Ranting about quebec: newspark edition!
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Oh, that results chart was for the recent Ontario provincial election.
The new prime minister, Mark Carney, got the job because he was chosen to be the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the party which has the most seats in the House of Commons. Despite not being an MP yet – his aim is to win a seat in this year’s federal election.
Corollary: Carney will probably be calling an election sometime between now and next week, but definitely calling an election. Not only is it the proper thing to do (he has no seat, and he is not the person that was voted for to be prime minister.), but it'll also continue to take the wind out of the tories sail.
Sadly, it's also put the country into 35 days of caretaker mode: where nothing that isn't an immediate emergency will be taken care of. Which is ridiculously poor timing giving trump.
I have no idea how he'll do long term, but he's done okay so far in the first week, and it's completely undermined poilievre, which is actually the only bit I cared about for the upcoming election anyway.
Sadly, it's also put the country into 35 days of caretaker mode: where nothing that isn't an immediate emergency will be taken care of. Which is ridiculously poor timing giving trump.
I have no idea how he'll do long term, but he's done okay so far in the first week, and it's completely undermined poilievre, which is actually the only bit I cared about for the upcoming election anyway.
Nah, not really. That’s like comparing apples and oranges. I mean, the president of the US is simultaneously head of state and head of government. Canada’s head of state is King Charles, and the head of government is the prime minister.
Think of it as like if the UK changed prime minister, but the incoming prime minister wasn’t an MP. Nearest comparison. (Although, since 1902 there has been a requirement for a prime minister to be a sitting MP, basically in order to prevent members of the House of Lords from being appointed prime minister.)
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Alright, so I was helping make dinner (shepards pie! Yum!) and we were listening to the radio. An ad played from the quebec government in which the population was encouraged to consume differently by fixing things instead of replacing them.
I don't know how long this ad has been running, but: in quebec, IF you can even get something fixed, it's usually equal to or more expensive than simply replacing the broken item. The only reason they would try to change peoples mind is because buying new will either become decidedly more expensive or completely unavailable. And with the tariffs: even if you can GET part to repair stuff, it will still be even more expensive than before.
So not only are prices going to skyrocket, availability will crash as well.
I don't know how long this ad has been running, but: in quebec, IF you can even get something fixed, it's usually equal to or more expensive than simply replacing the broken item. The only reason they would try to change peoples mind is because buying new will either become decidedly more expensive or completely unavailable. And with the tariffs: even if you can GET part to repair stuff, it will still be even more expensive than before.
So not only are prices going to skyrocket, availability will crash as well.
So, just watched this.
TLDR: poilievre said he would respect the results of the polls... if he won.
TLDR: poilievre said he would respect the results of the polls... if he won.
Where have I heard that before?
It worked, didn't it?
Welp, I voted today. It took an hour (cause it was the first day of early voting and it was both ABSOLUTELY packed and (because of the long weekend.) absolutely under-staffed.), but I did it.
Now we wait 10 more days to find out how this ends.
Now we wait 10 more days to find out how this ends.