Turkey Talk 2024

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means we’re ready to turn up the heat with our annual Turkey Talk!

When your relatives start ruffling feathers or stuffing the conversation with Conservative talking points, we’ve got the facts to roast their arguments.

Get the hottest takes from the most seasoned team in Canadian politics and be ready to serve the truth with all the fixings!

Let’s take a look at the menu and some political pointers that may come in handy this weekend:

Appetizer: Let’s get started with a look at Pierre Poilievre’s record

Sometimes it doesn’t take long for the topic to turn to politics – and one of our favourite conversation starters is Pierre Poilievre’s record.

While you’re ripping out recipe pages for this Thanksgiving, Pierre’s continuing to rip pages out of the far-right American playbook to take Canada backward.

This year, Canadians have voted on some of his worst moments from his 20 years as an MP. They include: voting against marriage equality, trying to raise the retirement age for seniors, courting far-right extremist groups, threatening Canadians’ Charter rights, championing anti-union legislation, and more.

But don’t take our word for it. His record speaks for itself:

Check it out

Not quite sure how to broach the topic at dinner? Here’s a clever comeback to help you set the table:

Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives only want to take Canada backward.

The main course: The NDP abandons progress cold turkey

As soon as Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives turned up the temperature and called on Jagmeet Singh and the NDP to rip up the supply and confidence agreement, Singh did as he was told, abandoning progressive policies cold turkey.

Singh says that he wants to stand up to Pierre Poilievre, but his actions are putting progress like the Canadian Dental Care Plan, Pharmacare, $10-a-day child care, and more at risk of Conservative cuts.

Meanwhile, we’re staying focused on strengthening our public health care system, levelling the playing field for middle class Canadians by asking the wealthiest to pay a little more, and building nearly 4 million more affordable homes.

Clever comeback: While the other parties put politics ahead of progress, our Liberal team is focused on delivering for Canadians.

Don’t forget your greens: A side of climate action

If there’s one person we can count on to pass on the vegetables, it’s your Conservative uncle. And like Pierre Poilievre, he’s making a grave-y mistake with no plan for a green future.

Whether it’s growing a clean economy, trimming emissions, or putting more green in your pocket with the Canada Carbon Rebate, our Liberal team is taking strong climate action to ensure a healthy environment for future generations. Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre has said no thanks to climate action 400 times.

Your clever comeback while passing the Brussels sprouts: Pierre Poilievre has made it clear that he doesn’t believe in taking climate action and would cut the Canada Carbon Rebate.

Pumpkin soup: A hearty spoonful of supports for seniors

The Bloc may say we’re not looking out for seniors, but our record squashes that claim.

Our recipe for supporting seniors is like a good fall soup: it’s a mix of hearty ingredients like boosting OAS and CPP benefits, bringing the retirement age back down to 65, making it easier for seniors to afford quality care with the Canadian Dental Care Plan, and so much more.

Your clever comeback: While the Bloc and the Conservatives stir the pot to try for an early election, Liberals are the only party in Canada with a plan that is delivering for every generation – including seniors.

Hot potato: passing fairness to every generation

Lately, it’s easy to feel like politics has been a mash-up of “wacko” name-calling and personal attacks.

While Justin Trudeau and our Liberal team are focused on our spud-tacular plan to pass the potatoes on to the next generation with $10-a-day child care, the National School Food Program, the first-time home buyers savings account, our new Youth Mental Health Fund, and so much more, Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives are more focused on antics, gaslighting, and bullying rather than a real plan.

Your clever comeback: Pierre Poilievre’s plan for Canadians is half-baked while our Liberal plan is ready to be served.

Dessert: Who’s got room to watch our MPs dish it out?

And now, after a long night of listening to Conservative hot takes and conspiracy theories, and unsavoury justifications for why the NDP abandoned our progress, it’s time for something sweet.

Join us for a generous portion of our favourite moments of the Liberal team standing up for Canadians:

Coffee: women’s rights and what keeps us up at night

Just like that post-dinner coffee, there are some other things keeping us up at night. Namely, Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives’ refusal to stand up for women’s rights.

While his MPs attend anti-choice rallies and are flown around the world by anti-abortion activists, our Liberal team is:

  • Making prescription contraceptives free across Canada
  • Investing in sexual and reproductive health services throughout the country
  • Supporting women’s rights organizations around the world

Your clever comeback: abortion care is health care, and we’ll always make sure women get the care they need.

Now you’re ready to dish out the facts that matter this Thanksgiving.

Justin Trudeau and our Liberal team are the only team carving out fairness for every generation while the other side just picks at the progress we’ve made.

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