Steve

Mgt, evaluation, perf planning, measurement + reporting practitioner, consultant and teacher. Mission: to have interesting conversations with thoughtful people.

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

US representative admits to his mindless puppet status.

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

Yankee go home

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Canada is building again — and Canadians are seeing the results.

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

Having Liz Truss -arguably the worst PM in recent UK history- criticize Carney - should be taken as a ringing endorsement of our PM to voters with actual sense.

[Kat Kanada 🏴 @KatKanada_TM]

Any time Libs back Carney, show them this.

Carney was "disastrous" for the UK.

Truss attributes the country heading for bankruptcy to his tenure as Bank of England Governor.

[Ab Gamble 🇨🇦, grateful Canadian.. @AbGamble1]

Poilievre's "full blown recession" rant has caught the attention of Donald Trump. Hoekstra also believes this puts America 🇺🇸 in a position of power. Poilievre lied but the White House is running with it. POILIEVRE just FKed up our CUSMA negotiations, Unbelievable

[Mark Slapinski @mark_slapinski]

Apparently Pete Hoekstra doesn't like this cartoon and wants it REMOVED from X.

[🍁Bernard Roulinski 🍁 @roulinski]

Fun Fact: In the House of Commons, cleaning staff (and all other Parliamentary employees, contractors, and volunteers) are required to undergo and clear a strict security screening process before they can work in the Parliamentary Precinct.

But not @PierrePoilievre
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[Steve @StevePerfocus]

Great example of what a classless a*hole he is.

[O'Leary @talk2oleary]

Pierre Poilievre calls the elected leader of the United States “President Trump.”

He calls the elected leader of Canada “Mark Carney.”

Apparently he has more respect for American institutions than Canadian ones. 🤷‍♂️

@PierrePoilievre

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

PM Carney on Trump's 51st state post impacting trade negotiations: "The president is an exceptionally active user of social media. You probably can chart his usage of it. It's only gone up in recent months and we're not going to respond or react to everything that he posts."

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

The PM’s job is to help Canada adjust to a quickly transforming world order. Your job in opposition is to raise important policy questions. It’s not to waste everyone’s time with spurious personal attacks. How about Carney returns to the House when you raise serious questions ?

[Andrew Scheer @AndrewScheer]

We’re the only G7 country in a recession.

At least Trudeau showed up to the House of Commons.

Mr. Carney, you need to show up and do your job.

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

Oh more inconvenient facts for Mr Poilievre.. He seems to count on people accepting anything he spews out at face value. Along with the penchant for personal attacks and simple minded cause-effect logic - one of his worst traits.

[Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhoganyyc]

I've followed polling on Alberta separatism both professionally and for personal interest for many years. Support for separation has never been zero.

In 2010, under Prime Minister Harper, 28% of Albertans agreed with the sentiment: “Western Canada gets so few benefits from being part of Canada that they might as well go it on their own.”

There is no question it depends greatly on question construction and political worldview. But about 1/5 Albertans have supported separation Pierre's entire life, including when he was in office.

In 1982 a separatist even won a provincial by-election. The Reform Party was birthed out of the deep feelings of western alienation that existed under the Mulroney government.

Alberta alienation is long rooted and requires thoughtfulness. It has existed under Liberals, and it has existed under Conservatives, and it is ahistorical to suggest otherwise.

Alberta has always deserved representation and respect. A country needs to work for all regions. And today, polling shows, Alberta optimism for Canada and its place in Canada is the highest it has been in years.

We have record energy production, we have an MOU to build a new pipeline, we have a PM who understands Alberta, and who Albertans see is building Canada strong.

There's always more to do, but there's good progress and Alberta has never been more central to the conversations of our country - as illustrated by both a PM and a Leader of the Opposition with strong Alberta roots.

This is a serious moment and separatism is a serious issue. I get the awkwardness - Pierre is the Leader of the Opposition.

But over the next few months, I'd encourage him to find ways to expand beyond reflexive opposition - and celebrate Canada, its potential and his hopes for it.

I know Pierre can be a powerful voice for this country, and his province and country needs his voice at its most powerful right now.

This is bigger than Liberals vs. Conservatives - this is about a country we both love. Let's point our fire in the right direction.

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

Should be posted as a lead example of ‘Pot calling the kettle black’ - or a dictionary example of hypocrisy. @sarobertson_ can you tally the number of responses you get with that sentiment ? You know- wisdom of crowds stuff ? 🙂 IMHO this best explains PP’s poll numbers.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Pierre Poilievre: "I would encourage Liberals to stop the divisive rhetoric and work on uniting Canadians. I know the Liberal Party survives and thrives on divide and conquer politics."

[Simon-Pierre Bernier @bern_04]

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[Steve @StevePerfocus]

..and for those keeping track NONE of these people joined a rival political party.

[Sue Mac 🇨🇦 @GreatBig_Sea]

For those keeping track, FIVE MPs have already left — or are leaving — Mark Carney’s 'new' Liberal government.

1) Chrystia Freeland
2) Bill Blair
3) Jonathan Wilkinson
4) Steven Guilbeault
5) Nate Erskine-Smith

Why the silence from the MSM? No headlines, no probing questions, and no one demanding that Carney should resign.

The blatant double standard in the treatment of Pierre versus Carney is truly astounding.

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

@Poet___Myst Excellent point. That uncertainty index is a huge factor and should be a bigger consideration in all public debate.

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

The simple mindedness of Poilievre’s contentions know no bounds. Transforming Canadian Government policy in the context of exceptional geopolitical circumstances and an 85% trade dependence on the world’s largest economy that has suddenly become a rogue state takes time.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Prime Minister,

You promised the "fastest-growing economy in the G7." You delivered the only recession in the G7.

Conservatives are calling for an emergency House debate now to reverse the damage you’ve done.

[Marc Lévesque @MarcLevesqueEco]

You're full of it. Canadian gasoline prices have been higher than those in the US for as long as I can remember. Carney has suspended the excise tax, which was also there under the Harper Conservatives. So was the GST on gasoline. The rest is provincial.

[Kurt Andersen @KBAndersen]

I'd never seen this -- MAD Magazine, 1991. Really good.

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

The person who is out of touch is the one who has cost tax payers millions staying in lavish accommodation as opposition leader even when he lost his seat in parliament and basically ‘squatted’ for much of 2025. Mr Poilievre seems to be truly shameless in his privilege.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Mark Carney is out of touch and Canadians are out of money.

He spends $200,000 of taxpayers’ money on deluxe in-flight dining for just three flights.

While a record number of Canadians line up at food banks.

More costs for you. More perks for him. Just another Liberal.

[Covie @covie_93]

He replaced the women in his cabinet with men and i have to laugh because those women thought they were in the club😂😂

[Steve @StevePerfocus]

Poilievre accuses others of what HE would do. His statements show he would almost surely meddle in independent Canadian institutions. Look at his threat to arbitrarily replace the Bank of Canada head. He would have no problem pressuring the CRTC to do his bidding.

[Rod Vanier @RodAVanier]

Too bad you do not understand how Canada works, because the CRTC is not even a government Agency. It is an independent Commission, not ruled by any political party!