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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 months ago (13 children)

Seasoned pollster Nik Nanos says he has never seen a political landscape quite like the one in Canada right now.

For months, the Conservatives have enjoyed a double-digit lead over the Liberals. Does that mean it is a slam dunk that Pierre Poilievre will be Canada’s next prime minister?

“Absolutely not,” Nanos says. “If Pierre Poilievre makes a mistake, his drop will be hard and fast. And that is true if anyone next to him makes a mistake. I think the Conservatives have to realize that it’s not that they’re winning, it’s that the Liberals are losing. It is not a validation of Conservative policy.”

As for the NDP, Nanos thinks that with their numbers dropping in every byelection since their deal to support the Liberals, the deal will soon come to a close. That’s because the party will need a “six-month cooling off period,” to establish their own identity before voters next head to the polls.

I'm inclined to agree. None of the parties are running anyone I remotely want to vote for, which is kind of insane.

Dump Trudeau at this point. I think he thinks he's falling on his sword, but he's dooming the party. The OLP lost party status, I honestly could see that kind of result happen to the LP. If rather another Ignatief or Stephan Dion placeholder who you wouldn't question as opposition leader than the party to get wiped out.

Dump Singh, have you ever seen a less inspiring leader? He's rich and doesn't connect with the blue collar workers that the NDP should lean on. The NDP should be able to put forward a worker first platform that attracts a lot of southern and northern Ontario, easy, and probably appeal to Quebecors and environmentalists. .

Dump Polloevre, or don't, I'm not Conservative anyways. But Otoole was at least palatable to this lowercase liberal. Polluevre is a human shit stain wholly say anything to anyone to win. I don't trust him, I don't like his politics, I don't like his policy. The Construction needs to stop yelling freedom and pretending their the Republicans, because it's not a healthy position here in Canada.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Fucking preach.

Jack Layton's death set the NDP back decades. I don't despise Singh, but he's got the personality of a potato. PP is bat shit crazy, and a fucking snake. Trudeau is inept.

I'm pretty left leaning: I align with a lot of NDP principles, but dislike their approach and delivery, so I default to liberal.

It'd be nice to have some decent candidates, not this microcosm of the race to the bottom the US is having.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I miss Layton

I don't know why the NDP hasn't come out swinging with a platform of no tax increases for the middle class, we're going to bolster healthcare and take it off the hands of small businesses to turn it into a real benefit of doing business in Canada, and make it easier for small businesses to start up and compete, so your jobs aren't going away.

Give the average Joe job security, health security, and real opportunity, and then see how excited people can get.

[–] Worf@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The NDP has been absolutely abysmal at advertising their platform. Many view them as a rotted-out crutch of the Liberals and the NDP seems to be just fine with that. It blows my mind in this landscape where Canadians are basically just asking for a rational leader.

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