They picked that riding for a reason. The Cons got 81.8% of the vote in the recent election in that riding.
I wish we had the requirement that you must LIVE in the riding you’re running for and have lived there the past 2 years at least. Should also have to live there the entire time in office as well.
Hilarious that a bunch of Albertans that hate Ottawa politicians are about to vote in an Ottawa politician.
Perfectly on brand, tbh.
They love freedom, but not for trans or gays.
They love their country, but they hate paying the taxes to support it.
They love democracy, but they hate when anybody else wins.
They hate tyranny, but they love to back traitors.
I’d love to see Albertans reject him as an “Ottawa elite parachute candidate”.
They won’t, of course, but a guy can dream…
Maybe shame the libertarians in that riding into presenting an independent candidate that would defeat Peter Rabbithair easily.
Because they’re not consistent. It’s not about anyone being an Ottawa politician, it’s just their tribalist victim complex.
Exactly, your MP is supposed to represent your local interest. If they don’t live there why the fuck would they care about you and your interests?
The last thing I would change is you only get paid the median wage of the people who you represent.
Truly a person of the people
It would encourage you to do a better job and try and lift your community to greater heights
That’s actually a decent idea. Imagine if Trump’s income was capped at $66k/year, the US median income. He might actually give a shit about income inequality and raising the minimum wage.
Nah, he’d just ramp up the “side hustle” grifting even more.
Dude hasn’t had a real job, so having things handed to him like this is prob second nature for him.
That’s going to be entertaining to see a liberal win that seat well
It’s an Alberta riding that went 82% Conservative in the last election. It’s highly unlikely.
About as unlikely as going from a projected super majority to an 8% chance of forming a Government?
It’s a riding in deep-blue Alberta. Not going to happen.
Voters rejected PP.
It seems like this other Conservative isn’t confident in their own ability to act as an MP. And it doesn’t look good to give your seat up to a loser.
It also shows to the people in the riding that they don’t matter … the position is just to get a politician into power not to represent actual people.
They would care if they could read. The people of the riding that is.
the position is just to get a politician into power not to represent actual people.
Based when we’re talking about the Conservative party, eh? 🤭
@Showroom7561 @ininewcrow Based regardless of the political party.
You know I find the nominal political viewpoints of conservatives(small c) just. Not exactly my cup of tea but like supporting armed gay married couples with a marihuana growing business while having a long term view towards a responasible budget is an entirely valid and respectable #policy position to have.
The brain melting Hybrid civil war they are waging on the other hand…
Not just in #Canada but across #Europe and the entire #West. Well what passes for The West now a days anyway.
There is no such thing as a small “c” Conservative. If you vote for the party, you stand with the tent.
You know I find the nominal political viewpoints of conservatives(small c) just.
Why even bother creating a steel man for conservatism? Free yourself from this enlightened centrist fantasy.
@villasv whats wrong with centrism?
In theory, nothing. In practice, half as much of what’s wrong with conservatism. But I was referring to “enlightened centrism” is more specific: the tendency to position oneself in the middle of two ‘extremes’ because it’s a comfortable position, to play a role of enlightened by always taking a both-sides stance. That’s what I’m referring to as a fantasy, because we know that in practice, for the core issues of politics, almost always there is a wrong side of history stance.
Yeah, things like “responsible budget” are always just a lie.
It’s not worth acknowledging the “good points” when they only seem to use them as a smoke screen and a distraction.
If you want to embrace the ideals that they willfully abandon at every opportunity, maybe just find a new name for that set of ideals.
Holy shit do they not want him to lose again.
“The Conservatives handily won that riding on Monday with nearly 82 per cent of the vote.”
They picked one of the safest ridings in the country so that there’s no chance of that happening.
I assume he’s being paid off by the Conservative party somehow. Otherwise he just spent a lot of time and money to get re-elected and is now unemployed.
Not one of the safest. The safest. Not giving off confident energy.
Would be funny if it flipped anyway
Even if it went to a hard right independent; anyone but Poilievre
Maxime Bernier is free, but he’s also probably not even popular enough to split the vote.
Fuck off. How the fuck is this kind of bullshit allowed? He lost! He shouldn’t get to swap out with someone. Wtf
This is how the government of Canada operates. It shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Absenteeism in the Catholic Church was a major factor in the Protestant Reformation. There will come a time in any system that allows it where it is violently reminded why a disconnect between representative and the population they are supposed to serve is a bad idea.
Did you mean shouldn’t?
This is the system of governance you are under. I agree with you that parachuting shouldn’t be allowed, but here we are.
Nauseating. Fuck this fascist POS and his followers. A coward and a hypocrite.
@Quilotoa Hmmm political welfare program
Why did a lid suddenly appear on this bin in the second frame?
Most likely AI.
They don’t use lids in Ontario.
Okay Battle River-Crowfoot, you know what to do
It’s exceptionally blue even for Alberta but who knows? I hope the liberal candidate calls Fanjoy for tips and starts TODAY. It’s not impossible.
You can sell it as their chance to be represented in the government. Beyond the practical benefits, people like to be on the winning team.
It’s never going to make up the difference here, but it would be funny just to see him to worse than the other guy.
We‘ll definitely keep an eye on this. You never know and yea even a couple of points down will be nice to see. People who think he’ll represent their local concerns are delusional. He probably didn’t even know where the riding is.
I would even take a further-right fuckhead, be they PPC or Independent, I just want to see Poilievre lose his seat a second time
Sure. Works for me as well.
Can’t start today. Not until the byelection is called. Carney doesn’t have to call one for 6 months. And why should he? The voters there don’t want another election so soon. They just voted someone who abandoned their post!
Well he can talk to Fanjoy today. Carney said he’ll call it immediately if they want that. I think that’s a solid move. I like that he is a no bs guy and doesn’t play games. I don’t want a bye election. I think that’s garbage but if that’s the rules …
Here is the 388Canada link to the riding.
All the people that thought Poilievre would not continue as the opposition leader need a wake up call. You still don’t understand what you’re fighting against. Cult of personality is a major pillar of fascism, and loyalty (to the leader, not to the country) is the most valuable trait. Poilievre had a few humiliating defeats but he’s still gaining grounds for the CPC, and the conservative wave is still on it sway, bolder and with lots of resentments piled up.
Take this seriously. The enemy doesn’t have to be smart or competent, they just need to amass power. https://www.antihate.ca/40ways
Oh wow, that link is a great resource! I had no idea it existed. Gonna share that around my circles for sure.
what personality does pp have? he has the charisma of roadkill
It doesn’t matter. If you look around, most authoritarian leaders have no more charisma than him. Personality just means a fabricated persona, marketing and propaganda.
hmmm I don’t know about that, idiots think tRump is a business genius and do not seem to rally around any other bigot to the same extend
PP has a 3 line resume and no accomplishments to speak of. Marketing can do wonders but they’ll have an uphill battle selling thin air
I didn’t expect him to voluntarily step down.
I expect the party to follow it’s own damn rules and have the leadership review that their party rules requires after a losing election.
Of course, they could still do that after he inevitably wins in one of the safest seats in the country.
What kind of calculus do you think the liberal party has done just now…. Let loser Polievre come back to show himself to be more of an obstructionist loser that he continues to be??? He’s going to block Carney’s agenda again just like they did during the last house sitting. Also Scheer is an absolute thumb head. Polievre is a coward and a hypocrite.
What kind of calculus do you think the liberal party has done just now
Carney’s response to the byelection question was basicailly “He can have his byelection if he wants. I’m too busy with more important things to waste time with silly partisan games”
Which makes sense. No need to hand the conservatives a "see the liberals are blocking democracy’ talking point.
Except everyone knows the cons will obstruct everything and blockade the work of parliament and committee work - that is who they are. I am really curious to see how the liberals under Carney combat that sort of filibustering that cons did for the past few years.
Someone please tell Trump about this.
Is “The New Republic” serious or a joke site? I cannot tell as the headline is too strighforward.
Right-Wing Canadian Candidate Begs Trump to Stop Posting Weird Things
It’s a legit site.
So the unemployed loser went to daddy for a handout. I want to know how much he paid the other guy for switching places.
Sweet another chance to take that one from him too
Not in Alberta.
That guy resigning got 82% of the vote.
I know you’re right, but think how funny it would be…
