Canadian politician resigns from his seat to allow defeated Conservative leader Poilievre to enter Parliament
Canadian politician resigns from his seat to allow defeated Conservative leader Poilievre to enter Parliament
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IDK anything about Canadian politics.
Didn't this guy just preside over a pretty epic loss? Why does his party still want him?
Similar thing just happened here in Australia. Leader of the party lost his seat. Even if he hadn't he would probably resign in shame because he's really made a mess of things.
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We have experienced a very strange situation where the cons (unfortunately) fared far better than it ever did in its modern iteration while losing its momentous advantage, meaning that there is still somewhat of a reason for Poilièvre to stay in the race. He is also very arrogant, so he will not back down easily.
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Thanks. That's helpful.
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The in fighting hasn't begun yet.
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Yes. His own party should boot him as leader.
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Nothing says democracy like ignoring the will of the people.
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Appalling, craven, cowardly, and pathetic hubris on the part of PeePee and conservative sycophants. A deep shame on rural Alberta for being such uncritical lemmings.
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They haven't voted yet. I, for one, am not holding my breath, but maybe there will be a silver lining of hope that he doesn't get elected, especially if an independent runs against him. Now, to get the independent candidate riled up and in place. I have a vivid imagination. Lol
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They are going to simp so hard for him. But I hope Maxime Bernier (PPC) runs as well as Blake Desjarlais (NDP) and the Longest Ballot as well. But I have zero faith in rural Albertans who have been mainlining right-wing apologia for decades.
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You got to get rid of those nazis or they'll be ruling the roost in an election cycle, trust me. --an american
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Some of his ideas, like defunding CBC, are foolish.
I don't think Pierre Poilievre is a Nazi. Statements like that are unhelpful.
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The dude is aligned with trump and is a fascist. I wouldn't call them nazis just yet, but they are certainly very, very fascist.
I work in a very conservative workplace in Alberta, and when I call trump a fascist I get zero pushback. In fact, they just nod in agreement. When I say that Peter rabbithait is aligned with trump, they don't argue against that point either.
The "good ones" know their support for him is short lived, and they will have to piss or get off the pot soon. I hope goodness prevails.
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Statements like that are unhelpful.
Spoken like a true nazi
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arguably worse, pp is a weasel who would play a nazi for a vote or stop for 2
the guy stnds for whtever serves him best
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I agree, it sucks when Americans try to project their issues onto us.
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He likes to dine with Nazis, and we all know the old adage about Nazis at a dinner table.
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People said the same thing about MAGA/Trump.
Conservatives are holding the door open for fascism, and if you can't close it, it will come in.
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That was America's favorite phrase in 2024...
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PP is a populist conservative politician so he's not actively fascist, but do you know what happens when your society has a fascism-shaped hole? Politicians like PP expand to fill that hole.
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Oh ffs. Stop playing it down. Look at the riding he’s being given. Battle river. It’s conspiracy city. Far cry from Carleton.. I know that part of Alberta well . I’m telling you right now: it ain’t good . He went from serving coffee to the convoy to living with them.
Step off with the gaslighting. This is the type of exact crap the Americans just went through. Knock it the hell off.
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Lol
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Hey, just wanted to say you're right. And these people here are bad faith commentators. They push things towards hyperbolic statements in the same way the right went nuts in their own way.
Unfortunately I fear this is what we have to come to accept now until everything blows up.
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First time on Lemmy/Reddit?
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If it was the other way around he'd never let Carney hear the end of it - "Carney, the guy who had to get someone else to quit in order to keep his seat".
Politicians gonna politics, no surprise there.
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He already didn't let Carney hear the end of it - "Carney, who was not elected..."
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There will be a by-election and I’m sure someone will run against him from another party, but it’s a very conservative riding, so he’ll probably win pretty easy. But it would be the funniest thing ever if somehow he did manage to loose.
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A VERY conservative riding. Voted 90% conservative.
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So I'm guessing Alberta is Canada's version of Alabama?
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More like Texas I've heard.
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Probably closer to Texas, since we have a bunch of oil.
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And cowboys
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Ah. I see.
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milhouse is a fucking snake and a con-artist.
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Are there not residency requirements?
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Imagine if he fails to be elected again in the partials
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82% in favour of conservatives during the last election but Carney can wait 6 months to launch the by-election, that might be long enough to piss off some conservatives that might want to get rid of PP.
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He says he won't wait and will call the by-election right away.
It's bonkers, and certainly PP would never do such a thing in return, but not doing it would just lead to 6 months of "Carney is a coward who won't let me in because I am always right and he hates that.
This snowflake is going to get treated with kid gloves over and over, and he isn't going to learn a thing, will never return the courtesy, and continue to drag Canada and Canadians down as he goes.
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He'll win, the only reason he's coming to Alberta is because it's a slam dunk.
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that was predictable
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Actual beta male
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Is it within parliamentary procedure to address him as the former member from Ottawa-Carleton?
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What a chud
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American here. Can someone explain why Carney won't be seeking NDP support?
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He probably will but it will be on an issue by issue basis. Carney only needs three votes from any of the Bloc Québécois or the NDP to pass anything. He can pull from either party.
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To form an alliance you mean? The Bloc Quebecois already said they'll be quiet for the next year as there's lots to do, having two parties to work with means you don't necessarily need to always bend the same way so it's advantageous to leave the door open to sometimes compromise left and sometimes compromise in favour of what Quebec wants...
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Political parties should just standby the morals and principles they try to uphold.
If they align together, great they can both vote yes. If they don't then they don't. Pandering to other parties to get their vote just gets in the way of what you are actually trying to achieve.
That's my take anyways
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Nobody respects you Milhouse
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That was quicker than I expected.
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I for one didn't expect someone to resign this quickly.
PP has Mr. Kurek to thank. Some of you will understand this statement differently than others. 😂
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This isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened, provincially or federally, and it tends to be resolved pretty quickly. The same thing happened when Trudeau took leadership, for reference. Now, certainly this happens a lot less often when a party leader loses in a riding he previously held, but the mechanics are the same. Get a new leader, have a leader who can't vote or perhaps speak in Parliament, or have a by-election in a safe riding.
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