2025 Federal Election - 28 Apr 25

[brihard]

According to ctv the final number for the liberals if 169, so 3 seats shy of a majority. Probably to most stable minority we will ever see

With those numbers, Carney will be looking to entice a few floor crossers over to join his government. CPC needs to be live to this possibility as they consider their next moves. There’s already RUMINT of CPC looking for a riding to parachute Poilievre into so he can stay on. I could see that rubbing a few people the wrong way.

 

[Remius]

With those numbers, Carney will be looking to entice a few floor crossers over to join his government. CPC needs to be live to this possibility as they consider their next moves. There’s already RUMINT of CPC looking for a riding to parachute Poilievre into so he can stay on. I could see that rubbing a few people the wrong way.

Safe riding would be Renfrew. Also allows the party to move Cheryl Gallant to other things…

 

[Jarnhamar]

With those numbers, Carney will be looking to entice a few floor crossers over to join his government.

It's messed up MPs are allowed to do this.

 

[MilEME09]

With those numbers, Carney will be looking to entice a few floor crossers over to join his government. CPC needs to be live to this possibility as they consider their next moves. There’s already RUMINT of CPC looking for a riding to parachute Poilievre into so he can stay on. I could see that rubbing a few people the wrong way.

Especially voters, and if cpc voters blame him for the loss, they may just vote to prevent him from taking the seat

 

[Infanteer]

It's messed up MPs are allowed to do this.

Why? A party is a party, you vote for your representative. If the representative doesn't do what the constituents voted for, they can turf them.

That said, I think recall legislation should be put in place to hold Parliamentarians to account at all times.

 

[lenaitch]

Not to mention who would end up living in Stornoway, right?

Whoever they select to be Leader of HM Loyal Opposition, which won't be PP until gains a seat.

They did it in other ridings as well. That one just got more names.

Legal, and I understand their reasons but I don’t think it’s helpful to democracy to be doing that. That being said, tightening rules to prevent it would likely be worse from a democratic perspective.

Outside of the 'mainstream' parties, the today number of votes cast for the ballot horde was under 1000 out of a total of 86300. I think democracy is safe.

 

[Remius]

Whoever they select to be Leader of HM Loyal Opposition, which won't be PP until gains a seat.


Outside of the 'mainstream' parties, the today number of votes cast for the ballot horde was under 1000 out of a total of 86300. I think democracy is safe.

Agreed but all it does is delay results and cause accessibility issues for voters. That’s the part that isn’t good

 

[brihard]

Agreed but all it does is delay results and cause accessibility issues for voters. That’s the part that isn’t good

Yup, it was stupid and inconvenient, but I don’t see a way to meaningfully stop it that doesn’t risk stifling democratic rights.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Thread 'Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???'

29 Apr 2025

Here we go again.

• Altair
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• Forum: Canadian Politics

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Locked now that election is over, carry on in the thread above.
Thanks,
Bruce