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The conservatives have actually won the popular vote for the 2nd time in a row, which doesn’t happen often in the US.
Well, they needed to vote in greater numbers to unseat the tool.
Now my only hope is that Trudeau proposes to Newsom and the two run off to Key West together.
Well, Trudeau gambled on winning a majority in Parliament, and while he may have won, Canadians lost. To the tune of $600M, spent on an unnecessary election that provided the same result as previously, called long before it was time to do so. And nothing really changed: Trudeau and his Liberal Party still have a minority Parliament, just like they did six weeks ago. The Conservatives still lead the Opposition. The NDP still remains the perpetual third-party. The Bloc Quebecois doesn't run anybody outside Quebec, but does well in Quebec, and did well this time around, but not really any differently than last time. Greens picked up a seat--now they have a total of two, in a Parliament of 308 seats--but their leader was not elected in her riding (district, to our American friends). The People's Party of Canada, the hard-right party, did not get a single seat in Parliament; not even in Alberta.
So nothing really will change going forward either; Trudeau and his Liberals will have to work with either the Conservatives or the New Democrats (or both) to get anything done. Just like six weeks ago and the two years prior to that.
Last edited by ChevySpoons; 09-21-2021 at 11:40 PM..
The conservatives have actually won the popular vote for the 2nd time in a row, which doesn’t happen often in the US.
Wrong. In a two party system it happens, but in a system that has several parties, it's much more difficult.
What happened is that the Conservatives have about ( at this time, mail-ins are still being counted ) 250,00 or so more actual votes than the Liberals.
This does not mean they have the popular vote. If they had the popular vote, their percentage of people voting Conservative would be over 50 percent. It's not. Currently it is at 33.9 percent. They rarely get higher.
The other parties, BQ, NDP, GRN etc take up the rest.
It should be noted, that federally when you count the NDP votes, and the Liberal votes, it's clear the majority of Canadians do not vote to the right.
Well, Trudeau gambled on winning a majority in Parliament, and while he may have won, Canadians lost. To the tune of $600M, spent on an unnecessary election that provided the same result as previously, called long before it was time to do so. And nothing really changed: Trudeau and his Liberal Party still have a minority Parliament, just like they did six weeks ago. The Conservatives still lead the Opposition. The NDP still remains the perpetual third-party. The Bloc Quebecois doesn't run anybody outside Quebec, but does well in Quebec, and did well this time around, but not really any differently than last time. Greens picked up a seat--now they have a total of two, in a Parliament of 308 seats--but their leader was not elected in her riding (district, to our American friends). The People's Party of Canada, the hard-right party, did not get a single seat in Parliament; not even in Alberta.
So nothing really will change going forward either; Trudeau and his Liberals will have to work with either the Conservatives or the New Democrats (or both) to get anything done. Just like six weeks ago and the two years prior to that.
Ya, it was a big expensive show for nothing...except in BC where the Conservatives lost four suburban ridings.
All said and done, would ANY other PM have done differently? I doubt it. Wrong advice for sure, but the Conservatives wouldn't be complaining about the cost if they had gained anything.
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