Canada

I love the situation we are in right now as well.

I'm afraid though that if Trudeau doesn't step down and let another take the lead for the liberals, the conservatives might get a majority.

Just to provide a counterpoint here.

I'm left leaning on most issues, and I don't think the current parliamentary composition is a good thing at all. The Liberals have a comfortable minority, and have an explicit agreement with the NDP that props them up. This means the Liberals simply do what they were going to do anyway, and the NDP rattles their sabres about cost of living and pharmacare and dental care, to no real effect. Liberals are not effectively kept in check, and real progressive policy issues that could materially benefit Canadians aren't being put forward.

I don't like it, and I don't think it serves the plurality of Canadian citizen views - we're in a bad place and I don't see how anyone who isn't already a Liberal voter could love it.

But have you considered carbon tax, fuck Trudeau, immigration, woke agenda? These are the issues that matter to Canadians, apparently.

People are always unhappy with their daily situation. They've now figured out that Trudeau can't magically fix everything that's wrong with Canada. Of course, Poilievre not only can't fix it but will make it worse, but there are a large number of people who are too dumb to figure that out until their noses have been rubbed in it for a while.

The housing situation goes back decades and was the responsibility of Liberal and Conservative governments at the federal and provincial levels. Municipalities also deserve a fair share of the blame.

I'd love to pin this on one bogeyman, but politicians of all stripes benefitted from housing austerity. As did a lot of homeowners and voters.

Literally this. It's fucking stupid that Trudeau is willing to risk his party's chances because he's too full of himself to step down. That kind of selfish stupidity is how you destroy the country you say you care about.

Yeah I don’t mind him either, but that’s the thing, I don’t particularly like him and never have. He’s just another stooge in a suit serving corporate interests.

Liberals and Conservatives are both serve their corporate masters, but the liberals do it with a rainbow paint job and I prefer that paint job to the conservative’s selfish dickheadery.

Once again: thank you Quebec and the Bloc Québécois for fucking up the seat count enough to prevent us from becoming a two party system.

Can't blame Wynne for Ford's *re-*election, though!

The problem with this is that we'll have to suffer through the tenure of a smarmy little rat who could do irreparable damage to our country, but you're probably right that this is what the Liberals are planning.

The liberals are toast at this point in 2025

Did you guys learn nothing from the United States over the last seven years?

Their articles are also extremely dishonest half the time. They seem to ignore any nuance in issues that very much require it to rile people up.

Conservatories: "He's just not ready"

Also conservatives: our current runner and the one previous are both the same age (or younger) than the guy who we said wasn't ready.

Conservative voters: Blue good!

Yeah that's the problem ... I don't think the Liberals will do anything against wealth or corporations because they're all invested in each other.

And all that needs to happen two months before the election is a huge conservative party marketing campaign 'Fuck Trudeau' bumper stickers and the country will usher in a conservative government with open arms.

Then everyone will spend five to ten years belly aching about it all and switch back to liberal again.

I'm an NDP supporter, always was and always will be, but unfortunately the country is way too short sighted and ignorant to ever want to change between red or blue which at this point in history much like the Americans, are two parties that are different only in name and colour.

The Liberals would get a lot more support if they looked like they gave a shit about oligopolies and the cost of living. Yes, they've made a few policy statements, but they don't resonate.

It's "all change" in politics all around the world. The economy is shit and we've been taught to blame politicians.

If we get pharmacare for all, how does that interact with most people having some kind of private drug coverage? Could it cover the remaining differential (insurance covers 70% or whatever)? And just eliminate the tax deduction?

Its gonna be the only way to get drug costs down I would conjeccture 🤔

Edit: any insurance bros wanna help me out here and chime in