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Bill Barton October 14, 1934 November 23, 2023

Bill Barton passed away peacefully at 1:17PM on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023, in his sleep in the company of family and friends at his Westgate home in Eureka, CA. Bill was 89 years old.

Harold and Edna Barton, Bills father and mother were presented with a fine-looking baby boy at the hospital in Saranac Lake, New York on October 14, 1934. This made the family complete, along with Bills older brother, Harold A. Barton (Pudge). Bill (Buzzy) enjoyed school and graduated from Rainier High School in Rainier, Oregon, in 1952.

In 1952, Bills father and mother persuaded him to enroll in the Oregon Institute of Technology located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. During the next 2 years he excelled in boiler operation and heavy machinery repair. That became his hallmark. He was prepared for service. 70 years later he returned to Oregon Tech as an honorary Gold Owl alumni for graduation.

Bill served in the Coast Guard from 1954 1958, and during that time he serviced the St. George LightHouse and was assigned for two years to a Coast Guard Buoytender/Icebreaker Bulsam WLB-62 on the US West Coast and in the Arctic.

Bill met Ann Sherman at a dance in the Loleta Firemans Hall and they were married shortly thereafter. Bill and Ann were married for 41 years when she passed away in 1998. Bill met Betty Mowrey in 1999 and they were married for 18 years, Betty passed in 2017.

Bill worked as a rock crusher for the Columbia County Road Dept. in 1951, and then was assigned to Bizzard Matthews, Eureka in 1964. He then moved on to the Arcata City Motor Pool and later that year began to work for the State Division of Highways in Garberville, CA. He assumed the position of Head Mechanic until retiring in 1995.

After retirement Bill volunteered for a number of years in the rebuilding of the St. George Reef Lighthouse off the coast of Crescent City.

Bill was a Passionate Liberal, he was a regular reader of a number of local, regional and national newspapers. He was able to keep track of all of the issues, easily able to recall political players by name, home state and political affiliation. At one point Bill had as his outgoing voicemail message Bill Barton, the Liberal By The Bay.

In retirement, Bill established the Barton & Caruso Winery in Eureka specializing in Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varietals. As a vintner, he prided himself on a special clientele. Bill never sold the grape, but only gifted the wine to family, friends, and the Eureka Elks Lodge #652. His wine became a symbol of his love for new and old acquaintances alike.

Bill leaves behind two stepsons, Mark Mowrey (Fortuna) and Dan Mowrey (Redding), brother Harold A. Barton (South Pasadena), step grandson Donald Mowrey (Lansing, Michigan), cousin Duane Bernard (Oregon), and sister-in-law Jane Sherman Frasher (Arcata). Preceding Bill in death are first wife Ann Sherman Barton and 2nd wife Betty Mowrey Barton, stepdaughter in law Linda Mowrey and grand stepson James Mowrey. Close surviving friends include Debo Lowe, LeAnne Morini, Collin Jackson, June Johnson, Jack & Linda Pearsson, Ollie & Alicia Pearsson, Howard & Karen Ritter, Tom Pederson, Jeff Coontz, Lonnie & Maureen Arney, Hank & Mitzi Beck, Bob & Cheryl Holt, Dave & Marie Eberhardt, Keith & Wendy Caruso and family and his many friends at the Eureka Elks Lodge and the Redwood Roamer RV Group.

For 21 years he was a member in good standing with the Eureka Elks and during that time helped establish the Redwood Roamers. He was an advocate of Elkdom serving on the House Committee and in the dining services.

Bill started working at the age of 16 and retired 46 years later, in his 62nd year. He was a workaholic and was devoted to anything mechanical. May his life story be a blessing to his family and many friends.

Bills family would like to thank his personal caregivers during his final few months, June Johnson, Alicia and Ollie Pearsson and Rhonda Taylor.

Memorial Donations can be made in Bills name to St. George Reef Lighthouse at https://www.saintgeorgereeflight.org/

A memorial service will be held at the Elks Lodge, 445 Herrick Ave, Eureka on January 13th, 2024 1-4 PM.

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Bill Barton: 'The Liberal by the Bay' - Redheaded Blackbelt

Shivani Bondada

In fall 2021, over 2,000 students began their educational career at Tulane University, many of whom already knew their field of interest. Of the 452 students who knew they wanted to pursue a degree in liberal arts, approximately 73% identified as female.

The School of Liberal Arts at Tulane was established as a key component of the institutions Renewal Plan after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It is the largest among Tulanes nine schools, comprising 16 departments and 19 interdisciplinary programs that are spread across nine buildings on campus. The School of Liberal Arts boasts the highest enrollment of students, faculty members, majors, minors, graduate programs and interestingly, some of the highest enrollment of female-identifying students.

While the Tulane student body is predominantly female, the male population on campus is less likely to study the liberal arts and tends to sway toward business degrees.

This trend of female-dominated liberal arts is not isolated to Tulanes campus. In the 2020-2021 school year, postsecondary institutions conferred 400,000 degrees in the fields of liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities. Of these liberal arts degrees, 65% were awarded to female-identifying students. On the other hand, male-identifying graduates of the same year dominated the fields of law enforcement, computer and information sciences and engineering. At the same time, women constituted the smallest percentage of these fields.

A 2021 study on the gender gap in majors suggests that women tend to choose liberal arts majors due to various factors such as socialization, gender stereotypes and lack of exposure to STEM fields. Women may be socialized to believe that they are not as good at math and science as men, which can discourage them from pursuing STEM fields. Gender stereotypes may also lead women to believe that they are better suited for fields that are traditionally associated with women, such as education and social sciences. Additionally, the study found that a lack of exposure to STEM fields in high school or earlier may also contribute to womens lower participation in these fields.

With the rapidly changing global economy and artifical intelligence boom, there is an increased demand for workforce-ready graduates in the fields of engineering, finance and computer science. A 2023 research.com report on the best college majors to pursue ranked computer engineering, actuarial science, computer science, management and electronics engineering among the top five majors for college students. Similarly, of the top nine fastest-growing jobs in the United States, not one was relevant to the field of liberal arts. This leaves liberal arts majors, and therefore many female-identifying graduates, wondering where they will fit into this technology-dominated world.

The University of Northern Colorado found the answer. The universitys College of Humanities and Social Sciences website states, The broader knowledge and understanding of the world a liberal arts degree cultivates helps students engage in some of the most important issues of today: the environment, foreign policy, social justice, national and international security, ethics. This is reflected in companies such as Google, Apple and Facebook, where two-thirds of jobs are in nontechnical positions and are filled by liberal arts graduates.

There will always be a demand for critical thinking and communication skills, the main tenets of a liberal arts education. As tech companies grow and produce user-friendly products, there will be a subsequent demand for trained professionals who can simplify and market these products to the general public.

Liberal arts degrees leave a unique space for female-identifying students, opening opportunities for them to bridge the gap between the male-dominated tech world and the public.

It is also important to encourage female participation in STEM fields and promote equality in a rapidly expanding, male-dominated tech industry. Colleges and universities need to reform their established approaches to STEM education to create a learning environment that is equitable, encouraging and effective for female students.

By doing so, these institutions will take an active role in closing the gender gap and thereby contribute greatly to our tech-dominated future.

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OPINION | Female-dominated liberal arts imperative in male-dominated tech world - Tulane Hullabaloo

Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Tarleton State University seeks an experienced educator, researcher, and administrator to serve as Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts.

The Dean serves as the academic officer responsible for executive management of the college and its full range of programs and initiatives; exercises leadership responsibility in advising the college regarding administrative, curriculum, and budgetary matters; and provides a vision that contributes to achieving the goals of the institutional strategic plan: Tarleton Forward 2030. The ideal candidate will be a person who can articulate the importance of the collective disciplines of the college to outside stakeholders, and thinks creatively and energetically about the challenges of the changing demographics in higher education. The position reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Institutional Profile

Tarleton State University is an energetic, comprehensive Carnegie R2 Doctoral University: High Research Activity, with the elective Community Engagement classification, and a new member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The Wall Street Journals latest rankings have Tarleton State fifth among U.S. schools highly recommended by their students and recent alumni.

Fall 2023 brought another all-time high enrollment, outpacing many institutions nationwide. A total of over 14,500 students is up over 10% from 2019, making Tarleton the fifth fastest-growing university in Texas.

The university offers 84 bachelors, 39 masters, and three doctoral degree options, with 10 additional research and health professional doctorates proposed for 20242028. For their majors, students choose from seven academic colleges Agriculture and Natural Sciences; Business; Education; Health Sciences; Liberal and Fine Arts; Science and Mathematics; and the Mayfield College of Engineering.

Tarleton State University is a proud member of The Texas A&M University System and serves students on the main campus in Stephenville, its growing Fort Worth campus, in Waco, and on the A&M-RELLIS campus in Bryan. True to Tarletons values of excellence, integrity, and respect, academic programs emphasize real-world learning and address regional, state, and national needs.

Joining NCAA Division I in July 2020 as the ninth full-time member of the Western Athletic Conference increases national recognition for student-athletes and academic programs, positioning Tarleton State as a frontrunner for anyone seeking a university education. Among numerous milestones, its storied rodeo program boasts eight national team titles and 29 individual CNFR (College National Finals Rodeo) champs, making it a top pick for many cowgirls and cowboys.

Tarleton Student Body

Over 50% of Tarleton State students are first generation with no family tradition of seeking a post-secondary degree. Others are legacy students following their parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents as proud defenders of the purple and white. Some graduate from the only high school in their rural county, and some transfer from large urban community college districts.

Tarleton State students are a diverse group (almost 40 percent report an ethnicity other than white) from all parts of Texas, 48 states, and 47 countries. Over 80% receive some form of financial assistance, and 37% are Pell Grant eligible. They love the university its people, its traditions, its commitment to student triumphs in and out of the classroom.

The university is fast approaching status as a Hispanic-Serving Institution with almost 23 percent of its student body identifying as Hispanic in fall 2023.

The Class of 2027 is over 2,700 students and represents the largest, and most well-prepared group of incoming students in the universitys 124 years proof that Tarleton State is quickly becoming one of the nations premier comprehensive public universities.

Financial Stability

Tarleton States comprehensive operating budget for fiscal 2022 was $276 million, giving the university sound financial footing. The universitys largest-ever comprehensive capital campaign recently met its $125 million target 18 months ahead of schedule. These campaign dollars will strengthen student success, enhance the academic experience, elevate Tarleton States institutional profile, and fortify the schools infrastructure. Tarleton State saw the second-highest percentage growth in funding in the A&M System (only behind A&M-College Station) as part of a record $1.19 billion appropriated to the System by the 88th Legislature. The university also received a $5 million exceptional item, reflecting its contributions to research and innovation in rural healthcare. Tarleton State annually generates an estimated $1.2 billion for North Central Texas and $2 billion in added income for the state. College of Liberal and Fine Arts

The College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) is dedicated to providing an academically challenging education through exemplary teaching, significant research and inspired creativity. Home to 298 faculty and 26 staff who serve over 1,500 undergraduate majors and over 250 graduate students, the college manages a budget of almost $10 million and consists of the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, which houses the departments of Criminal Justice and Public Administration, and six additional academic departments: Communication Studies; English and Languages; Government, Legal Studies, and Philosophy; History, Geography and GIS; Performing Arts; and Visual Arts and Design. The college offers 22 baccalaureate and five masters degrees, as well as the PhD degree in criminal justice, and plans to seek system and state approval for a new PhD program in Public & Applied Humanities.

COLFA Points of Pride

Named for a distinguished Tarleton alumnus and chairman of the Texas A&M Board of Regents, the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center opened in 1980, and is considered a crown jewel of Tarleton States Stephenville campus. The facility features a theater, an auditorium, two workshop theaters, band and choir rehearsal halls, music and art design labs, and an art gallery.

Criminal Justice Research: The college is home to four dedicated research institutes that are nationally recognized for specialized work that is addressing challenges and issues in the criminal justice system: The Institute for Criminal Justice Leadership and Public Policy; the Institute for Homeland Security, Cybercrime, and International Criminal Justice Studies; Institute for Predictive and Analytical Policing Science; and the Institute for Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking.

The Texas Folklore Society is the second oldest folklore organization continually functioning in the United States, after the American Folklore Society founded in 1888. Chartered in 1909, The Texas Folklore Society held its first meeting at the University of Texas in 1911. The society has stimulated the recording and study of Texas rich folk culture, has attracted both laymen and scholars, and has distributed its publications throughout the world.

Responsibilities of the Dean

Required Qualifications and Credentials

Preferred Qualifications

Emphasized commitment to student success demonstrated through impactful and transformative educational opportunities; Experience in launching and sustaining masters and doctoral programs; Accomplishments in building institutional capacity for research and creative scholarship. Procedures for Applying

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include the following components, as separate .pdf documents:

A detailed letter of interest addressing the responsibilities and qualifications outlined above; A full curriculum vitae with relevant administrative and scholarly accomplishments and responsibilities; A list of five professional references, including names, titles, organizations, phone numbers, and email addresses, noting the candidates relationship with each reference. References will not be contacted without prior knowledge and approval of candidates. Application packets only accepted online at: https://www.tarleton.edu/jobs/externalapplicants/

Apply directly to posting: Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

The search will be conducted with a commitment to maintaining confidentiality for candidates until finalists are selected. Finalists will participate in on-campus interviews that may include a public presentation. A background check (including identity, degree verification, and criminal records scan) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered this position.

Candidate materials received by January 15, 2024, will be given full consideration, although applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Tarleton State University provides equal opportunity to all employees, students, applicants for employment, and the public regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or veteran status.

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Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts job with Tarleton State University | 37572379 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Once every quarter or so, Em Bowen holds forth at Crooked Tooth Brewery with a standup comedy show like no other in Tucson. It has what can only be called standards.

Theyre not the sort of standards some might consider censorship. The subject matter isnt proscribed; rather, Bowen is concerned with quality the quality of the composition as well as the quality of the joke. But their priority concern is how audience members, of any kind, will feel when they leave the show.

As for the name, Bowen said we should regard it as we do any other name Felix, say, or Amanda. Like a humans, the name contains multitudes.

A middle-school teacher by day, they are working toward an advanced degree related to community development. To that end theyre currently focused on publishing their research in learned journals.

For more than a decade, though, Bowen has enjoyed a leadership role in the rarefied company of Tucson writers and storytellers gifted in their craft.

Like Bowen, some are also gifted crafters of jokes, as intelligent as they are gut-busting. Their material is original and their delivery expert. They are comfortable on the stage. They love making people laugh, Bowen said, but There was a lack of spaces that I really wanted to perform in.

Then a friend made it easier. Bowen said. I had this one friend who was a rugby teammate who was working at Crooked Tooth, and I know the owners of Crooked Tooth very well. Ive been drinking the beer that Ben (Vernon) brews since before they were a brewery. So, my friend said, you should do a show on the Crooked Tooth patio.

Bowen considered it, considering all the competing demands on their time. They feared they might drop the ball unless, they speculated, they wanted to do it badly enough to make it sustainable. The No. 1 caveat: It couldnt be a regularly scheduled grind.

Tucson notoriously doesnt show up to things, Bowen said, so I thought, Well, Im just going to make it novel so you cant say, Ill just go next month because it might not happen again for four months.

The particular scene that I tried to create is one that is a bit more curated in terms of content. Comedians making vulgar jokes and jokes with sexual overtones thats still comedy. But I wanted a space in which I was asking people to do punch up comedy.

For example, Bowen said, If I am a white masculine person, Im making jokes about that, but Im not making jokes about black folks or disabled folks. Im not making disparaging jokes of any kind unless theyre in alignment with my own experience.

And I wanted to take it a step further, Bowen said, because, I wanted comedy that, when you walked away from the show, you felt a little bit better about the world, and better in some comedy spaces.

Then they mixed one more challenge into their vision. What if comedy was also being used to critique systems of power? What if this show were a place where we learned what it was like to do comedy that had a little extra stuff in it?

The success of Bowens comedy project can be measured in the fan-base it turns out. The crowd for The Liberal Agenda regularly ranges from 60 to 90 people.

Reflecting on their own standup sets, Bowen said, When I write comedy, it needs to give me a different perspective or make me look at a situation that is challenging and hard, and use it in a way that it creates another meaning, so I can hold it a little lighter and make joy.

I work with children, they said, and I need to have a particular presence of mind in order to go into a classroom with a bunch of 12- to 14-year-olds and hold a world view for them that is hopeful.

Its a writer-mindedness, an impulse. Its how I figure out what I mean and what life means to me.

The Liberal Agenda, Crooked Tooth Brewing Company patio, 228 E. Sixth Street, Tucson, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, Em Bowen hosts Amie Gabusi, Morgan Kuehn, Allana Erikson-Lopez and Zo Thomas

(Hotel Congress/Submitted)

Matt Ziemak and Autumn Horvat host The Switch.

OTHER SHOWS THIS WEEK

Corbett Brewery, 309 E. Seventh Street, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, free, touring comic Jonathan Gregory headlines, w/Nicole Riesgo, Tony Bruhn, Jordan White and Cory Lytle.

Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, http://www.hotelcongress.com

7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, free, The Switch, a curated cast of comedians makes up jokes around topics guests text in. Matt Ziemak and Autumn Horvat host. Reservations recommended.

Laffs Comedy Caffe

2900 E. Broadway Boulevard,

http://www.laffstucson.com

8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, $15, $20 preferred seating, Sean Finnerty, left Ireland for the United States as soon as he was old enough to drink here and became the first Irish guest of Jimmy Fallon.

Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street, http://www.rialtotheatre.com

7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, tickets start at $30, Ali Siddiq; Saturday, Dec. 9, noon, tickets start at $22.50, Old Pueblo Holiday Radio Show benefitting Doctors Without Borders

Tucson Improv Movement/

TIM Comedy Theatre,

414 E. Ninth Street,

http://www.tucsonimprov.com

$7 each show, $10 for both shows, same night, free jam, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, Cage Match; 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, Improv Jam; 7:30 p.m. The Soapbox with Corey Seemiller; 9 p.m. Improv vs Standup; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, The Meeting and Shatfan; 9 p.m. Ugly Sweaters and Auld Laugh Syne

Unscrewed Theater,

4500 E. Speedway Boulevard,

unscrewedtheatre.org, $8. Variety of comics and shows.

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Laughing Stock: 'A liberal agenda' may not be what you think - Tucson Weekly

A Trump reelection bid could influence the timing of Canadas next election or deal a wild card to the race, with the odds currently stacked heavily against Trudeau.

A second Trump presidency almost certainly creates a situation where the next election wont be about Pierre Poilievre or Justin Trudeau it will be about Donald Trump and Canadas relationship with an America that is led by an angry, vengeful creature, said Scott Reid, who worked in former Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martins office.

I dont know if that might benefit Poilievre or if it may benefit Justin Trudeau, but I think it is the kind of event that has the force to reset the next election in Canada.

Poilievre, a career politician, has fashioned himself as an outsider to the countrys political elite. When he won the party leadership in 2022, the Liberals did not bother to try to define him or launch a major ad campaign to slow his momentum strange to many Canadian political insiders.

These days, Trudeaus Liberals keep repeating that Poilievre is not worth the risk. They say hes reckless and unhinged with moves straight out of the Republican playbook in efforts to link him to the Trump arm of the party.

They recently mashed up Trump and Poilievre clips in a compare-contrast video, showing both politicians attacking the press as fake news and going after woke censorship and political correctness.

Reid says they are a year late to the punch. If its a deliberate, conscious strategy if they could pay for that paid media and theyve decided not to well, then thats mind boggling and in my view an egregious strategic error.

Trudeau can trigger an election any time before the fall of 2025, so the U.S.-Canada election calendars could sync in a way that would plaster Trump across Canadian media in 2024.

Canadians got a sampling of what that might be like during the past week.

One moment that left no doubt about the strategy occurred when Trudeau attributed a Conservative vote against the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement to the the rise of a right-wing American, MAGA-influence thinking that has made Canadian Conservatives, who used to be among the strongest defenders of Ukraine turn their backs on something Ukraine needs in its hour of need.

The Conservatives said they were opposed to a carbon tax clause in the document, but Trudeau accused the lawmakers of starting to parrot Russian disinformation and misinformation and propaganda.

The rhetoric dialed up.

Liberal lawmaker Adam van Koeverden said in Parliament this week that Canadas support for Ukraine should have been unanimous in this House, but, just like Donald Trump, the leader of the Conservatives is cozying up to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Another Liberal lawmaker, Ken Hardie, was forced to apologize for controversially linking Poilievre and hard-right rhetoric to a shooting in Winnipeg that left four dead aiming to draw a link between the unintended consequences from escalated rhetoric.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently leading in the polls, a career politician who won a landslide leadership vote in 2022. | Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images

Conservatives have a word for this: desperation. And they think the gambit will backfire when voters look at Trudeaus record.

Kory Teneycke, former communications director in former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harpers office, said the Liberals making Trump a proxy is a bad play.

Theyre flailing around for arguments and ways to try to pull their numbers up and pull Poilievres down, he said, and it doesnt ring true.

The Conservative Party is leading with female voters, with new Canadian voters. Its a party that embraces those new Canadians as opposed to having undertones of nativism and xenophobia. Thats why it doesnt work.

On top of that, at least one poll found Poilievre is Canadians preferred leader to deal with a Trump presidency.

You want to find things that people agree with you on, and then turn the lens on those, he said. This is not a winning strategy.

Teneycke suggested Poilievre is probably closer to a Paul Ryan figure, as a more conventional conservative campaigning on lower taxes and personal freedom with more of a libertarian complexion to many of his arguments.

Poilievre may not be that same pure heroin source of entertainment, bombast and astonishment, but there is some hard right, populist appeal, Reid said. There are at least elements of the MAGA movement present in his message and methods.

They are playing the same cards, he adds. It is anti-institution. It is challenging the establishment, both in real terms and in mythically exaggerated, self-serving bullshit terms. And its fundamentally autocratic strongman politics.

Alex Marland, a political science professor at Acadia University who researches political branding in Canada, says this marks a major turning point for Trudeau, who has spent much of his political career trying to emit Obama-esque positive energy and messaging to voters.

Trudeau has absolutely avoided going negative, he said, instead getting other people to be the ones to say negative things.

No longer.

Something is changing, he said. It tells you that through research, theyve determined that this is the best line attack, their best communications approach against an opponent who is beating them, frankly, in the polls.

In past elections, he said, what the Liberals have done with their opponents is focus on domestic policy: social issues, gun control, abortion.

Past polling shows Canadians have a distaste for Trump, after his presidency upended Canadas historically strong relationship with the U.S. when Trump tore up NAFTA and Trudeau could position himself as standing up for the countrys interests.

Conservative lawmaker Michelle Rempel Garner wrote this week that the emerging boogeyman narrative is the early stages of a Hail-Mary election play, and it appears the Liberals need Trump. A MAGA-messaging-reliant Liberal campaign narrative with Justin Trudeau still at the helm has only one optimal window for an election: the October before a Biden vs Trump presidential election day.

But Supriya Dwivedi, senior counsel at Enterprise Canada, dismisses the idea.

If interest rates start to come down, if particularly grocery prices start to come down and folks arent seeing like C$4 for a head of mini lettuce anymore, then a lot of the anger youre seeing and the disaffection will start to subside, she said.

She said in trying to define Poilievre, Trudeau should simply point to what he is saying and doing: The constant demonization of the free press, calling the prime minister a Marxist and making references to radical gender ideology.

The compare/contrast with MAGA messaging would also actually have to stick to work and a lot of that would hinge on what their opponents say in the future.

If theres a drumbeat of certain messaging and catchphrases coming out of Donald Trump supporters that are finding their way into Canadian politics and are being emanated by conservatives, then theres no question the Liberals are going to draw upon that and try and create this connection, Marland said.

But if theres totally different language going on, it becomes very hard.

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