2025 Federal Election - 28 Apr 25

[Navy_Pete]

It's not only Alberta that relies on revenue generated from O&G. So does the rest of Canada.

To an extent, but the impact on Alberta would be catastrophic where it would just be painful elsewhere.

I think it's in the national interest for Canada to support O&G in Alberta and elsewhere, which should include diversifying customers and developing more internal refinery capacity, so 'us vs them' isn't helpful, but Alberta can very quickly go from a 'have' province to a 'have not' on the whims of the southern lunatic in chief, and they are a lot more vulnerable than pretty much every other province if he turns his sights on oil import into the US.

 

[Remius]

Would that give the LPC a majority?

At this stage, they would only need 3 to do that.

 

[daftandbarmy]

PP is fighting for his political life, now. How he presents himself over the next few weeks will say volumes about where he perceives the power centre in the CPC to be. Are they Doug Ford/Tim Houston Conservatives or MAGA lite Conservatives?

My gut feel is that, Liberal election campaign propaganda notwithstanding, the average Conservative MP is quite a bit more pragmatic than one would think. I don’t actually believe that the CPC is a raging bunch of Trumpists….

An internal revolt would not come as a big surprise. There may need to be day - or more - of reinvention focused reckoning now that the ‘Preston Manning’ tribe have lost so many times (in a row).

 

[Remius]

I am now wondering if we might see some NDP cross the floor. Nothing really to lose at this point.

Or another scenario is infighting in the CPC pushes a few more moderate CPC types to cross. Especially if Carney keeps moving to the center.

 

[Halifax Tar]

One good thing about the LPC win is a CAF pay raise!

Should I start spending that $$$ ?

 

[Jarnhamar]

At this stage, they would only need 3 to do that.

Greasy

 

[Remius]

One good thing about the LPC win is a CAF pay raise!

Should I start spending that $$$ ?

Don’t make that dumbass mistake troops do when they hear about a pay increase that doesn’t come for 6months and get themselves into trouble.

 

[dapaterson]

One good thing about the LPC win is a CAF pay raise!

Should I start spending that $$$ ?

What does a pay raise look like? Across the board? Targeted? Add a couple IPC to Cpl thru MWO that might give minor overlap between ranks?

Lots of different ways to give more $ to the CAF...

 

[IKnowNothing]

An internal revolt would not come as a big surprise. There may need to be day - or more - of reinvention focused reckoning now that the ‘Preston Manning’ tribe have lost so many times (in a row).

Andrew Coyne made mention of the fact that even if a caucus revolt had some early legs, a consideration that might leave it stillborn is that Poilievre likely has the grassroots support to just re-win the leadership- if he so chose

 

[The Bread Guy]

Andrew Coyne made mention of the fact that even if a caucus revolt had some early legs, a consideration that might leave it stillborn is that Poilievre likely has the grassroots support to just re-win the leadership- if he so chose

Assuming said grassroots is happy enough with the results of this election. Good news: mo' seats, mo' votes. Bad news: still not captain of the ship.

 

[IKnowNothing]

Assuming said grassroots is happy enough with the results of this election. Good news: mo' seats, mo' votes. Bad news: still not captain of the ship.

Pre: 2021 Membership- no.
Post 2021 Membership- PP is the rightful captain robbed of his job by stupid Canadians.

Group 2 is bigger. There's a debate to be had about which would control the delegates, but that only decides the review. Even if he were to lose that, back to the broader field.

 

[Quirky]

One good thing about the LPC win is a CAF pay raise!

Should I start spending that $$$ ?

Spend money you don't have (yet?), it's the Canadian way.

 

[Jarnhamar]

What does a pay raise look like? Across the board? Targeted? Add a couple IPC to Cpl thru MWO that might give minor overlap between ranks?

Lots of different ways to give more $ to the CAF...

Imagine if the pay raise was adding more IPC levels without an overall increase. That'd be funny.

 

[QV]

What is this horseshit?

Record-tying number of candidates running in Ottawa riding of Carleton

There are 91 registered candidates running for the seat in Carleton, the riding held by Conservative Party leader and incumbent Pierre Poilievre.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Brad Sallows]

Tom Muclair did a excellent job building the party and then got stabbed in the back for his efforts by party purists. They need to find someone like him to take on the job of rebuilding.

Mulcair (an ex-Liberal) made a remark that essentially encouraged strategic ("ABC") voting to keep the Conservatives out and thus contributed to the post-Layton collapse of the NDP.

 

[Navy_Pete]

Imagine if the pay raise was adding more IPC levels without an overall increase. That'd be funny.

Especially with most trades being red and people going to promotion boards as soon as they hit eligibility.

Would be great for some of the really small, specialist trades you need someone to retire at the CWO/MWO level before there are promotions that roll down to the MCpl level.

 

[Good2Golf]

What is this horseshit?

Record-tying number of candidates running in Ottawa riding of Carleton

There are 91 registered candidates running for the seat in Carleton, the riding held by Conservative Party leader and incumbent Pierre Poilievre.

www.ctvnews.ca

Legal.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Mulcair (an ex-Liberal) made a remark that essentially encouraged strategic ("ABC") voting to keep the Conservatives out and thus contributed to the post-Layton collapse of the NDP.

You mean the Pre-Wab Kinew NDP?

Opinion: Wab Kinew has the makings of a great national leader

The Manitoba Premier could be one to watch on the national stage

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

[PrairieFella]

You mean the Pre-Wab Kinew NDP?

Opinion: Wab Kinew has the makings of a great national leader

The Manitoba Premier could be one to watch on the national stage

www.theglobeandmail.com

Hes been saying in MB that he wants to finish his term and one more full term after that as premier of MB. I personally welcome it despite not being an NDP voter. He has been competent and pragmatic as heck. Both qualities are found quite respectable by most Manitobans.

 

[dapaterson]

Imagine if the pay raise was adding more IPC levels without an overall increase. That'd be funny.

So, saying the CAF values experience and will pay more for it would not be a winning approach?