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Pluvious

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Sat Mar 22, 2025, 01:42 PM Mar 2025

In Canadian politics, there's a stunning turnaround apparently underway... [View all]

( As related to me by a Canadian friend )

The Trudeau led Liberal party had about a 1% chance of forming a majority government in the upcoming election. Trudeau resigns, the L party (LPC) chooses Mark Carney (look him up, very talented person) and now they have a 64% chance of a majority against Pierre Poilievre, the far right leader of the Conservative Party who’s rightly linked to trump

Ideally , Trudeau should not have been so unpopular IMO, but the conservatives spent a lot of time and money on divisive misinformation (sound familiar?)

Trudeau had been in power for 3 terms and 9 years, his time was over. He was fine in my eyes. But 3 months ago it was pretty much a lock that the conservatives would get an easy majority

Current projections:
https://338canada.com/

As for the Conservatives Brainwashing the voters against Mark Carney:

It’ll be a tough sell. In 2008 to about 2010, Carney ran the bank of Canada and steered us completely away from the financial crisis, and it was a conservative government in power and they adored his work

I mean he went to Harvard on a hockey scholarship, ya don’t get more Canadian than that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carney

I love his plan to make canada the strongest economy in the G7 and he's the guy who could do it

He feels that by removing intra provincial trade barriers we can basically nullify the impact of US tariffs and a big expansion of trade to ANY other country

#MakeAmericaASmartCountryAgain

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Thanks. I'll take a positive when I can get it. stopdiggin Mar 2025 #1
"I'll take a positive when I can get it." Sadly, there are so few of them here. Hope as well. n/t elocs Mar 2025 #16
CHeck this out. Everything in the op is covered here: Amaryllis Mar 2025 #18
Yes, that is a bright spot, both for us and for Canadians. LisaM Mar 2025 #2
My brother is Canadian TNNurse Mar 2025 #3
Trump seems to be bringing Europe together too! Linda ladeewolf Mar 2025 #29
Thanks for this very positive post. Living up near Canada I hope to see our neighbor thrive erronis Mar 2025 #4
Confused, is up down, and left right? jimmy the one Mar 2025 #5
In Canada yes, the Conservatives are "blue" & Liberals "red". Disaffected Mar 2025 #10
He's just hiding his true colours Laha Mar 2025 #15
Thanks, and I concur jimmy the one Mar 2025 #34
Canada uses the UK colours (con blue/lib-labour red) carpetbagger Mar 2025 #24
Canadian cons boosted by putin? BaronChocula Mar 2025 #6
mmm....Vancouver or Toronto sounds nice! chouchou Mar 2025 #7
Well said, I saw young progressive Canadians fall for it, maybe they will get a brain and figure out the con. nt ImNotGod Mar 2025 #8
You can't fight conservatism with conservatism. I would hope Canadians realize that. This global trend of everyone going Karasu Mar 2025 #9
Yaassss! pandr32 Mar 2025 #11
Trump being a jerk has generating a wave of Canadian pride and nationalism. See the numbers! MichiganMan-1 Mar 2025 #12
So far the average Canadian doesn't seem to be as dumb as the average American mdbl Mar 2025 #13
Canada will need to watch out for vote rigging. Musk and other RW tech execs have a long reach. wnylib Mar 2025 #14
Federal elections use hand-counted paper ballots. Dave Bowman Mar 2025 #22
Good to hear. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #17
K&R spanone Mar 2025 #19
Great post about Canada wendyb-NC Mar 2025 #20
Elbows up! usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #21
Once Canada saw where that road led 4catsmom Mar 2025 #23
Love this! My mom was born in Canada. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #25
Trudeau has served his time. forgotmylogin Mar 2025 #26
Minor point, but he did not get a hockey scholarship from Harvard unblock Mar 2025 #27
No scholarships, but Harvard has more teams than any other university Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #30
Election will be on April 28. moondust Mar 2025 #28
I know it's wrong to say this. I'm SOOOOO jealous. mucifer Mar 2025 #31
I listened to a Carney interview peggysue2 Mar 2025 #32
Intra provincial trade barriers do sound stupid. malthaussen Mar 2025 #33
Canada, never never never, shall be a State jimmy the one Mar 2025 #35
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