Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Alberta would consider secession and/or joining the US if the Liberals win this election. They are culturally and economically closer to Montana and the other nearby red states than they are to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver.

They won't leave. Danielle will make a lot of noise and dumb decisions, but leaving is not to their benefit.

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Alberta would consider secession and/or joining the US if the Liberals win this election. They are culturally and economically closer to Montana and the other nearby red states than they are to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver.

There certainly seem to be a number of Twitter bots that are in favor of that plan.

I wonder if Alberta would consider secession and/or joining the US if the Liberals win this election. They are culturally and economically closer to Montana and the other nearby red states than they are to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Anonymous wrote:Libs took 20percentage points from Conservatives and NDP in the 2 months since Trump's inauguration.

Libs+NDP now have 70% chance of majority, and 20% chance of plurality plus coalition with NDP/others

Trump is a lead weight dragging down all his allies and rightwingism in general. The post-Covid reactionary right wave was short lived, as the world realizes that the only thing worse than the left wing is the right wing.

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/

Yay! Thanks Trump

Libs took 20percentage points from Conservatives and NDP in the 2 months since Trump's inauguration.

Libs+NDP now have 70% chance of majority, and 20% chance of plurality plus coalition with NDP/others

Trump is a lead weight dragging down all his allies and rightwingism in general. The post-Covid reactionary right wave was short lived, as the world realizes that the only thing worse than the left wing is the right wing.

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/

Anonymous wrote:Mark Carney called a snap election so it will be on April 28, 2025.

It's a parliamentary system, so each Canadian votes for the MP (member of parliament) running in their riding and the party with the most seats wins and becomes the governing party. The 2nd most votes becomes the official opposition as there are more than 2 parties.

Each party has voted internally for a ruler to head it. Polievre is heading the Conservatives and Carney was voted to head the Liberals after Trudeau resigned as party leader.

It seems there are anumber of Canadians who didn't pay attention in school, and don't understand the parliamentary system. They're complaining about Mark Carney not being elected, and has never held a seat in Parliament. The rules don't require that.

Liberals are currently leading in the polls.

Mark Carney called a snap election so it will be on April 28, 2025.

It's a parliamentary system, so each Canadian votes for the MP (member of parliament) running in their riding and the party with the most seats wins and becomes the governing party. The 2nd most votes becomes the official opposition as there are more than 2 parties.

Each party has voted internally for a ruler to head it. Polievre is heading the Conservatives and Carney was voted to head the Liberals after Trudeau resigned as party leader.

Anonymous wrote:For those unfamiliar with Carney check him out on the Daily Show a couple of months ago

I hadn't watched this until now. He impresses me.

Anonymous wrote:For those unfamiliar with Carney check him out on the Daily Show a couple of months ago

He is great! I thought he was a stuffed banker, he is great in this clip

For those unfamiliar with Carney check him out on the Daily Show a couple of months ago

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Anonymous wrote:MAGA style conservatism is a cancer. Trust us here in the States- you want to excise it and poison and radioblast it into oblivion before it spreads and kills the patient. You leave one single cell and that’s all it takes.

Yup

World, look to the U.S. and consider carefully if you want to follow the right.

You'll be voing to leave the heel prints of tyranny on your descendants necks.

Unfortunately, we do have a percentage of the population who think Trump is wonderful, and everything would be fine if Trudeau hadn't been Prime Minister. I'm more than a little worried.

You'll always have those people. I think it’s a modern curse.

Who you really need to watch are the uninterested and checked out citizens.

If somehow 1/3 of eligible voters in the U.S. had actually decided to get educated about how a Trump presidency would affect the country, I think we would have had the chance at a different outcome

But lucky for you, Trump seems to doing a fine job of reducing the number of checked out Canadians. Wishing you the best outcome. I've been near Canada my whole life and have nothing but welll wishes for it.

Elbows up!

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Anonymous wrote:Carney is very likeable and seems wonderful. I am confused as to how the system works. He IS Prime Minister now, but could lose to Poilievre soon? I can't seem to find an election date. Does it get announced and then everyone just shows up and is able to?

https://www.tiktok.com/@unlearn16/video/7353376744331676934

She's good at explaining. (I'm not)

An election is expected to be called this week. Then the usual $hit show of mud slinging and name calling begins.

+1 Canada has an official beginning to the election season instead of here where we have people who wander around Iowa for years. Trudeau stepped down and Carney is the new leader of the Liberal Party which is currently in power so he’s the current PM, the election is whether to continue or elect Polivre who’s the leader of the Conservatives.

Anonymous wrote:who cares about Canada? seriously. its barely a blip on world scene, other than their lax borders into the US which Trump fixed

Why are you on the thread, then?

Trump cares about Canada, that's why he talks about a 51st state. In some part of his teeny tiny brain, he knows there are resources the US needs.

Have a quick look at what potash is for and where it comes from. Then learn who controls what comes INTO a country.

who cares about Canada? seriously. its barely a blip on world scene, other than their lax borders into the US which Trump fixed