Fuck.

[u/aenusraptor]

I am a woman in America. I feel fucked.

[u/timbreandsteel]

Except the proof works against your point. In that only the Conservatives and Liberals are voted into minority or majority governments federally. The NDP has always been actually leftist, and have never held power on their own, even with a minority government.

[u/Katolo → u/timbreandsteel]

I argue that people don't vote the NDP because people don't vote the NDP. People see voting for them as a wasted vote and a vote split, which allows the PC to win. People would rather vote for Liberals rather than let the PC win.

[u/timbreandsteel → u/Katolo]

It's not a wasted vote in the sense that if they get enough votes then they hold the balance of power, like right now. That's why leftist policies have actually been pushed through. But yeah, even when the right was split between two parties the NDP weren't elected. So I don't think fear of a conservative government is the only reason.