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NICE! Nearly a slam dunk for a majority now
Just depends on the outcome of the byelections
Two are needed, two are safe seats, the Liberals have a double digit poll lead.
I’d usually stick a quote from the article in the body, but really, there’s nothing to say.
The prime minister now needs two more Liberal MPs to reach 172 seats, which would give him a thin majority in the House of Commons.
There are three upcoming byelections that could get Carney to that spot — depending on what voters decide.
This would have been my pick of the lot.
Two of those seats were liberal, and the liberals are now polling ahead of where they were in election season. So a majority is functionally guaranteed.
I’m broadly of the view that MPs really should seek to represent their electorate first, so, if she believes this is the best way to represent her electorate and that’s her motivation, fine. But, it’s not great for the health of Canadian democracy overall to move closer to a two-party system.
I would really like to see the NDP have a federal resurgence. It’s going to have to come through new messaging that can cut through and connect with voters. It will be tough to make that happen while fear of the US is the main emotional driver pushing non-Maple-MAGA Canadians to huddle together under the banner of the Liberals. That could well take years, but on the other side of it there will be opportunity if the groundwork is done right while the party is on the outside.
A lot of Canadians are feeling cost of living woes. I think that’s how the Conservatives did so well last election. It’s mind boggling that the NDP hasn’t been able to represent that to the electorate and purpose solutions that catch voters attention - but I guess that tells us something about the NDP.
I agree. The NDP has been missing the mark on that. Not to say it hasn’t been part of the messaging from their MPs, but it really hasn’t been something cohesive and credible. Once the party has a new leader, they’ve really got to get their strategy pinned down for how to reconnect with the people and they’ve gotta go after it with a cohesive voice so they’re a party voters will trust and want to vote for when the time comes.
Meh, disappointing.
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As disappointed as I am to see what little remains of the NDP further erode towards a 2 party system, I completely understand why she would switch.
Why do say that? Did they Jennica Atwin her?
Holy cow the debate was brutal. Its like 5 of the worst candidates they could find. I was actually excited when Jagmeet stepped down, now I feel like nobody with a brain wants to join them.
The French debate was even worse, apparently
What sort of candidate were you hoping for?
A pro labor type with a brain, who doesn’t resort to low brow talking points like government run grocery stores and greedflation. I liked Mulcair a lot, though mainly after he left politics, back when elbowgate was the dumbest things the NDP said.
Rebuilding the NDP starts with setting direction via the leadership election. I think both frontrunners offer visions that would prove popular with a significant portion of Canadians. For now it’s Carney’s vision that dominates the conversation and it’s proving popular in the absence of a better one, while keeping whatever the fuck PP’s selling on the shelf.
Given the history of people who cross getting relected I wouldn’t be surprised if some of those Conservatives show up on the board of companies associated to Carney.
For Idlout her unique geographic(Nunavut) position and with the current Artic/Military spending she could see some seat winning funds going to her riding.
And this is also proves my response a few days ago regarding the NDP.
This is bullshit. If an MP wants to switch parties, they should hold a by-election.
What pork is Carney giving her? Senate appointment?
Why? Parties aren’t part of our system.
They won to be an MP, being in a club doesn’t change that.
If I voted for such a floor-crosser, I’d feel so betrayed
I understand the feeling. It’s a feature of our system, so it’s legit, but I’d still be grumpy.
Legal, yes. Ethical?
*Supports Avi Lewis*
*Joins Liberals*
At least with the Conservative floor crossers, you can see how they would get the idea of Carney maybe helping advance their ultimate goals. But this does not make sense to me. The way Carney is governing is pretty much at odds with Avi Lewis-type policy.
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Being the one crucial vote is a hell of a lot of leverage.
You can’t apply it all the time but still, that’s a hell of a lot of power. And if anyone has the mandate to push a handful of things farther to the left, it’d the NDP convert.
(I’m assuming the two basically safe Liberal seats fall Liberal and PQ wins Terebonne (sp?))
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the erosion of the NDP like this
The erosion was the vote collapse, not this.
In the federal Democratic Party down in the US you have a progressive wing of the democrats. How much have they been able to accomplish within the party?
Out of power? Fuck all. You might as well as what the harder right part of Poilievre’s flank has accomplished.
Before that? Basically universal healthcare.
You can move the Liberals left by opposing them
And risk everything against an ascendant populist right? This feels close to “I’m fine no matter how the election goes, fuck the vulnerable and others who have to deal with the generational consequences, we need to say and a message!”
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Sorry, this reads more like ai campaign slop than a response.
It’s also, at earliest in a Canadian time zone AFAIK, 1am when you wrote all that.
Goodnight.
The person you’re discussing this with is clearly more knowledgeable than you are. So you resort to “they must be a bot.” Good grief. Blocked
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Agree, but I want to note that PQ is a provincial party, I think you’re thinking of BQ.
You are 100% correct!
Being the one crucial vote is a hell of a lot of leverage.
Yeah, by being the tiebreakers the NDP was in a position of power. But not anymore, with this floor crossing. So I don’t understand this. The NDP could have still helped Carney out where they felt it appropriate
Voters would not forgive a party, especially on the Left flank for putting us in an election right now, especially when the Conservatives look strong.
But a member of the Liberal party…
Clearly, Carney is basically the NDP.
Okay, I’m joking. But IIRC that was the Lemmy reaction with the Conservative floor crossers. The reaction to this one seems like barely contained salt.
