Melissa Lantsman

Two university professors argue that Brad Bradford's campaign is steeped in right-wing populism by portraying Toronto as a declining city and stoking fear, resentment, and anger.

Melissa Lantsman wrote, "Two professors looked at Bradford's campaign, found complaints about filthy subways and unsafe parks, and bravely concluded Trump.

No rebuttals, no facts.

Noticing the subway is disgusting is now a symptom of populism.

What's, what does that [laughs], what does that mean in semaphore? What does that communicate? [laughs]

But here's Melissa Lantsman pointing it out.

2 billion heat pump subsidies paid for by you.

Who owns...

She is the MP for Thornhill.

She is Melissa Lantsman.

I wrote that out so I wouldn't screw it up.

No, I'm kidding, I didn't, but, uh, it's from the heart.

Thanks so much.

Thanks so much for always covering this, Greg.

Melissa Lantsman's MP for Thornhill, the co-dep- the deputy leader of the official opposition.

Thanks for listening to the Toronto Today Podcast.

Okay.

Uh, Melissa Lantsman, when she gave her speech and press conference in Penticton said, "You'll see some changes in, in the Conservative operation, uh, this fall." A lot of what you've outlined s- sounds very familiar.

So what, what are the changes we, you think we might actually see from your party?

Well, yeah, I, I think you've seen a l- uh, uh, you know, we, we've got a, a, a brand-new reinvigorated shadow cabinet with new members in, in different positions.

So we're providing immediate support to Canadians

CanadiansAll right.

So Kate, uh, a- as we listen to that, I, I go back to what Melissa Lantsman said in Penticton, you're gonna see some changes, and what we heard today in question period was a lot of the same from the conservatives, and a lot of things have happened since Parliament last sat.

What, what do you make of the approach we saw today?

But I guess one of the reasons why this is, is being raised in part is because there hasn't been a lot of debate in, in this country about what this would actually look like, what the details of this would look like.

And it's something that the deputy co-leader of the Conservative Party, Melissa Lantsman, raised.

Have a listen to this.

None of this has been discussed here with media or with parliament, with parliamentarians, or with Canadians, and I think they need the straight goods on this.

Four MPs even crossed the floor from his caucus to the governing party.

Poilievre's deputy leader, Melissa Lantsman, admits morale is not ideal.

I mean, I think you have to be quite honest.

This is not the position that we want to be in, uh, at this juncture.