Man we need ranked ballots.
this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2023
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It would be the perfect time for the Liberals to change polling method, now that they're about to lose yet still have the NDP's backing.
I can't understand how people look at PP and think "there is a reputable dude who relates to the working class" Meanwhile he has never had a real job in his life, is the personification of a wedgie, and has only made clear policy statements about identity politics.
I can’t understand how people look at PP
If you’re the average Canadian and your rent has doubled or tripled, groceries have jumped 50%, and your health care system is collapsing in the last 8 years since Trudeau took power isn’t desperately wanting any alternative an obvious reaction? Many districts are effectively a two party race and if your only goal is to ensure Trudeau isn’t PM, the Cons are your only options.
I’m not saying Pollievre will make any meaningful difference, but at the very least he’s been saying our housing system is broken. Trudeau’s had 8 years and things have only become much worse.
People should look into the seperation of powers in this country. Rent and health care are provincial responsibilities, grocery bills are moved by market forces and on the rise globally, anyone pinning this on the LPC and thinking conservatives could fix it are in for a nasty surprise.
So the (likely high) "undecided" percentage is . . . Oh, wait . . .
Plus, we're not in the run-up to an election right now. There's plenty of time for Polievre to shoot himself in the foot before it starts to matter. Or for Trudeau to do something that garners him a lot of positive press, although that seems less likely.
(To put it another way, this is fearmongering. Vote when the time comes, but don't pay too much attention otherwise.)
Voter suppression like with the last Ontario election. News media is in on it. Fuck I wish we had proportional representation. We have a clear majority of parties that represent the majority of Canadians and aren't Conservative fuck wits.
I hate our electoral system as much as the next person, but as an Ontarian I can tell you that our low participation was entirely our own doing.
I'm definitely mad that DoFo won a majority with a minority of the votes, but with something like 40% turnout I mainly put the blame at the feet of the apathetic losers who didn't show up. Young people especially, out of my close friend group of 10 people there were 2 of us (including myself) who voted.
Voter suppression is why the turnout was so low. For WEEKS prior to the election, all you saw in newspapers, TV, and internet was how dominating DoFo's lead was.