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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

*really opened up a can of worms with this one haha

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Actually, I was disagreeing with it in a thoughtful manner instead of just discounting you or your argument altogether.

I used to vote by your logic. Then I changed strategy when I saw how the system was set up to favour bad and worse.

So now I locally push for proportional representation and encourage people to support the Green party, while also voting “strategically” where that term means voting for the least bad candidate who has a chance of winning at the Federal level.

At the municipal and provincial level? I vote Green or whatever the nearest option is.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago

Made a wrong assumption then, not that it means anything, but downvoting myself to make up for jumping to conclusions.

What I think is that the Greens and NDP are highly disappointing, and as much as they overall don't align with my values, I'll likely be voting Canadian Future since I refuse to vote NDP unless Jagmeet steps down and they get their leadership act together. I would have voted for the Greens if they ran a candidate in my riding like they said they would on their site, but come April 9th when the entries list was finalised, they were nowhere to be seen. Even then it was only because I've been impressed with Pedneault to the point that it makes up for May still being party head.

I just feel that we could in such a different position where people didn't have this conception of there being a need to strategic vote if these two parties actually fought like they should be. The NDP being this low after achieving Dentalcare for Canadians is beyond pathetic. Jagmeet says it in his speeches, but it should be all over the place with their advertising talking about how they strong-armed the Liberals into passing it.