Adedokun Waliyu 
Desperation has definitely set in at the Langevin Block, home of the Prime Minister’s Office on Parliament Hill. You can see it in how they act and who and what they attack as they try to convince voters they are relevant.
The Trudeau Liberals are flailing so badly that they are attacking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for an event that he wasn’t at, wasn’t part of and didn’t help organize. They are now accusing him of “Quebec bashing” for daring to criticize politicians in Montreal and Quebec City for getting in the way of new housing construction.
We even have the sight of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacking a Conservative candidate in a byelection that has yet to be called.
These are not the actions of a government that is confident and in charge. The Liberals are theoretically in charge still, they govern like they have a majority thanks to the hapless NDP coalition agreement, but Team Trudeau has no reason to feel confident as Parliament returns.
It’s been almost six months since the Conservatives took and held a double digit lead over the Liberals. The lead has ranged from 10 points to as many as 19 depending on the poll but the trend line is clear — these numbers all point to a majority Conservative government under Poilievre.
The Liberals last held a lead in any poll back on May 29, 2023 and last held a significant lead on June 16, 2022. To make matters worse, Trudeau’s personal popularity is at an all-time low, which is exactly why they are lashing out.
After spending months comparing Poilievre to Donald Trump, a laughable comparison, this week they are demanding Poilievre condemn an appearance by Tucker Carlson in Alberta. Carlson, the former Fox News host-turned-independent media sensation stateside, had two sold-out speaking engagements in Calgary and Edmonton where he took aim at the Trudeau Liberal government.
While the crowd ate up his quips, they clearly bothered the thin-skinned Liberals.
After Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested, figuratively, that Carlson put Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault in his “crosshairs,” the Liberal minister and his colleagues took the words literally. Guilbeault and his fellow ministers accused Carlson of “putting a target on my back.”
“This increases political violence against everyone who runs for office in this country,” he said.
What an utter load of crap.
Terms like target, crosshairs and the like are common in political discourse and used by all sides. Liberals just act as if they are literal calls to violence when they are desperate and need a distraction from their failures.
