This Isn’t a Mechanic Shop — It’s a Country. And Cynicism Won’t Save It. Danny I.P. – No Retreat. No Surrender. April 21, 2025
A recent comment floating around tried to tear down a decade of policy with cheap cynicism and a shallow metaphor:
“If a mechanic messes up your car, you don’t go back — you find someone else.”
Let’s be honest: Canada isn’t a car, and Pierre Poilievre isn’t a mechanic. He’s a demolition crew posing as a leader, armed with nothing but hashtags and hollow rage.
And frankly, why go with a mechanic when we have a surgeon?
Let’s break this down:
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1. No, the Liberals didn’t censor the media.
Bill C-18 forced tech giants like Meta and Google to pay Canadian media outlets for using their content. That’s not censorship — that’s protecting independent journalism from Silicon Valley exploitation.
You can still read Rebel News, Breitbart, or the back of a cereal box if you want. But don’t confuse facts with oppression.
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2. Reconciliation isn’t lip service — it’s progress.
While critics cherry-pick court disputes, here’s what they ignore:
• 250+ Indigenous land claims settled
• 140+ boil water advisories lifted
• Billions invested in Indigenous health, housing, and education
• UNDRIP passed into law
Meanwhile, Poilievre has voted against clean water legislation, praised the “benefits” of residential schools, and refused to say the word reconciliation.
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3. Climate action isn’t perfect — but it’s real.
Under Liberal leadership:
• Emissions peaked and are trending downward
• The Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act is law
• Clean tech, EV, and transit investments have surged
• Carbon pricing with rebates helped working families
And here’s what Pierre doesn’t want you to know:
One of Mark Carney’s first moves as Liberal leader was to scrap the consumer portion of the carbon tax.
Why? Because he listened. Because he understood how divisive it had become, especially in rural and working-class communities. He didn’t cave — he adapted. That’s not weakness. That’s what real leadership looks like.
He kept industrial pricing on polluters, kept climate goals intact, and responded to Canadians with economic and emotional intelligence.
Poilievre? Still yelling “Axe the Tax” into a void, with no replacement policy. Just vibes and vitriol.
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4. Covid cheques “don’t count”?
Tell that to the millions who avoided poverty, eviction, and disaster thanks to CERB. That support wasn’t charity. It was survival. And it worked.
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5. What have the Liberals done? Here’s a short list:
• $10-a-day child care rolling out nationwide
• Dental care for kids, seniors, and low-income families
• Pharmacare on the table
• Expanded disability and senior benefits
• National school food program
• Protections for LGBTQ2S+ Canadians, trans rights, and reproductive rights
• 500,000 homes per year under Carney’s national housing strategy
• Carbon tax restructured to reflect fairness and reality
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Mark Carney is not Justin Trudeau. Mark Carney is not Pierre Poilievre.
He’s a world-renowned economist, not a career politician.
He’s not throwing slogans at the wall to see what sticks.
He’s solving problems before they explode.
• Former Governor of the Bank of Canada
• Former Governor of the Bank of England
• Chair of the G20 Financial Stability Board
• Advisor to world leaders through multiple global crises
Carney is a surgeon. Poilievre is a chainsaw.
And let’s add this too, because it matters:
Mark Carney has made no threats to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
No talk of weaponizing the notwithstanding clause.
No talk of overriding constitutional protections just to push a political agenda.
No flirting with authoritarian shortcuts.
Meanwhile, Poilievre has openly said he’ll use the notwithstanding clause “whenever he sees fit” — effectively saying he’s above the Charter.
That’s not conservatism. That’s authoritarianism with better branding.
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So here’s the real question:
Do you want a mechanic with a grudge and no plan — or a surgeon with the skill, experience, and steady hand to save what matters most?
Canada isn’t broken. But it’s at a breaking point.
And the choice we make now will echo for a generation.
Sources:
• “Carney Scraps Consumer Carbon Tax in Leadership Pivot,” Globe and Mail, 2025.
• “What Bill C-18 Actually Does,” The Canadian Press, 2025.
• “UNDRIP, Indigenous Funding, and Land Claims,” CBC Indigenous, 2024.
• “Canada’s Emissions Down, Carbon Plan Effective,” Toronto Star, 2025.
• “Poilievre’s Voting Record on Indigenous and Charter Issues,” APTN News, 2024.
• “Carney’s Housing, Healthcare, and Economic Plan,” Global News, 2025.
The first time I heard the "everything is broken" line from PP, I thought, "yeah, what's really broken in Ontario are health care and education". Last time I checked, those are provincial responsibilities.
Mostly true. That list that you have of Liberal achievements? Please remember that it was the NDP who pushed and fought for many if not most of those items. Pharmacare? NDP. Dental plans for children and low income Canadians? NDP.
Anyway, you get my drift. So befoe you go extolling the virtues of the Federal Liberal party, just remember that it was the support and the pushing of the NDP that brought many of those benefits to Canadians. Not the Liberals.