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[–] Sunshine 10 points 1 day ago

Elizabeth May Won🟢

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you'd have told me even 4 months that there was a slight chance to beat PP, I'd have been ecstatic. I hope that his career (and the political feasibility of faschy candidates like him) implodes after tonight.

[–] adespoton 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I would find it amusing if the “Independent party” ended up taking Carleton (ie: more voters voted independent than PP).

[edit] Woohoo! Looks like Carleton is likely going to (LPC) Bruce Fanjoy despite the plethora of independents. PP loses his seat!

He’ll probably just replace a CPC somewhere else, but I’d love to see this as a signal that conservative Canadians don’t want populism or fascism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That reminds me - what the heck is up with the candidates in Carlton? Who are all these independents?

[–] adespoton 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There was an organized protest campaign run where a whole bunch of people ran in PP’s riding to bring visibility to the mishandling of electoral reform in Canada, specifically around ranked choice voting and proportional representation. Liberals ran on it in 2010 and then failed to do anything other than make a mess of moving away from first past the post .

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Thanks for the explanation! I'm familiar with the voting reform issue (and still salty Trudeau didn't carry through on it), but some other readers might not be.

[–] MacroCyclo 3 points 1 day ago

Currently losing his own riding. Jagmeet too, but both have few polls reporting.

[–] MacroCyclo 8 points 1 day ago

Pierre Poilievre may lose his own seat!!

[–] u_vexii 49 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Can't wait for 85%+ of my province to vote to further worsen all of our lives and increase the cost of living. Thanks Alberta.

[–] Dearche 30 points 2 days ago

As much as I feel bad about Alberta getting ignored and shafted by the larger provinces, this is one of the few times I think they deserve it.

The damn guy so many Albertans are voting for is blatantly stating that he's going to take away Canadian rights, funnel public money to the rich, remove services, casually lie about pretty much every subject, and countless other problematic things that are so obvious if you spend even five seconds thinking about it. And this is after successfully voting in a premier that is getting sued left and right for illegal practices and corruption, destroying their public services, and constantly fighting public inquiries by making them private or the results classified.

Albertans (especially rural Albertans) so consistently vote against their best interests in favour of giving their entire province to big oil that returns nothing (not even jobs) to the people living there that their leaders have stopped trying to hide just how terrible they are and are trying to see how much they can get away with while boasting about it out loud.

I know not all Albertans are this bad (hell, I'm Ontarian and we just voted in Ford, the second worst premier in the country for pretty much the same exact reasons), but whenever I see so much blue on a province, it's hard not to get annoyed.

BTW, Saskatchewan is just as bad here, though maybe not the premier stuff.

[–] ramchak 16 points 2 days ago

I am one of the ~15% that will not make a difference, I hear you

[–] altasshet 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looks like we're in the same boat... But aside from that, I'm also annoyed that the Liberals decided to run a candidate in my riding, which before was a clear NDP win. Now they've siphoned away voters from the NDP and might give the cons the win.

[–] yardy_sardley 4 points 1 day ago

Edmonton centre? Yeah, the Liberals kinda dicked us over with that move.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If we're stupid enough to elect the conservatives, we can't say anything to America about them electing Trump

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

An old family friend who is a staunch and loud and obnoxious conservative who only consumes right wing propaganda and has always voted for the conservative parties for his almost 80 years, has shocked me to my core by voting for Carney. Says he's the right man for the job. This is an absolute sea change for this man. I think a lot of people really hate that little weasel PP and don't stomach fascism in our country.

[–] MacroCyclo 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Pierre is losing his own riding with 4 polls reporting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

He lost! To a first time candidate we know almost nothing about LOL. I hope PP is having the vapours.

[–] adespoton 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He’s decisively losing his riding with only 52 polls remaining.

[–] MacroCyclo 1 points 1 day ago

Still not called, but down more than 3000 with very few left!

[–] wise_pancake 9 points 1 day ago

I donated, I emailed my candidate, I put out a sign, I talked to friends and family (they're all voters anyway)

I didn't volunteer because I just didn't have time, but at least I've done everything I could.

[–] yardy_sardley 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmao Jason Kenney is on the CBC panel? What's the over/under on the number of cheeseburgers he eats on air tonight?

[–] wise_pancake 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We’re good as long as he keeps the legendary gut covered up

[–] MacroCyclo 1 points 1 day ago

legendary

He's got nothing on Ford. The guy was cracking fat jokes while signing a trade deal to score some cheap pizzas.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Radio host this morning: "How many times did you vote?" (Specifically talking about this election, not in your life)

This is not even officially categorised as a trash radio...

[–] wise_pancake 6 points 1 day ago

Its_a_trap.jpg

[–] Sunshine 4 points 1 day ago

First seat is claimed by a liberal 🔴