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Raymond J. de Souza: Poilievre right to shut down Jivani after 'hissy fit' comment

Conservatives who want to blame Canada are a problem for the party

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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was curt and harsh about Jamil Jivani telling Trump-friendly American media that Canada was having an “anti-American hissy fit” and that governing Liberals needed “to grow up and mature” in the face of American aggression on trade policy.

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“He speaks for himself, I speak for the party,” Poilievre said. He wanted to quickly shut down discussion about whether Jivani was more sympathetic to the Trump administration than he was to Canada. Poilievre was wise to do so. Blaming Canada is not a winning strategy for a party that is trying to earn Canadian votes.

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“Blame Canada” was popular once — in the United States. Satirically. In 1999 a South Park movie about parents concerned with the corruption of their youth had them evade responsibility by choosing an improbable scapegoat: Blame Canada!

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