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Conservative MP gives up seat for Pierre Poilievre to run in byelection (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hilarious that a bunch of Albertans that hate Ottawa politicians are about to vote in an Ottawa politician.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I'd love to see Albertans reject him as an "Ottawa elite parachute candidate".

They won't, of course, but a guy can dream...

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

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?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

If I just voted for someone and then they quit to allow someone else to run and I needed to go vote AGAIN just for some power play I would be fucking pissed. Hopefully these voters are as well.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

poilievre is now a DEI hire exactly in the way the cons lie and misrepresent DEI hires

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sweet another chance to take that one from him too

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not in Alberta.

That guy resigning got 82% of the vote.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I know you’re right, but think how funny it would be…

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Would be funny if it flipped anyway

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Even if it went to a hard right independent; anyone but Poilievre

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Maxime Bernier is free, but he's also probably not even popular enough to split the vote.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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? 🤭

[–] thijsje@social.vivaldi.net 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

@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.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] thijsje@social.vivaldi.net 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@villasv whats wrong with centrism?

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

There is no such thing as a small "c" Conservative. If you vote for the party, you stand with the tent.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Fuck off. How the fuck is this kind of bullshit allowed? He lost! He shouldn’t get to swap out with someone. Wtf

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 months ago

Did you mean shouldn't?

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I hope he loses

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean the other guy won by like 80%. I doubt he's going to lose

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

They wanted the other guy. Voting 80% in favour for a guy only to have him tossed out by some rich prick might change some minds.

[–] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why did a lid suddenly appear on this bin in the second frame?

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 1 points 4 months ago

They don’t use lids in Ontario.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 4 months ago

Most likely AI.