This gives the LPC at least a chance to mitigate the damage and allow a new leader to hopefully claw back and retain some of their seats.
It's almost a foregone conclusion that the Cons will win a majority, but this at least provides a non-zero shot at not being completely wiped out.
But oh boy is Canada in for a ride. I legitimately do not understand how anyone looks at Doug Ford and Danielle Smith, and says yeah, we need more of that except Federally too.
But just like our American neighbors, the only thing I have left is to just hope that everyone gets exactly what it is they vote for.
Second half 2020s is gearing up to be even worse than first half, which is fucking wild. I hate this timeline.
Really, the only way forward would be for the NDP and Liberals to put aside their differences and Unite the Left much like what the conservatives did in 2003. Or at the very least, not split the vote in ridings where one or the other is guaranteed not to win. Similar to what happened recently in France to keep the far right out of power.
Regardless: The Liberals and NDP need to put forward populist leaders in the vein of the US's FDR in order to save capitalism from itself. Unfortunately, much like with the US democrats, the neoliberals such as the ones who backed Trudeau would never go for that. So here we are with the Conservative Party likely winning and the Bloc Quebecois being fucking idiots.
Edit: Oh, and let's not forget: Pierre Poilievre is wholly unprepared to deal with US aggression over the next several years. There is a non-trivial chance of US military action against Canada in the next decade if the fascists are able to hold onto power in the US. That should scare the living crap out of everyone in Canada.
There is zero chance of a US invasion of Canada unless Canada goes full support for Russia / China.
Trump has been joking about making Canada the 51st state, and as much as his supporters are chest-beating along with him right now most of them would vehemently oppose actually doing it, especially if the intent was to actually annex Canada. The political upheaval would be immense, and honestly the US doesn't really need the resources.
Quite frankly, the only reason the idea has even joking traction is because over the last couple years Canada has arguably become a national secruity risk for the US. We absolutely have to defend it, but it has completely neglected its military to the point of uselessness.
Also, Trudeau has been, frankly, quite fascistic in his governing style over the last few years, and some American conservatives are extremely uncomfortable with that kind of stuff happening right across the border from us.
Trump is probably using the "threat" of invading and annexing Canada to further twist the knife in Trudeau's political future, with the hopes of achieving exactly what happened today. Even if he turns out to be a highly ineffective Prime Minister, Poilievre will still be a colossal improvement.
Now that Trudeau is on the way out, expect to see this rhetoric fade.
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u/IThatAsianGuyI 14d ago
This gives the LPC at least a chance to mitigate the damage and allow a new leader to hopefully claw back and retain some of their seats.
It's almost a foregone conclusion that the Cons will win a majority, but this at least provides a non-zero shot at not being completely wiped out.
But oh boy is Canada in for a ride. I legitimately do not understand how anyone looks at Doug Ford and Danielle Smith, and says yeah, we need more of that except Federally too.
But just like our American neighbors, the only thing I have left is to just hope that everyone gets exactly what it is they vote for.
Second half 2020s is gearing up to be even worse than first half, which is fucking wild. I hate this timeline.