Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[IKnowNothing]

Agreed.

I wish the CPC wasn’t headed towards the fringe. Next best thing though is a new alliance of red Tories and blue grits. I am optimistic we are seeing a new resurgent centre.

The CFP had a lot of interesting things in their platform and this is as close as we might get to that.

I wish the defection(s) had've come in the form of a group moving collectively to the CFP, staying true to their conservatism but working across the aisle in a constructive manner.

Clearer and more principled repudiation IMO, and more legislative leverage

 

[ArmyRick]

Anyways, kids, its bedtime, I gotta get up at 4;30 am. Bedtime, night night.

 

[Remius]

I wish the defection(s) had of come in the form of a group moving collectively to the CFP, staying true to their conservatism but working across the aisle in a constructive manner.

Agreed. Having two viable options is where I want to be able to see how I vote. But starting a new party is not easy. They had my vote until Carney entered the ring.

Clearer and more principled repudiation IMO, and more legislative leverage

Would be nice. I think James Moore would be a good choice assuming he would jump back in.

 

[suffolkowner]

Unlike your rather over confident self, I can admit, I may very well be wrong. Or may be right.

First step, lets see if Pierre stays or not. He he goes we get a new leader, there is most likely a few months before the NDP are ready to pull the plug on the LPC.

If he stays, we shall see. Based on YOUR comments from the last 5 years or so (I had a really, really slow day at work), you may want to o back review some of your predictions and comments, then "look inside yourself, Rosy" to quote Mark C.

What do the Liberals need? One member from all the parties to vote with them? I think theyll be fine and I wont hold my breath waiting on the NDP bringing them down

 

[brihard]

Unlike your rather over confident self, I can admit, I may very well be wrong. Or may be right.

First step, lets see if Pierre stays or not. He he goes we get a new leader, there is most likely a few months before the NDP are ready to pull the plug on the LPC.

If he stays, we shall see. Based on YOUR comments from the last 5 years or so (I had a really, really slow day at work), you may want to o back review some of your predictions and comments, then "look inside yourself, Rosy" to quote Mark C.

Of course I’ve gotten some things wrong. I’ve got no problem saying that- case in point, NDP crashed out utterly in a way I failed to anticipate. There’s one for you; there have been others.

None of what you just said contradicts my point. CPC may or may not change leaders. I lean towards probably not if the status quo remains; he has a very solid grasp of the party and there’s no heir apparent. If he manages to drive out yet another MP or two and hands PMMC a majority, all bets are off. And if he does that, it also means the CPC broadly are staring at three more years in opposition, and have time to consider their next moves. With that additional time, they may decide to take on a longer leadership replacement cycle.

Poilievre led the CPC to objectively strong results in the election, yet still lost decisively and showed himself personally to be a vulnerability. And the party’s position has only weakened since, as evidenced by the lengths they went to to literally hide from the possibility of a budget election. With the loss of three MPs in quick succession, he’s on a tightrope and he knows it. LPC would be happy to see him keep walking it, focusing on keeping his own footing rather than offering a meaningful challenge.

 

[Altair]

First step, lets see if Pierre stays or not. He he goes we get a new leader, there is most likely a few months before the NDP are ready to pull the plug on the LPC.

If Carney gets one more MP I will be glad to not hear about the 101 ways you predict there will be an election.

Majority governments are great like that.

 

[Jarnhamar]

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