Cows Look Like Maps@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoOnly Alberta Will Claw Back New Federal Money for Disabled Peoplethetyee.caexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOnly Alberta Will Claw Back New Federal Money for Disabled Peoplethetyee.caCows Look Like Maps@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
The benefit could add $200 a month for people struggling. But the UCP government will deduct it from its own support.
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago Just to be clear, no, 63.5% of Albertan votes in the federal election went to conservatives. Yes, but since our current elections are based on ridings, conservatives were handed 92% of those seats. But no matter what metric we go by, we’re still talking about a majority of Albertan who chose this.
minus-squareDarkWinterNights@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoYou say “yes, but” - your literal statement was: 92% of votes cast in Alberta this past federal election went to conservatives. Votes cast ≠ ridings won. Reality is FPTP is cancer.
Yes, but since our current elections are based on ridings, conservatives were handed 92% of those seats.
But no matter what metric we go by, we’re still talking about a majority of Albertan who chose this.
You say “yes, but” - your literal statement was:
Votes cast ≠ ridings won.
Reality is FPTP is cancer.