Liberal leadership 'debates' exemplify party's pre-determined path
"It was clear they all know that Mark Carney is just going to win, so the others are really auditioning for cabinet positions," said Ezra Levant.
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On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show, Ezra discussed why the Liberal Party's leadership 'debates' are essentially performative with no real debate or competition and a pre-determined outcome.
Candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis took part in the party's French-language debate on Monday evening and English debate the following night.
As Ezra notes, the "debates" aren't really debates at all — it’s a scripted selection process where the outcome has already been decided. It is clear that frontrunner Mark Carney will be selected as the new leader, and the other candidates appear to be falling in line, vying for cabinet roles, he explains.
In one notable occurrence from the French debate, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland sparked backlash online after claiming that a four-year-old girl asked her if she could prevent Trump from invading Canada.
"I met a little 4 year old girl, she asked me, whether if I could prevent Trump from invading our country. And that's why I'm standing to be the Liberal Party leader, and to become the next Prime Minister of Canada."
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) February 25, 2025
Chrystia Freeland's opening statement at the French debate. pic.twitter.com/xu4wqDYph9
"It's clear this thing is pre-determined," Ezra said. "If this were a sports event of some sort, like a baseball game or a boxing match, it would be called fixed," he said.
"There were trivial differences amongst them, they all have slightly different approaches to the carbon tax for example, but it's mainly a difference in marketing, not a difference in substance," he added.
The Rebel News boss further discussed how all of the candidates appeared to agree with each other on nearly every issue, even seemingly helping each other out to answer questions at times.
"All four of the candidates pretty much agreed on everything. In fact, they sort of helped each other out. It was an 'agreeathon,'" he said.
The Liberal Party of Canada is set to select its next leader to replace Justin Trudeau on March 9.
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Bernhard Jatzezck commented 2025-02-26 21:05:17 -0500While I worked in industry, we used to refer to such events as dog-and-pony shows. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-02-26 20:56:27 -0500The fix is in. I endured most of the debate and it’s obvious whom they want as leader. I doubt the vote today will surprise anybody.
