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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is wrong! Unless you are OK with letting the country become a reactionary vassal state of the US empire, we need to vote strategically. First check whether your riding needs strategic voting (or via https://smartvoting.ca/ or https://www.strategicvoting.ca/, and you can cross check with your preferred polling reports -- e.g. https://338canada.com/). If it does not, only then vote for whoever without throwing your vote away.

We need a progressive coalition.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean with how hard conservatives are getting trounced (see https://smartvoting.ca/) it seems voting your conscience is viable because a liberal majority is guaranteed anyway.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It always depends where you live, splitting the vote in certain regions might lead to a Liberal minority.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

splitting the vote in certain regions might lead to a Liberal minority

Good, the Liberals usually need to have their arm twisted by the NDP

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just to be clear, the bad ending here isn't a liberal minority; it's a conservative majority. A minority government of liberals + third parties is the best possibility for a government.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A minority that can send us back into an early election is risky with the current US situation though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Maybe but consider: Unrestrained liberal rule will simply lead to a conservative majority later on. The only way to beat fascism is a government that actually works for the people, and a liberal majority isn't that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’d chime in that the minority government up until this election has finally gotten us dental care and the foundations for pharmacare, which weren’t delivered during the last Liberal majority.

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

Sure, but we're not getting any new social programs while Trump is cratering the economy anyway so in this case we need a stable government to hold strong in front of an ally turned enemy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

A majority government doesn’t guarantee stability beyond the surface, and if our own internal issues don’t also get sufficiently addressed, we’re only buying 4 years which may not be enough time to stem the flow of populism which a prolonged economic downturn with a continually faltering safety net is a perfect recipe for a conservative majority.

I doubt the American situation would be resolved within 4 years, but giving one party all the power could sow a lot more discontent amongst ourselves than a government losing support and triggering an early election which could be for the better (again, even with the American situation, a majority government wouldn’t guarantee anything other than buying 4 years which might not be what’s needed if things go past that timeframe)