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[–] vaccinationviablowdart@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

PP's riding update as of approximately midnight EST:

Image Source: Globalnews

  • 105,000 eligible voters (Source: Citizen)

  • 43,394 people cast an early ballot (Source: CTV News)

Alternative: National Post > Just the subframe for Carleton

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (3 children)

This might be the most interesting thing so far, actually, with the orange-blue swing votes in second place.

Poilievre could leave this as a freshly minted lobbyist: His first normal job.

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[–] Nemean_lion@lemmy.ca 38 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Well, I did it. I feel dirty, but I voted liberal. Not that it matters here. First time ever voting liberal, but the cons platform is just so damn terrible. And my usual ndp vote for the past couple times doesn't even have a hope.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 hours ago

A noble sacrifice.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's looking like people like you made the difference, based on the vibe of the early results. It's close.

Edit: It's pulling apart as things go on.

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[–] CheeseAndCatsup@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 hours ago (7 children)

NDP needs to drop Singh. Conservatives need to drop PP.

[–] hazeydreams@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Seeing as they voth lost there seat pretty sure that choice has been made for them

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 hours ago

Yup. Here's hoping the selection process goes slow so the Cons can't cause trouble for a bit.

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[–] Hastur@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

This liberal guy on CBC is super fucking annoying. He doesn't need to be campaigning on the results show. JFC

[–] TheBloodFarts@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 hours ago

Yeah way too eager, super annoying. The woman beside him is visibly annoyed with him it's pretty entertaining

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[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (4 children)

I may as well get to bed, but I wish I would know before if the NDP will have enough seats to prop up an LPC minority. I'd hate to see the LPC+NDP be one or two seats short, leaving the CPC/BQ with enough votes to stymie everything. Right now it's sitting at 170 combined, need 172 or more to make it work.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

LPC+NDP could be 171 and be ok on current numbers, with the 1 GRN projected reaching a majority without needing BQ. Still...they're 1 short of that.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

We've still got those advance polls keeping things in flux, though. A Liberal majority hasn't even been ruled out.

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[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Maxime Bernier lost his seat. Yves- François Blanchet BQ has kept his seat but the BQ is poised to lose 12 seats.

[–] vaccinationviablowdart@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

What did the BQ do loose so much favor? As usual I am out of touch with Qc goings-on.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 17 points 9 hours ago

Independence is not a priority with the current geopolitical situation. Plus a lot of people want to make sure PP doesn't get in.

[–] zaperberry@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Anti-Conservative sentiment in Quebec. The Bloc is never going to hold a majority, so strategically at this time the Liberals were the obvious choice to keep the Conservatives out of power. Among other things.

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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I appreciate Jason Kenney calling out maga North and The People’s Party.

[–] Warehouse@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 hours ago

Though I'm pretty sure that MAGA north pivoted to the CPC the same way the NDP broke for the Liberals.

[–] YummyEntropy@lemmy.ca 29 points 12 hours ago (9 children)

Well, let's find out if we delay fascism for 4 years or not.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Canadians, what's the deal with "official party status"? I gather from the CBC that you need 12 seats to achieve it, but what does it actually do, what's the reasoning behind it, and do people generally like this system?

For context, here in Australia party status is decided pre-election, and only requires you have 1500 active members, or at least 1 incumbent. To my knowledge the only thing it gives you here is more flexibility with respect to campaign financing.

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It's time allotment in the HoC and money for staff, research, etc. Not much more.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Can't believe the CBC Live news coverage .... just a moment ago, they asked Conservative Jason Kenny what his thoughts were on resource development in regards to First Nations

What the hell do you think he's going to say

It's like asking a Irishman what his thoughts are of potatoes

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