Look at the provincial parties in power across the country, it’s nearly all conservatives. Then consider we would probably have Poilievre as a PM if not for Trump’s 51st state rhetoric, and even with Carney it’s basically still conservative policy we’re getting. It’s a nationwide thing.
Yeah, Carney is only a liberal because of the overton window shifting. He is a straight up con from 30 years ago
He’s only “liberal” in the sense that he doesn’t hate lgbt+ and non-white citizens.
Mainstream Conservative parties nowadays do openly hate lgbt+ and non-white citizens. If not enough to expell/“remigrate” then enough to make them all second or third tier citizens.
In case of Alberta, the premier is on record supporting the deportation of non-white Canadians, which is what remigration is. Marlaina and UCP are full blown white supremacists who support remigration.
Cons don’t hate non-whites, that’s their voting base.
It really depends.
As I said earlier, Marlaina is on record supporting “remigration”.
Most cons support and turn a blind eye to their racist base. Even if they don’t outright say anything racist towards non-white citizens, their actions speak louder than words.
You know, I’ve met a few left leaning Indians, but very few. I suspect all the immigration from exclusively India the last 10~ years was for exactly the purpose of getting more Conservative voters.
It’s not like we have been taking the best and brightest from everywhere lately.
It’s not about best and brightest.
People in countries left of us don’t want to move here as much as people in countries right of us. So even if they are left wing back home, they usually end up more right wing in Canada.
I am aware. It used to be about the best and brightest when I was a kid.
All it’s about is wage suppression. Nothing else drives the way we do immigration now.
I disagree. Maybe it’s not a party platform, but they sure don’t put up a stink when their base calls for it
It seems like a worldwide thing lately ☹️
Look at the provincial parties in power across the country, it’s nearly all conservatives.
Basically? He is a better conservative than Harper was. Only real difference I see is he isn’t going hard after the CBC.
The only consolation is that the PQ didn’t get a majority.
*BC has increasingly milder winters, bad fire years, drought, and more obvious climate issues*
BC Cons: “We’re going to triple LNG!!!”
Voters: 😋
Equating the PQ to the BC conservatives is crazy, the first thing the PQ announced was 3-week vacations and more funding to community anti-homelessness progams. The BC conservatives first announcement was appointing an O&G consultant to lead the government transition.
BC doesn’t even have a premiere.
Here’s their legislative agenda.
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Anti-SOGI legislation for schools
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Repeal human rights code
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Privatize healthcare / insurance
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Authorize whatever Danelle Smith wants
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Saying retard & n-word is protected speech
Well yeah, that was my argument, the PQ is not perfect but generally good and economically more left-wing than any other provincial government, whereas the BC cons suck enormous amounts of ass.
Fully agree. Like the bc conservative contributions to the legislature during NDPs tenure have all been clownery.
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laughs in Albertan
Cries in Ontarian
Stares blankly in Nova Scotian
Dare I ask about the rest of them?
Wab seems alright!
I agree, as a not-Manitoban I really like the things I’ve seen from him. I’d be interested to hear more from someone more familiar with how he’s governing.
Same here. Outside looking in, he seems alright
Winnipeg here, we’re still happy with our choice.
Yeah, sad Québecois noises…
God we suck.
you would really expect quebec not to be so petrosexual, but really in all the ways that matter we are just americans ~✨qui parlent français✨~
it’s sad to see
In this case, I think its because it would have strengthened bonds with the ROC
Quite possible. Unfortunately it’s not like they’re proposing to put the money into a provincial high speed network, or even just a provincial network. They just want to take the money for the high speed line and redistribute it to roads, hospitals, education, and the crumbs might go to public transit within cities. But nothing to connect cities together. Whatever the provincial party in power, there’s absolutely no plan beyond trying to have municipal transit networks as cheap and basic as possible.
Le chef du Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, annonce qu’il retirera le Québec du projet de TGV Alto du gouvernement fédéral estimé à potentiellement 200 milliards de dollars. La part du Québec s’élevant à près de 40 milliards de dollars dans le projet, un gouvernement du Parti Québécois demandera à ce que les sommes lui soient versées sans condition pour qu’il puisse l’investir dans les infrastructures prioritaires pour les Québécois: les routes, les hôpitaux, les écoles et le transport collectif dans les villes.
Hey, look on the bright side. You could be an American. (please save me oh god it burns)
We’re already busy enough protecting ourselves from your country.
America has to save itself from itself.
That thinking is largely what got us here. Too many of us choosing the slightly better complete evil over actual progress because “at least it’s better than the US.”
the only party that’s barely non-shit in quebec came in dead last :(
at least the CAQ got the humiliation they deserve lol
Technically second to last ¯_(ツ)_/¯
in terms of seats yes, but in terms of votes, QS came last (out of the major parties)
The CAQ sucked?
The last government we had? Yea dude, the CAQ was bad in a way led to their total evaporation. The racism, the language police, the attempt to deny trials in any language but French, the removal of lease transfers, the inability to address any kind of real issue, the unnecessary and clumsy change to the immigration system that left a lot of people high and dry, etc.
CAQ was dogshit.
Don’t forget the driver’s license website that was 3 years late and went from the original budget of $600 million to $1.1 billion. For a website. That didn’t work properly. A lot of people’s pockets got lined there.
I moved here two years ago, and needed to replace my Ontario driver’s license with a Quebec one. I went to the website and requested an appointment to do this.
I got a reply 2 weeks later saying that they would inform me of the date of my appointment in 5 months. That’s when they would inform me of the date, not when the appointment would be.
And the revised health website sounds like it was going the same way.
BC because Eby wanted to retire/listened to a colossal idiot for trying to take advantage of an unknown interim Con leader and the volatility of the cons.
What he should have done is gave people some benefits, waited for everyone to hear the inevitable batshit con ideas in their leadership race, then call the election when everyone has been bribed and the con factions(steal-everything neocons and religious insane) are furious at each other
Lowest voter turn out in BC history. Cons got 100k less votes than 2024, but NDP got 300k less. Turns out surprising voters is not a good plan.
I think the biggest miscalculation was assuming that having 2 conservative parties was splitting the vote and not doubling the exposure of the popular choice.
It’s crazy to me that people just don’t vote. I’m out plastering anti-gov flyers on street polls, coordinating with significantly left wing associations and I still vote.
I didn’t realize how low the count was. I wonder if it has anything to do with all the municipal elections happening at the same time.
I don’t doubt it.
Unless you’re cognizant enough to advanced vote 2x in one day Id assume many people only voted in one or the other on the actual voting day.
He had 2 more years he could have used to implement a bunch of the new things they were suddenly promising during the campaign.
because Eby wanted to retire
Is this some weird NDP cope for shitting the bed?
Moron could’ve just stepped down instead of pulling the stunt he did.
He could’ve let someone else take over. Instead he ran again and tried to win. That’s a weird move if he genuinely wanted to retire.
Oh he absolutely shit the bed. Given how he has previously been competent(the whole casino thing) its shocking how inept this has been.
Sad Ontario municipal election noises
Which one?
Alvin Tedjo seems like an okay politician. Olivia got re-elected. Isn’t that something worth celebrating?
Ottawa’s was disappointing, with getting more Sutcliffe. I really thought Leiper had a better chance to unseat him.
The 36% turnout. Was hoping for more turnover.
They were really pushing online voting this year, at least where I am. I did it after realizing there was only 1 physical polling station serving a population of 130K+ but feel like they probably lost a lot of the elderly contingent. Turnout was 30K-ish, though obviously not all 130K were eligible voters. But that feels low regardless.
Sarnia also avoided electing conservative nutjob and massive bigot Bill Dennis, which is a win. Especially considering how many elderly people live there who are overwhelmingly conservative. Mike Bradley’s 38-year tenure as mayor is finally over.
here here!
News is when things happen in places its not expected
Quebec is one of the most nationalist countries/states. They literally don’t like people speaking the most popular language in the world.
Also: they’re trying to etnocide autistics by the obligatory ABA (gay conversion therapy but for a different minority). What a great idea…
