I was a bit too young to be very involved in politics then so I don’t have a strong opinion on the matter, but it’s funny, because behind closed doors, I’ve had several people tell me that Rae’s policies were unpopular precisely because they were the ones we needed.
Interesting take. I feel like PP’s handlers more or less got the muzzle on ok, tbh. I thought he was more reserved than I expected him to be, even though he spent most of his talking time just trying to bash the Liberals.
I’ve got to say, I’m an NDP supporter, but if anything, I thought it was Singh who did the most talking over others, and for the most part it didn’t do him too many favours, even though I do agree with the points he was trying to make.
I wish he would’ve saved those tactics for the most poignant moments only.
IMO Carney was the clear loser who failed to address allegations about his personal ties to industries he intends to bolster.
As to Singh, asides from talking over others too much, I thought his criticisms were largely on point.
Not sure why, tbh. I thought the BQ did well in the debate. They were QC-first as expected, but they also showed willingness to be part of a united front against US demands, which makes sense; they know if we fall, they do to. They also largely did their best to hold the Liberals accountable, and called them out where appropriate.
While they focused mainly on QC issues, I felt they were invested in Canada’s success as a whole.
Blanchet honestly made me feel a bit jealous that I didn’t live in Québec and he wasn’t going to bat for me.
Sounds like bs. Everyone has to live with the consequences of their own actions. There are different ways they can face em, but they still have to.
Even if you preempt the circumstance and build some sort of psychic containment, it’ll sit there like siloed nuclear waste.
If you just keep lying to yourself, the price is no longer being able to look truth in the eye.
I’m still waiting for “I Spent My Rich Dad’s Money to Absolutely Destroy My Gacha Competition, and I Have No Remorse”.
That’s fine, but then they shouldn’t try and misrepresent that they’re actually fielding those candidates just to meet the qualifications to be part of the debate.
Yeah, I was aware of that, but the proper term eluded me in the moment. Thanks.
I guess if they actually had a leg to stand on, they probably would’ve included it.
Can someone explain what happened with the green party allegedly pulling candidates in strong Conservative ridings? There was an article this morning stating that as the reason for their exclusion from the debate, as they no longer met the criteria for inclusion.
This article doesn’t seem to mention or rebut it at all.
We can hardly plan 5 years into the future, let alone hundreds of thousands… It’d be pretty sad if the answer to the Fermi paradox is that everyone is too stupid to participate.
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Leighton Walters, an Australian-Canadian cafe owner, shared his “shock” on Instagram after receiving a letter from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordering him to destroy an $CA8000 ($9132) shipment of Vegemite, and to remove the spread from his menu because it has added B Vitamins.
Absolutely baffling behaviour from the CFIA. What the heck are they thinking?
Absolutely. Addressing the material conditions caused by rampant corporatism is the only way to address the rise of the far right, because it’s a reactionary movement to perceived threat to their way of life. That and increased access to education.
And you can’t do that with two corporatist parties swapping power back and forth without any real alternative.
They’re sitting at 20%, so never. Best they can hope for is a coalition government with the other right wing party, and at least they won’t be running the show. And even if that happens, I don’t see how that’s any worse than a merger of right wing and far right parties, which if anything is more insidious.
Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but in the US, the AFD equivalent is literally running the county. I’ll take deadlock over that noise any day.
Are you sure? The top 5 countries rated on their democracy index are consistently PR systems.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/democracy-index-eiu?tab=table
It’s time for Find Out, not Bail Out.
I’ll most likely be voting for a party who promises to implement PR. FPTP is a one way ticket to the American political landscape, and it has to be ended above most other issues.
and a few very happy cows are even getting vigorously scratched behind the ears
Oh yeah, look at those happy cows spending most of their life in a pillory. 🙄
God, who cares. This is a political debate, not a beauty pageant. The fact is his policy sucks, and that’s what matters.