn't willing to go talk to them?

As for the "as long as we can have a reasonable conversation and disagree", I think evidence to the contrary is what happened with Jody Wilson Raybould and Jane Philpott.

My last point would be that you've had 9 years, so the whole, we need to address climate change. In all fairness, you've failed to demonstrate the value of the carbon price.

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Nate Erskine-Smith's avatar

Check this out on carbon pricing: https://www.uncommons.ca/p/trying-something-new

There's a lot of value to it, even if it's been poorly defended at times.

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Mike's avatar

Thanks Nate, I did watch the video and it does a good job of explaining the carbon price, and the rebate, although even there, I think most people don't connect the rebate to the price on carbon. Personally, I do agree with using pricing to incentivize behaviour, so I agree with the carbon price as policy, and also agree with concepts like congestion pricing, paying a bag fee, and so on. For someone who is very price sensitive (my wife calls me just cheap), they work well for me.

Certainly, I see the frustration (and I share it) that for most of those who oppose the carbon price as a way to fight climate change, there is not an alternative that is advanced, other than "technology". It doesn't come across to me as a serious plan, but more of a hope.

I do wonder that in the end, as the US (with the incentive driven IRA), China and Europe move towards less carbon intensive energy, Canada will get pulled along. We will certainly have lost the opportunity (including economic opportunities) to be leaders in this space.

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my comment. I hope you are running in the next election, whenever that comes.

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Trevor's avatar

IN OTHER WORDS

Justin as as fake as a three dollar bill.

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Trevor's avatar

This staged interview is duplicitous at best.

Get Trudeau on with Jordan Peterson, or interviewed long form by Poilievre.

Then we can examine Trudeau's "facts" and see if they hold any water.

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Trevor's avatar

It's clear from watching Trudeau's alternate version of reality, that the man is mentally ill.

Where he claims Canada is at, is at best bizarre.

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K Diann Duthie's avatar

Amazed how many Cdns still remember - "2015 will be the last FPTP election". Maybe it was because we heard it over and over and over again. I still have the 347 page all party report if JT would like to read it. Which it appears he has not. Or if he read it he obviously didn't get it. Not possible to have proportionality and include geography?? The last Liberal convention MPs voted vs even setting up a citizen's committee to study PR. Assume that was an edict from above. Thanks for always supporting PR yourself Nate. When you're PM we'll get it done.

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Noel Semple's avatar

This was an illuminating conversation with the right mix of challenging questions and opportunities for the PM to deliver his message. Many who have “tuned out” the PM will consider tuning him back in if they hear this.

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K Diann Duthie's avatar

Certainly no one from FairVote. The duplicity staggering.

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Berris Reid's avatar

Thanks for Nate Erskine -Smith for the discussion with the PM Justin Trudeau.

+ Berris Reid

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