Ezra Klein

I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.

I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.

Thanks. I mean, you got to if you're a conservative in a left-of-center country like Canada. You always got to be looking for the silver lining. And let me tell you what it is. The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Pierre Poliev, got the highest vote count of the Conservative Party in a generation. The last time the Conservatives got this many votes, it was 1988.

Thanks. I mean, you got to if you're a conservative in a left-of-center country like Canada. You always got to be looking for the silver lining. And let me tell you what it is. The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Pierre Poliev, got the highest vote count of the Conservative Party in a generation. The last time the Conservatives got this many votes, it was 1988.

Trouble is, we have a multi-party system. It's not the U.S.-style two-party system. So Pierre Pauli of the conservative ran a working-class conservative campaign that focused on things like reducing immigration, reducing inflation, reducing the – it was actually – Something that I think American conservatives would like. Trouble is the left wing parties all joined together.

Trouble is, we have a multi-party system. It's not the U.S.-style two-party system. So Pierre Pauli of the conservative ran a working-class conservative campaign that focused on things like reducing immigration, reducing inflation, reducing the – it was actually – Something that I think American conservatives would like. Trouble is the left wing parties all joined together.

So Pierre Polyev got about 41 and a half percent. And you're thinking, well, that's terrible because in the two party American system, it would be. But believe it or not, that's the highest any politician has got in Canada ever. In 30 years. But the Socialist Party fell down to 6%. All of it went to the liberals. The Green Party did a trick.

So Pierre Polyev got about 41 and a half percent. And you're thinking, well, that's terrible because in the two party American system, it would be. But believe it or not, that's the highest any politician has got in Canada ever. In 30 years. But the Socialist Party fell down to 6%. All of it went to the liberals. The Green Party did a trick.

They canceled over 100 of their candidates to stop splitting the vote. So what happened is the liberal candidate, led by a World Economic Forum board member named Mark Carney, He squeaked past Pierre Polyev and he formed a minority government. What does that mean? He didn't get most of the seats in the parliament. So he's there's a chance we'll be going back to the polls sometime this year.

They canceled over 100 of their candidates to stop splitting the vote. So what happened is the liberal candidate, led by a World Economic Forum board member named Mark Carney, He squeaked past Pierre Polyev and he formed a minority government. What does that mean? He didn't get most of the seats in the parliament. So he's there's a chance we'll be going back to the polls sometime this year.

It's not a disaster. It feels bad because as recently as four or five months ago, the conservatives were looking to cruise to victory with the majority. But I'll be candid with you, Charlie, and you know me, I'm the biggest Trump booster in Canada. Donald Trump's heckling and his banter about the 51st state, that spooked some people who had thin skin or didn't understand anything.

It's not a disaster. It feels bad because as recently as four or five months ago, the conservatives were looking to cruise to victory with the majority. But I'll be candid with you, Charlie, and you know me, I'm the biggest Trump booster in Canada. Donald Trump's heckling and his banter about the 51st state, that spooked some people who had thin skin or didn't understand anything.

what to make of it. And I think that probably drove five or 10% over to the liberals. So glass half full is best conservative results in a long time. The new conservative party is very attractive to young people and working class people. The bad news is the liberals squeak past them. And I hate to say it. It was that Trump banter that hurt some feelings.

what to make of it. And I think that probably drove five or 10% over to the liberals. So glass half full is best conservative results in a long time. The new conservative party is very attractive to young people and working class people. The bad news is the liberals squeak past them. And I hate to say it. It was that Trump banter that hurt some feelings.

Well, there was a generational divide, which was so interesting. Historically, the Liberal Party gets the young voters. Justin Trudeau won in 2015 in part on his promise to legalize marijuana. Trudeau tried to come across as young and hip and cool, and he got the young vote. This time around, young people really tilted towards the Conservatives for the reasons you say.

Well, there was a generational divide, which was so interesting. Historically, the Liberal Party gets the young voters. Justin Trudeau won in 2015 in part on his promise to legalize marijuana. Trudeau tried to come across as young and hip and cool, and he got the young vote. This time around, young people really tilted towards the Conservatives for the reasons you say.

It's tough to find a house you can buy in Canada. Mass immigration has driven down wages and pushed up

It's tough to find a house you can buy in Canada. Mass immigration has driven down wages and pushed up

housing costs so immigration was the subtle driver of all not so subtle driver of all these things crime is a huge crime wave in canada in many ways we're now actually more violent than the united states which has never happened before and finally we have big pro hamas street marches things that i mean occasionally you see them in the united states but they're a weekly thing in canada

housing costs so immigration was the subtle driver of all not so subtle driver of all these things crime is a huge crime wave in canada in many ways we're now actually more violent than the united states which has never happened before and finally we have big pro hamas street marches things that i mean occasionally you see them in the united states but they're a weekly thing in canada