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[–] 59 points 3 days ago (11 children)

Look at the provincial parties in power across the country, it's nearly all conservatives. Then consider we would probably have Poilievre as a PM if not for Trump's 51st state rhetoric, and even with Carney it's basically still conservative policy we're getting. It's a nationwide thing.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 days ago (7 children)

    Yeah, Carney is only a liberal because of the overton window shifting. He is a straight up con from 30 years ago

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  • [–] 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

    He's only "liberal" in the sense that he doesn't hate lgbt+ and non-white citizens.

    Mainstream Conservative parties nowadays do openly hate lgbt+ and non-white citizens. If not enough to expell/"remigrate" then enough to make them all second or third tier citizens.

    In case of Alberta, the premier is on record supporting the deportation of non-white Canadians, which is what remigration is. Marlaina and UCP are full blown white supremacists who support remigration.

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  • [–] 29 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Equating the PQ to the BC conservatives is crazy, the first thing the PQ announced was 3-week vacations and more funding to community anti-homelessness progams. The BC conservatives first announcement was appointing an O&G consultant to lead the government transition.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

    BC doesn't even have a premiere.

    Here's their legislative agenda.

    1. Anti-SOGI legislation for schools

    2. Repeal human rights code

    3. Privatize healthcare / insurance

    4. Authorize whatever Danelle Smith wants

    5. Saying retard & n-word is protected speech

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  • [–] 16 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Well yeah, that was my argument, the PQ is not perfect but generally good and economically more left-wing than any other provincial government, whereas the BC cons suck enormous amounts of ass.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago

    The only consolation is that the PQ didn't get a majority.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago* (6 children)

    Stares blankly in Nova Scotian

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    Dare I ask about the rest of them?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    I agree, as a not-Manitoban I really like the things I've seen from him. I'd be interested to hear more from someone more familiar with how he's governing.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 days ago*

    *BC has increasingly milder winters, bad fire years, drought, and more obvious climate issues*

    BC Cons: "We're going to triple LNG!!!"

    Voters: 😋

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Yeah, sad Québecois noises...

    God we suck.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    you would really expect quebec not to be so petrosexual, but really in all the ways that matter we are just americans ~✨qui parlent français✨~

    it's sad to see

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    In this case, I think its because it would have strengthened bonds with the ROC

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

    Quite possible. Unfortunately it's not like they're proposing to put the money into a provincial high speed network, or even just a provincial network. They just want to take the money for the high speed line and redistribute it to roads, hospitals, education, and the crumbs might go to public transit within cities. But nothing to connect cities together. Whatever the provincial party in power, there's absolutely no plan beyond trying to have municipal transit networks as cheap and basic as possible.

    Le chef du Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, annonce qu'il retirera le Québec du projet de TGV Alto du gouvernement fédéral estimé à potentiellement 200 milliards de dollars. La part du Québec s'élevant à près de 40 milliards de dollars dans le projet, un gouvernement du Parti Québécois demandera à ce que les sommes lui soient versées sans condition pour qu'il puisse l'investir dans les infrastructures prioritaires pour les Québécois: les routes, les hôpitaux, les écoles et le transport collectif dans les villes.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Hey, look on the bright side. You could be an American. (please save me oh god it burns)

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago (7 children)

    BC because Eby wanted to retire/listened to a colossal idiot for trying to take advantage of an unknown interim Con leader and the volatility of the cons.

    What he should have done is gave people some benefits, waited for everyone to hear the inevitable batshit con ideas in their leadership race, then call the election when everyone has been bribed and the con factions(steal-everything neocons and religious insane) are furious at each other

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  • [–] 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

    Lowest voter turn out in BC history. Cons got 100k less votes than 2024, but NDP got 300k less. Turns out surprising voters is not a good plan.

    I think the biggest miscalculation was assuming that having 2 conservative parties was splitting the vote and not doubling the exposure of the popular choice.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    because Eby wanted to retire

    Is this some weird NDP cope for shitting the bed?

    Moron could've just stepped down instead of pulling the stunt he did.

    He could've let someone else take over. Instead he ran again and tried to win. That's a weird move if he genuinely wanted to retire.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    the only party that’s barely non-shit in quebec came in dead last :(

    at least the CAQ got the humiliation they deserve lol

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    [–] 9 points 3 days ago (6 children)

    Sad Ontario municipal election noises

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  • News is when things happen in places its not expected

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