Cross reference this with all the people saying "If you do not vote for Biden that is a vote for Trump" in the last election in the little country below you.
Canadian Federal Election coming on September 20.
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Yep. I give this same advice, no matter if I'm talking about Canadian or American elections. If you want Person A to win but don't want to actually vote for that person because "it's a wasted vote" then of course you will never have your wish for Person A to become the leader.
It's like if suddenly, in my province, the best person EVER who could straighten everything out just happened to be the leader of the provincial Liberal party, and many people agreed that (s)he'd be perfect, except it would be a wasted vote because that party can basically hold its meetings in a phone booth these days... well, it wouldn't be that way if they'd just put their vote where their mouth was.
I just realized that other than the incumbent, I have no idea who's running locally in the federal election. Not that it matters much. This time around I'm voting along party lines, rather than for the candidate. The incumbent will get in again, unless we get really lucky and he gets hit by a very localized meteor shower after the nomination deadline passes.
I certainly get the point, and I used to be into this idea including one time voting for Arthur Scargill's party in the home counties. I have since decided that having the right politics is meaningless without any power to implement them.
Read the title as Canadian Feral Election for a moment...
not wrong
When you consider the insanity that occurred at one of Justin's rallies in Ontario, the word fits. When he spoke to the media about it, he said he'd never seen such hostility even when he was on the campaign trail with his father, in Alberta (in the '70s/early '80s, that would be; Pierre Trudeau was absolutely hated here due to the National Energy Program).Read the title as Canadian Feral Election for a moment...
The cops shut the rally down because they couldn't guarantee that anyone would be safe. Fortunately Justin's kids weren't there. I raised that point in the comment section on the news site, but I expect it just whooshed over the heads of the Reformacons there. The anti-mask, anti-vaxxer protesters were stark raving nuts.
I mean this obviously depends on the competitive state of the electorate one is in. The tactical voting logic is pretty straight forward - vote for the lesser evil between the two leaders in marginal electorates, and the best party if it's uncompetitive and safe. lt's the world's worst electoral system, after all! Can't just have people voting how they feel.
AmtrakQuebec
King
I think Dogbert needs new glasses.Read the title as Canadian Feral Election for a moment...
Uncle Sparky
Pheasant Plucker
In Canada, with the first-past-the-post system, there are 338 riding elections taking place. In some riding, one party will dominate with over 50% of the vote. In some ridings, 2 or more parties will have a similar competitive share of the vote. Some political parties only run in certain regions, notably the Bloc Québécois, and therefore can only win a limited number of seats. We do not vote separately for Prime Minister. The leader of whichever party wins the most ridings (seats) becomes PM, and tries to govern...
Currently, the two largest parties (Liberals, Conservatives) are in a statistical tie nationally, and either could win, but likely neither can reach 170 seats, the number needed for a majority.
Last election, 5 political parties elected members, plus there was one independent elected.
I did not vote strategically, I voted for the candidate and party of my choice (NDP), although there may be a tight battle between the Liberal incumbent, and the Conservative, who is a former incumbent in my riding.
Zardnaar
Deity
Never voted under fptp. First election ever was MMP.
AmtrakQuebec
King
I actually decided to do something I've never done this election. I'm going to be a poll worker... not to be confused with a pole worker. Luckily this is Canaduh so I don't need to pack heat, unlike in Murica.
Deputy Returning Officer or Poll Clerk?
The first could give you laryngitis by the end of the night, and the second could give you writer's cramp (if your voting station happens to be one of the busy ones).
Don't let the scrutineers boss you around. They usually try to whittle out more information than they're actually entitled to.
Bring lunch, supper, and snacks, make sure you have coffee, tea, juice, or whatever, and something to read during the downtime. I once made the mistake of going to vote on the way home (provincial election; I've only worked municipal and federal) after I'd picked up a pizza for my supper, and since I was on foot there was nowhere I could leave it before going in. I never saw 10 people perk up so fast, and of course I had to tell them they couldn't have any.
Also bring your sense of humor. The election itself is a grim thing, but there are times when a sense of humor at the polling station helps. We needed this in the election of '93 when EC shorted us on supplies (only half the name tags we needed, among other things). It was lucky that I happened to bring a roll of masking tape with me to get the cat hair off my clothes; I hadn't had time to do that at home, so I just tossed the tape into my bag of stuff. We ended up using some of it so the workers could tear off strips of tape, write their names and positions on them, and stick them to their shirts.
Finally... have fun!
It's a long day, some of it's insanely busy, some is very quiet, but you'll meet new people and have an interesting experience. And of course it's extra money in your pocket.
AmtrakQuebec
King
My father has been seeing these modified signs around his conservative neighbourhood lately (he's Liberal though)...
I will be voting Liberal but I still found this amusing... I didn't know conservatives had a sense of humour
I will be voting Liberal but I still found this amusing... I didn't know conservatives had a sense of humour
Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
It is funny.
Though I'm fairly sure also as illegal as it gets to tamper with a stop sign for electoral purposes (especially in a way where someone might think it's an election sign and not a stop sign).
Though I'm fairly sure also as illegal as it gets to tamper with a stop sign for electoral purposes (especially in a way where someone might think it's an election sign and not a stop sign).
Those signs have been around since 2015, and yes, they are illegal. They should be reported to the police, and whatever municipal or county department is responsible for signage in that area needs to remove the "Trudeau" decal.
shadowplay
your ad here
Conservatives are pulling ahead:
https://www.thestar.com/politics/fe...e-seats-than-liberals-poll-analysis-says.html
Still waiting for my mail-in ballot.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/fe...e-seats-than-liberals-poll-analysis-says.html
Still waiting for my mail-in ballot.
Synobun
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I got mine super quick. Pleasantly surprised.
Just don't do what I did and accidentally put the ballot in Envelope B before putting it in Envelope A.
Uncle Sparky
Pheasant Plucker
Remember at this point 2 elections ago, the polls were still predicting a minority government for Prime Minister Mulcaire. Three weeks is a long time in politics.
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