Canadian Federal Election

[BlackDog204]

This is interesting. More Americans would want their state to join Canada, than Canadians want to join America. 30% of 18-34 year olds in the United States, would like their state to join Canada.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by BlackDog204

This is interesting. More Americans would want their state to join Canada, than Canadians want to join America. 30% of 18-34 year olds in the United States, would like their state to join Canada.

Shhh! Don't tell Lio!

[someone123]

Something like 10-20% of Americans used to say they'd move to Canada if Trump got elected too. I think these responses are communicating feelings about US domestic politics rather than informed opinions on how to redraw the map.

It would be pretty disruptive for a US border state to join Canada. Their transport infrastructure would become much less efficient overnight for example, and these days they could get caught up in the arbitrary trade wars happening.

[Djeffery]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Andrew Lawton (yeah, that misogynist, racist guy) is running again, this time for London West.

For the conservatives. A former host with Rebel News. A huge advocate for freedom of speech (no wonder, since he enjoys posting Islamophobic, homophobic, sexist, and racist remarks).

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-andrew-lawton-1.4652801

Is this really the best candidate PP and the conservatives could come up with? Jesus...

He ran in London West for the Ontario PC in the 2018 Ontario election. This was a quick rebound opportunity he went for as it was immediately after losing his radio gig at Corus. He came in second, but had the lowest support of any of the 2nd place finishers in the last 5 elections, that were all won by the NDP MPP.

He is now running for the CPC in whatever the former Elgin Middlesex London riding is called now. It does have a little history of electing a Liberal in the 3 Chretien elections, but this was solidly because of Reform and PC vote splitting. Since 2004, this riding was a sure bet for the CPC, with typically 50%+ support, and I doubt that Lawton is going to lose it.

[Djeffery]

Originally Posted by jamincan

Mark Carney had a very well attended rally in the riding last night, though who can say if that reflects on Kitchener Centre or Waterloo/Wellington more broadly? I would be surprising if the new prime minister couldn't fill a room here.

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I live in Woodstock and got an invite to that rally on Wednesday night. I also got an invite to the CPC rally in London on March 9, so I guess both parties are casting wide nets trying to ensure crowds lol

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by theman23

Now is not the time to talk down Canada. We need to be wrapping ourselves in the flag, ideally tight enough to cut off circulation to the parts of the brain that control executive function. Canadian's are looking for a positive message to go along with the euphoria that comes with asphyxiation, not this negativity. Please go sit in a corner and reflect on how you're ruining a perfectly good vibe.

Je t’aime

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by someone123

Some at least are fairly obviously true experiences for meaningful demographics. For example, the house poor vs. rent one is obviously true of a lot of people in a lot of markets just based on average house prices compared to average incomes.

I tend to group the race-based employment ones more in the culture war bucket but I suspect it is true in specific niche domains, like if you're trying to get certain kinds of arts funding or awards. But this phenomenon is maybe 1/1000 as important as housing.

Albeit separately most of his anecdotes are in fact the kinds of things I have been hearing from various people in my wider entourage. It would be unwise to dismiss these concerns outright.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by dreambrother808

Carney has no racial or gender bias working against him. He looks like a stock photo of a Canadian Prime Minister. Canada is less conservative overall. Most importantly, Carney wasn’t working alongside Trudeau as his understudy.

These are good points that may work in Carney’s favour though Trudeau was far more hated than Biden was.

[Architype]

Originally Posted by Acajack

I've been holding back a bit because people here aren't friendly to those who rain on the Mark Carney coronation parade, but I've been seeing some chatter on other channels about the parallels between Mark Carney and Kamala Harris.

How maybe like her it's possible that he is peaking too soon.

Both were also kind of parachuted into the role and campaign with little preparation (Harris) or experience (Carney) for it.

The initial main advantage of both seems to be that they *aren't* The Other Bad Guy.

Though I'd add though that Carney has one big advantage in that the campaign here is much shorter than what Harris had to fight. Even if the air starts coming out of his tires he still has a good chance to make it over the finish line.

Surely you must have noticed that there are some differences between Kamala Harris and Carney? There are also some differences between Trump and Poilievre.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Architype

Surely you must have noticed that there are some differences between Kamala Harris and Carney? There are also some differences between Trump and Poilievre.

I have acknowledged a whole bunch of them, but yes I am a party-pooper.

Rave on dudes!

[BlackDog204]

Originally Posted by Architype

Surely you must have noticed that there are some differences between Kamala Harris and Carney? There are also some differences between Trump and Poilievre.

He is brainwashed by far-right propaganda. Acajack has difficulty adapting to forums that are not Conservative echo chambers.

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Andrew Lawton (yeah, that misogynist, racist guy) is running again, this time for London West.

For the conservatives. A former host with Rebel News. A huge advocate for freedom of speech (no wonder, since he enjoys posting Islamophobic, homophobic, sexist, and racist remarks).

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-andrew-lawton-1.4652801

Is this really the best candidate PP and the conservatives could come up with? Jesus...

Oh I can't stand that guy. He's said so many awful things. Once terrible one that really stood out was about the École Polytechnique and the people holding the vigils.

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Interesting that nothing seems to affect the two Green seats. I know the Kitchener Centre MP is popular, but I would have thought the seat might be at risk.

I don't think that either Green seat is safe right now. The candidate in the Kitchener Centre one only won with 33% of the votes in 2021. And Elizabeth May only had 36% in 2021 which was down a fair amount from her previous elections I believe.

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by logicbomb

All 3 candidates (it's a stretch saying the NDP is a viable party) are terrible and offer nothing in terms of groundbreaking policies. The country is just rallying around Carney because he's showing to be the most competent figure to deal with Trump the next 4 years.

It's really unfortunate Trump took over cause it's been a massive distraction from the issues plaguing this country. Gen Z and Millennials are screwed when it comes to job and career growth. Record number of foodbank users. Crap infrastructure and lack of housing. Crime and a broken judicial system. This country is absolutely in the shitter and all the headlines are about Donald Trump.

The takeaway is we are still going to keep immigration levels at 500,000+ in addition to TFW's, International Students, along with other backdoor avenues to PR (family reunification, asylum seekers). There's little pressure on both parties to relook at the numbers and increase enforcement for rule breakers. PP and Carney are proponents of bringing in an influx of cheap labour and more people in general to artificially prop up the economy. PP is the biggest joke of a candidate I've seen...one minute he speaks to the media about bringing in sane immigration numbers and the next he's at a neighborhood event telling supporters he will increase avenues to PR. What a tool.

If things are so bad in Canada name a country that's a good example of where things are going really well?

[Hackslack]

Originally Posted by BlackDog204

He is brainwashed by far-right propaganda. Acajack has difficulty adapting to forums that are not Conservative echo chambers.

Or it’s more like there is difficulty adapting to forums that are Liberal echo chambers?

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by rousseau

Uh, okay. Not sure where that came from. Sure, they're anecdotes, but they're downstream of data/studies.

For example, I waited 14 15 months for an appointment with a respirologist to test for apnea. Waited another six months for the actual sleep study test. Now I have to wait two more months for the test results to come out.

This is news to you?

(Edited, just checked the dates--it was 15 months, not 14!)

How do you feel about how the Ford government has handled health care?

[BlackDog204]

Originally Posted by Hackslack

Or it’s more like there is difficulty adapting to forums that are Liberal echo chambers?

I'm not aware of any Liberal echo chamber forums..

[BlackDog204]

‘Deeply hypocritical’: Pierre Poilievre slammed ‘illegal border crossers,’ but his own relative crossed and stayed

In late July 2018, Pierre Poilievre took aim at “illegal border crossers.”

“How much will it cost to house the illegal border crossers in hotels in the coming year?” he repeatedly asked during a parliamentary committee hearing, criticizing the Liberal government for helping shelter thousands of asylum seekers who had entered the country through Roxham Road in Quebec.

“Who will pay for it?”

Two months later, the Conservative leader’s own uncle-in-law crossed Roxham Road on foot. After failing to get his refugee claim approved, he appears to have lived undocumented in Canada with a deportation order in his name.

more: https://breachmedia.ca/hypocritical-pier...crossers-relative-crossed-conservatives/

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With Poilievre, it's "do as I say, not as I do...."

[Architype]

Originally Posted by Acajack

I have acknowledged a whole bunch of them, but yes I am a party-pooper.

Rave on dudes!

The race isn't over. There is a good possibility that the poll standings may reverse somewhat, making the actual race much closer than we think right now. You may still have the opportunity to gloat with some proper perspective, after some hidden bodies come bobbing out of the water. I mean, it seems Carney has money, so something must be wrong with that, right?

[Loco101]

Well Trump has now reached out to Carney to talk with him. I liked what Carney said today about the close relationship with the US being over. Trump has only been hurting the economy and now his support is falling. The tariff announcements he made were strange and confusing. So I'm wondering what he wants to tell Carney. Very strange for it to be happening during an election campaign here.