{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6516db58c8d4ce0011023666/6a888e4c49da908299e5260f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Are Canadians Still Buying The Failing Liberal Sales Pitch?","description":"<p>Dan McTeague joins Stephen LeDrew to ask why personality and image seem to matter more than results in Canadian politics.</p><p><br></p><p>McTeague argues that Canadians stuck with Justin Trudeau through three elections despite a weakening economy and growing dissatisfaction with his government. Now, he says Mark Carney is benefiting from a similar phenomenon: Canadians praise his résumé, seriousness and leadership style — but struggle to point to concrete results.</p><p><br></p><p>LeDrew and McTeague also discuss mainstream media, polling, the public service, political influencers and whether the institutions that once challenged governments are still doing their job.</p><p><br></p><p>Why do voters become so invested in political personalities? And what happens when Canadians would rather defend their past choices than admit the country is heading in the wrong direction?</p><p><br></p><p>A longer members-only conversation with Dan McTeague is coming next week.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered in this episode</p><ul><li>Personality versus political results</li><li>Trudeau’s enduring voter appeal, failed results</li><li>Why Carney still gets the benefit of the doubt</li><li>Media and institutional accountability</li><li>Pollsters and political influence</li><li>The decline of trust in mainstream media</li><li>Younger Canadians and political frustration</li><li>Why voters resist admitting they were wrong</li><li>Canada’s economic decline</li><li>Who controls the political conversation</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Stephen LeDrew"}